Authors:Nemec James M., Matthews Jaymie M.,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: colloquium, stars, iau, variable, proceedings, pulsating, perspectives, stellar, pulsation, new
Number of Pages: 463
Published: 1993-11-26
List price: $170.00
ISBN-10: 0521443822
ISBN-13: 9780521443821

The study of pulsating variable stars has undergone dramatic changes in the past decade. The use of Cepheids and RR Lyrae stars as distance indicators has been extended by the increased sensitivity afforded by CCD detectors and by infrared observations. Meanwhile, other classes of pulsators, such as Mira and SX Phe variables are providing independent checks of the distance scale. Long-standing discrepancies between "pulsational" and "evolutionary" masses are finally being resolved by the new OP and OPAL opacity calculations, as is the mystery of the $eta$ Cephei excitation mechanism. Seis

Author: Jan Nemec
Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press
Keywords: flyfisher, guide, guides, nevada, flyfishers
Number of Pages: 366
Published: 2010-01-18
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 1932098747
ISBN-13: 9781932098747

Jan Nemec gives all of Nevada’s creeks, reservoirs, natural lakes, and full-fledged rivers the complete treatment in the Flyfisher s Guide to Nevada. It is the definitive guide for both the famous and underrated flyfishing opportunities in Nevada. The Truckee River is covered from head to toe like never before, including detailed information on hatches, sections and fish species. Every fishery that holds the legendary Lahontan cutthroat is covered thoroughly, and all the waters, from endless reservoirs to tiny creeks that hold rainbows, browns, brookies, tiger trout, cutbows, bass, walle

Authors:James R. MacDonald, James Keir Hardie, James K. Hard
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Keywords: socialist, budget, empire, labour, socialism, serfdom
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 1974-01
List price: $22.50
ISBN-10: 0838615406
ISBN-13: 9780838615409

Authors:James E. Alexander, James H. Thorp, James C. Smith,
Publisher: Amer Water Works Assn
Keywords: large, rivers, mussels, zebra, potential, impacts, biology
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 1997-01
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0898679303
ISBN-13: 9780898679304

Authors:James P. Lewis, Robert Dudley, Paul Jerram, James Lew
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: exam, pmp, guide, mcgraw
Number of Pages: 436
Published: 2004-06-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0071436790
ISBN-13: 9780071436793

The PMI certification is the gold standard in the PM industry. PMI currently reports that they are certifying 2000 people a month and have been certifying at this pace for 2 years now. PMI expects that number to continue growing, especially in Asia, where project management is experiencing explosive growth and certification is increasingly important. The PMP exam is given 6 days a week at testing centers all over the world (there are about 200 test site in the US alone). The exam, which is taken online, consists of 200 multiple choice questions. This book is meant to be a comprehensive review

Authors:James Flood, Diane Lapp, James R. Squire, Julie Je
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Keywords: english, association, reading, national, international, council, teachers, second, teaching, research, language, arts, handbook, sponsored
Number of Pages: 1128
Published: 2002-08-01
List price: $110.00
ISBN-10: 0805845186
ISBN-13: 9780805845181

The Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Second Edition--co-sponsored by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English--offers a comprehensive overview of research in the field. This thoroughly updated second edition reflects developments in educational research and new information within the areas of language learning and instruction since the publication of the first edition in 1991. It assesses the significance of research, evaluates new developments, and examines current conflicts, controversies, and issues, while linking the w

Authors:James Flood, Diane Lapp, James R. Squire, Julie Je
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Keywords: english, language, arts, teaching, research, council, teachers, national, chapters, methods, methodology, handbook
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2004-12-13
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0805852581
ISBN-13: 9780805852585

This text makes available in a concise format the chapters comprising the research methodology section of the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Second Edition. An introduction, designed to give K-12 teachers an understanding of the basic categories and functions of research in teaching, and is followed by chapters addressing teacher professionalism and the rise of "multiple literacies"; empirical research; longitudinal studies; case studies; ethnography; teacher research; teacher inquiry into literacy, social justice, and power; synthesis research; fictive representat