In today's society, there is a growing need for so-called 21st century skills, which can range from sophisticated analytical skills and practical social skills to dealing with great complexity and uncertainty. Whether you are a student, a manager or a researcher, vital skills are interconnected and require real-time application. Skill development is an integrated and lifelong accumulative process that requires a solid understanding of the type of motivation and attitude needed to make the exp...

All You Need in Maths! covers the basic mathematics you need to successfully embark on a university or college career in technology, natural sciences, computer and information science, economics, business and management studies, and related disciplines. By basic mathematics we mean elementary algebra, numerical sequences, equations, geometry, functions and differential and integral calculus.

Practicing is essential. All You Need in Maths! is an exercise book, with more than half of e...

Since the origins of architectural history, proportional systems have served as objects of belief and modes of iconographical communication. Whether they are capable of fulfilling more tangible functions remains a matter of debate today, for this ancient and diverse belief system continues to infiltrate architectural thinking in subtle and sometimes surprising ways.

In this collection of original essays, twenty-six leading scholars reconsider the long history of proportional systems across nu...

The picture of the Palaeolithic adaptations in the Italian Peninsula has always been coarse-grained compared to various well-researched regional hotspots in central and western Europe, as a result of historical research bias preventing the application of new research methodologies. Nonetheless, discoveries regarding Neanderthal extinction and behavioural complexity, the dispersal of Anatomically Modern Humans as well as the origin and diffusion of modern technologies and symbolic behaviour in...

Cultural heritage, which includes archaeology, is recognized as serving an increasingly important role in European societal development. But what exactly is the relevance of archaeology to present day citizens? Imprint of Action investigates the sociocultural impact of archaeology through public activities. These activities provide an ideal setting for research, as they represent a structured point of encounter between the public and archaeological heritage; in analysing them, aspects of peop...

GOOD SENSE will help us through most of the day, but there are moments when we need to purge our soul with bona fide idiocy. In such emergencies we turn to nonsense literature. This book is a celebration of nonsense from all over the world, written both for children and adults. It is a reader’s guide with a simple premise: if you like the works of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll, you may also like these hundred or so other books. This guide may read like a parody of a literary textbook, but o...

This small guide is written in a clear and honest way. No secrets, no strategies, nothing is imposed. Just reading the knowing will give insights, to have freedom and a more peaceful life. No more changing your life, thoughts and actions. But with the knowing you will have closer relationships, more respect, reduced stress, less struggles and worries in life. It will give the most honest and simple way of an infinite free, peaceful and happy life.

IT Security is becoming more complex and is changing more rapidly. It has implications beyond the IT field, touching all the essential aspects of companies' governance, management and operations. Since businesses increasingly rely on information and their supporting processes Information Security is more and more seen as part of Business Administration in close collaboration with key stakeholders that subsequently benefit the well-being of the firm. We therefore refer to the term "Business In...

Asylum legal aid lawyers are under continuous public scrutiny. On the one hand, these lawyers are portrayed as being solely motivated by profit. On the other hand, they are depicted as leftist activists frustrating the legal system. When assisting their asylum seeking clients under the state's legal aid scheme, lawyers need to balance the client's interest, the public interest in the administration of justice and their own interest in profit or survival.

The current book examines this balancin...

Welkom in de poreuze stad! Welkom in de poreuze samenleving! Welkom in steden die open en poreus willen zijn!

Onze steden bestaan uit introverte architecturen die zich buiten het stedelijk leven houden. Ze zijn gesloten. Hoe maken we ze open? Hoe kunnen we enclaves creëren waar mensen elkaar kunnen ontmoeten, waar de circulatie op gang is gebracht, waar groene gebieden zijn, en verkoelende tunnels… Bestaat er een logica waarmee we een dergelijk openheid in onze torens kunnen introduceren? ...