'Like most people I lived for a long time with my mother and father. My father liked to watch the wrestling, my mother liked to wrestle; it didn't matter what'This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts.

At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Innovative, punchy and tende...

Engineering Mechanics is your clear, comprehensive guide to the theory and application of engineering mechanics. Drawing upon his decades of classroom experience and his knowledge of how students learn, Professor Hibbeler provides highly visual, methodical applications to help you conceptualize and master difficult concepts. A variety of problem types stress realistic situations encountered in the field, with several levels of difficulty to give you the practice you need to excel in your cour...

The bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and genomics - now in its third edition Widely received in its previous editions, Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics offers the most broad-based introduction to this explosive new discipline. Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded third edition, it continues to be the go-to source for students and professionals involved in biomedical research. This book provides up-to-the-minute coverage of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics.

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Now in its fifth edition, this international best-selling textbook is a classic in its field. Written by one of the leading names in social work, it provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the main practice theories that will act as a companion for students throughout their course and their career as a practitioner. In this substantially reworked and updated edition of his best-selling text, Malcolm Payne presents clear and concise evaluations of the pros and cons of major theories ...

- Uitgebreid overzicht van de biologische, cognitieve en sociale ontwikkeling van kinderen en jongeren, thematisch behandeld;

- toegankelijke theorie, ondersteund door casuïstiek, trefwoorden in de marges, overzichtelijke schema’s en studievragen;

- aandacht voor ontwikkelingsproblemen als ADHD en autisme.

Ontwikkelingspsychologie biedt studenten een uitgebreid overzicht van de biologische, cognitieve en sociale ontwikkeling van kinderen en jongeren. Ook de persoonlijkheidsontwikkeling ko...

Informatiemanagement biedt de student een introductie van alle aspecten van het dynamische vakgebied informatiemanagement, dat zich bevindt op het kruispunt van informatiekunde, organisatiekunde, management en marketing.

In dit boek beschrijven de auteurs hoe (informatie)technologie de werkomgeving, bedrijven en sectoren beïnvloedt. Deze beïnvloeding heeft consequenties voor de rol en inbedding van informatiemanagement in organisaties, zoals de dynamische eisen die tegenwoordig worden geste...

Docenten die les geven in een vreemde taal, vertalen abstracte lesdoelen naar de lespraktijk. In Didactiek van het vreemdetalenonderwijs worden theorie en praktijk bij elkaar gebracht door analyse en verdieping te verbinden met praktijkervaringen. (Aankomende) docenten hebben een didactisch handboek nodig dat aansluit op de Nederlandse onderwijssituatie. Dat is een absolute pre van Didactiek van het vreemdetalenonderwijs. Het boek is dan ook een 'moderne klassieker' voor de vreemdetaaldocent.

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The modern software for Finite Element Method calculations is a powerful tool when making strength and stiffness calculations. However, this is only the case when FEM is applied correctly. This work contains all the information necessary for a thorough understanding of the FEM and its correct application:

- how are structures to be modelled into building blocks that can be used for calculations in an FEM program?

- how are FEM programs organised internally?

This book, Finite element method pa...

For courses in chemistry. Nivaldo Tro's Chemistry: A Molecular Approach presents chemistry visually through multi-level images-macroscopic, molecular, and symbolic representations ? to help students see the connections between the world they see around them, the atoms and molecules that compose the world, and the formulas they write down on paper. Interactive, digital versions of selected worked examples instruct students how to break down problems using Tro's unique "Sort, Strategise, Solve,...

Statistics for the Life Sciences presents the key concepts of statistics as applied to the life sciences, while incorporating tools and themes of modern data analysis. The book emphasizes interpretation of results using real data, which facilitates an understanding of statistics and data through the use of graphical data and analysis. The Third Edition has added many new sections to cover probability rules, random variables, the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, and two-way ANOVA and ANOVA for rando...