Author: Jaan Valsiner
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: child, environments, structured, culturally, development, perspectives, advances, constructivist, volume, comparative, cultural
Number of Pages: 306
Published: 1995-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0893918334
ISBN-13: 9780893918330

". . . provides rich and interesting detail about the conditions, values, and experiences of children and those who rear them" - Contemporary Psychology

Authors:Maria C.D.P. Lyra, Jaan Valsiner,
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: child, environments, structured, development, interpersonal, communication, processes, vol, volume, culturally, construction, psychological
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 1998-07-28
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1567504159
ISBN-13: 9781567504156

This volume brings together a collection of papers centred on the theme of the psychological functions that are built up by communication in the developing child. It is part of a series that aims to integrate social and cognitive development research on the developing child within his/her environment. The approach strives to overcome impasses that are outgrowths of two traditional themes in psychology. First is the fundamental general biological issue of the contributions of the organism and its environment to the development of the former. The second is how we can understand social developmen

Authors:Jaan Valsiner, Professor Kevin J Connolly,
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: psychology, developmental, handbook
Number of Pages: 682
Published: 2003-02-28
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 076196231X
ISBN-13: 9780761962311

Clark Univ., Worcester, MA. Text provides a comprehensive overview of the study of human development from prenatal through old age. Includes the integration of different perspectives from a collection of psychologists in the study of human development.

Authors:Jaan Valsiner, Peter C. M. Molenaar, Maria C.D.P. Ly
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: developmental, sciences, social, methodology, process, dynamic
Number of Pages: 704
Published: 2009-07-10
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 0387959211
ISBN-13: 9780387959214

All psychological processes—like biological and social ones—are dynamic. Phenomena of nature, society, and the human psyche are context bound, constantly changing, and variable. This feature of reality is often not recognized in the social sciences where we operate with averaged data and with homogeneous stereotypes, and consider our consistency to be the cornerstone of rational being. Yet we are all inconsistent in our actions within a day, or from, one day to the next, and much of such inconsistency is of positive value for our survival and development. Our inconsistent behaviors and tho

Author: Jaan Kiusalaa
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: python, engineering, methods, numerical
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2010-01-29
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0521191327
ISBN-13: 9780521191326

Numerical Methods in Engineering with Python, 2nd Edition is a text for engineering students and a reference for practicing engineers, especially those who wish to explore Python. This new edition features 18 additional exercises and the addition of rational function interpolation. Brent’s method of root finding was replaced by Ridder’s method, and the Fletcher-Reeves method of optimization was dropped in favor of the downhill simplex method. Each numerical method is explained in detail, and its shortcomings are pointed out. The examples that follow individual topics fall into two

Author: Jaan Puhvel
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Keywords: mythology, comparative
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1989-08-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0801839386
ISBN-13: 9780801839382

Author: Jaan Kiusalaas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: matlabâ®, engineering, methods, numerical
Number of Pages: 434
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $105.99
ISBN-10: 0521852889
ISBN-13: 9780521852883

Numerical Methods in Engineering with MATLAB® is a text for engineering students and a reference for practicing engineers, especially those who wish to explore the power and efficiency of MATLAB®. Examples and applications were chosen for their relevance to real world problems, and where numerical solutions are most efficient. Numerical methods are discussed thoroughly and illustrated with problems involving both hand computation and programming. MATLAB® mfiles accompany each method and are available on the book web site. This code is made simple and easy to understand by avoiding complex