| Author | : |
| Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
| Total Pages | : 214 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0821377396 |
This book lays out a rationale, provides supporting evidence, and suggests promising pathways for Sub-Saharan Africa to sustain current economic growth by aligning its tertiary education systems with national economic strategies and labor market needs.
| Author | : Christine Finnan |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2018-03-05 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0429982208 |
Accelerated learning, isn't that just for gifted students? Accelerating the Learning of All Students: Cultivating Culture Change in Schools, Classrooms, and Individuals answers that question while providing a vivid description of what happens at the school, classroom, and individual levels when people attempt to extend efforts to accelerate learning to all students. The book begins with a definition of accelerated learning and provides a vivid description of efforts to accelerate the learning of three populations of students: those identified as gifted, those identified as low-achieving, and all students. The book then examines the assumptions shaping school, classroom, and individual efforts to accelerate the learning of all students. Written by a pair of educators, one trained in gifted and talented education and the other in cultura anthropology, this book provides teachers, parents, administrators, and researchers with insight into why we continue to fail so many students and how we can cultivate change in schools, classrooms, and individuals so that all students receive the enriched, challenging learning experiences typically reserved only for students identified as gifted.
| Author | : Hartmut Rosa |
| Publisher | : Penn State Press |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2010-11-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0271047704 |
Everywhere, life seems to be speeding up: we talk of &“fast food&” and &“speed dating.&” But what does the phenomenon of social acceleration really entail, and how new is it? While much has been written about our high-speed society in the popular media, serious academic analysis has lagged behind, and what literature there is comes more from Europe than from America. This collection of essays is a first step toward exposing readers on this side of the Atlantic to the importance of this phenomenon and toward developing some preliminary conceptual categories for better understanding it. Among the major questions the volume addresses are these: Is acceleration occurring across all sectors of society and all dimensions of life, or is it affecting some more than others? Where is life not speeding up, and what results from this disparity? What are the fundamental causes of acceleration, as well as its consequences for everyday experience? How does it affect our political and legal institutions? How much speed can we tolerate? The volume tackles these questions in three sections. Part 1 offers a selection of astute early analyses of acceleration as experienced in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Part 2 samples recent attempts at analyzing social acceleration, including translations of the work of leading European thinkers. Part 3 explores acceleration&’s political implications.
| Author | : Kenneth Rideout |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2020-08-04 |
| Genre | : Study Aids |
| ISBN | : 1506274307 |
Barron's AP Physics 1 Study Guide: With 2 Practice Tests, Second Edition provides in-depth review for the AP Physics 1 exam, which corresponds to a first-year, algebra-based college course. Comprehensive subject review covers vectors, kinematics, forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion, energy, gravitation, impacts and linear momentum, rotational motion, oscillatory motion, electricity, and waves and sound. The College Board has announced that there are May 2021 test dates available are May 3-7 and May 10-14, 2021. This fully updated book offers in-depth review for the exam and helps students apply the skills they learned in class. It includes: Two practice tests that reflect the AP Physics 1 exam (in terms of format, content tested, and level of difficulty) with all answers fully explained A short diagnostic test for assessing strengths and weaknesses Practice questions and review that cover all test areas Tips and advice for answering all question types Added information about the weighting of points by topic
| Author | : David |
| Publisher | : Archway Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 2016-01-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1480823880 |
Davin Jamison is already burned out when he receives an honorable discharge from the United States Army. After he lands a job in Manhattan, Kansas, his life seems to be on track until his boss lays him off. As a father and husband, Davin already feels the pressure as the provider. But when his wife continually reminds him of his failed military career, an angry David abandons his family for a new beginning in Arkansas. Anxious to see Kansas in his rear mirror, Davin pushes his motorcycle to its limits. After he speeds past a trooper, the officer pursues him on a death-defying chase into Topeka that grabs news coverage and the attention of two men who bail him out of jail. Donald Walker and Richard Sharpe have been searching for the right driver to represent them in the Transcontinental American Race. As an alternative to prison, they invite Davin to participate in a coast-to-coast race with sixteen others that include an Englishman, an ex-marine, and a beautiful Porsche test driver. As the race begins, Davin soon learns that speed limits are simply suggestions. In this fast-paced tale, a young man leaves everything behind to learn what he is truly made of during a transcontinental race through America.
| Author | : Bob Ticer |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2004-07-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 1418400947 |
Prior to 20th century physics it was believed an ethereal medium pervaded all space. It was believed the ether is necessary to explain light as waves propagating through a medium. Physicists failed to confirm the ether really exists. Only indirect inference to wave properties can be made with regard to its possible existence. Otherwise it is invisible to our world. Ethereal physics has been abandoned. It has been replaced with a methodology whereby only what can be observed is considered real. All observable effects are mathematically related in the form of a functional theory. Much of theory is postulated, not explained. There is, for instance, no attempt to explain the probability nature of quantum mechanics. Only the results are considered pertinent to scientific investigation. However, with the historical foundation from which modern theory evolves, physicists are becoming confused. They believe, for instance, general relativity predicts black holes. There are no black holes. They are myths created from inconsistent interpretation of theory. This book goes beyond physics to explain the physics of gravity, the atomic structure and cosmology. It provides a historical perspective for understanding physics in a more consistent manner.
| Author | : Yoz_ Matsushima |
| Publisher | : American Mathematical Soc. |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 1971-12-31 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 082181656X |
| Author | : Kenneth Rideout |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2023-07-04 |
| Genre | : Study Aids |
| ISBN | : 1506287948 |
Be prepared for exam day with Barron’s. Trusted content from AP experts! Barron’s AP Physics 1 Premium, 2024 includes in‑depth content review and practice. It’s the only book you’ll need to be prepared for exam day. Written by Experienced Educators Learn from Barron’s‑‑all content is written and reviewed by AP experts Build your understanding with comprehensive review tailored to the most recent exam Get a leg up with tips, strategies, and study advice for exam day‑‑it’s like having a trusted tutor by your side Be Confident on Exam Day Sharpen your test‑taking skills with 4 full‑length practice tests–2 in the book and 2 more online–plus detailed answer explanations for all questions Strengthen your knowledge with in‑depth review covering all units on the AP Physics 1 exam Establish a baseline of what you know and what you need to study further by taking the short diagnostic test and reviewing the answer explanations Reinforce your learning by answering a series of multiple-choice and free-response practice questions at the end of each chapter Robust Online Practice Continue your practice with 2 full‑length practice tests on Barron’s Online Learning Hub Simulate the exam experience with a timed test option Deepen your understanding with detailed answer explanations and expert advice Gain confidence with scoring to check your learning progress
| Author | : Lee Smolin |
| Publisher | : Basic Books |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2008-03-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0465013244 |
"It would be hard to imagine a better guide to this difficult subject." -- Scientific American In Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, Lee Smolin provides an accessible overview of the attempts to build a final "theory of everything." He explains in simple terms what scientists are talking about when they say the world is made from exotic entities such as loops, strings, and black holes and tells the fascinating stories behind these discoveries: the rivalries, epiphanies, and intrigues he witnessed firsthand. "Provocative, original, and unsettling." -- The New York Review of Books "An excellent writer, a creative thinker." -- Nature
