Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts - the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, the second explains the specific methods used...

A classic bestseller by one of the most important theatre practitioners of the 20th and early 21st centuries. This handbook has sold over 90,000 copies to students, teachers and theatre makers, giving them a broad range of theatre exercises to use in classrooms, rehearsals and community projects. Makes social and community theatre fun, engaging and easily accessible for a broad audience.

No other book sets out all of Boal's methods in one place, not least in such a clear, practical manner.

Despite the recent rapid growth in machine learning and predictive analytics, many of the statistical questions that are faced by researchers and practitioners still involve explaining why something is happening. Regression analysis is the best ‘swiss army knife’ we have for answering these kinds of questions.

This book is a learning resource on inferential statistics and regression analysis. It teaches how to do a wide range of statistical analyses in both R and in Python, ranging from s...

Learn copyright essentials in order to succeed in today’s music industry.

With the free-form exchange of music files and musical ideas online, understanding copyright laws has become essential to career success in the new music marketplace. This cutting-edge, plain-language guide shows you how copyright law drives the contemporary music industry.

By looking at the law and its recent history, you will understand the new issues introduced by the digital age, as well as continuing issues of tr...

Dit theorieboek geeft een beeld van procestechniek waar operators mee te maken krijgen. Onderwerpen die aan de orde komen zijn:

- Destillatie en rectificatie.

- Drogen en bevochtigen.

- Extractie.

- Bezinken.

- Filtratie.

- Reactorkunde.

- Absorptie.

This engaging and complete resource has everything you need to bring drama and theatre techniques into the ESL, EFL, or World Language Classroom. Are your students reluctant to speak out in class? Do they lack confidence in their language skills? The dynamic drama games in this book are the perfect catalyst to transform your students into engaged learners, and help them build confidence and language skills. The interactive theatre games and techniques are specifically designed for use in Seco...

Inleiding Construeren biedt de student een eenvoudige en heldere inleiding in de basisbegrippen voor construeren. Het biedt daarmee een eenvoudige opstap naar bijvoorbeeld het gebruik van Machineonderdelen.

Het boek behandelt de basis voor mechanische oplossingen. De basisbegrippen lastproces, overbrenging en aandrijving worden eenvoudig behandeld en laten zien aan de hand van een doorlopend voorbeeld. Zo kan een student de mechanische oplossingen ontwerpen voor het complete technische ontw...