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Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences
by Victoria E. McMillanWritten by a professional biologist and experienced writing teacher, this comprehensive guide for students provides detailed instruction on researching, drafting, revising, and documenting lab reports, research papers, reviews, poster presentations, and other commonly assigned projects in biology courses. The seventh edition features updated coverage of research methods and new student examples from a wider variety of sub-disciplines in biology that support students at all levels of biology.
Reconstruction, Black Suffrage, and the Rebirth of American Democracy
by K. Stephen PrinceThe documents in this collection illustrate the struggle over black voting rights during Reconstruction and the remarkable lengths to which African Americans have gone to secure these rights. Students will engage with a wide range of primary sources, constructing an argument based on the central question: What were the causes and consequences of the Reconstruction-era expansion of voting rights, and how did black suffrage change the face of American democracy? Students are guided in their analyses of the documents by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions, and suggestions for further research. Through their work with these documents, they will gain a deeper awareness of the diversity of the American experience, a more complete understanding of the present in an historically-based context, an enhanced ability to read, interpret, assess, and contextualize primary sources, and practice explaining historical change over time.
Al Smith and the Presidential Election of 1928
by Matthew Avery SuttonThis collection brings together documents from Al Smith’s supporters and detractors in months leading up to the election of 1928. After completing the unit, students should be able to construct an argument that addresses the central question: How does Al Smith’s failed presidential bid illuminate the controversies raging in the United States at the time over questions of race, immigration, religion, urbanization, politics, and the consumption of alcohol? Students are guided in their analyses of the documents by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions, and suggestions for further research. Through their work with these documents, they will gain a deeper awareness of the diversity of the American experience, a more complete understanding of the present in an historically-based context, an enhanced ability to read, interpret, assess, and contextualize primary sources, and practice explaining historical change over time.
The Northampton Community
by Christopher ClarkThis document collection offers insights into the aspirations, life, and practical aspects of an American utopian community of the 1840s. Students will engage with a wide range of primary sources, constructing an argument based on the central question: What does the Northampton Community’s example reveal about the goals and experiences of American utopian communities in the 1840s? Students are guided in their analyses of the documents by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions and suggestions for further research. Through their work with these sources, they will gain a deeper awareness of the diversity of the American experience, a more complete understanding of the present in an historically-based context, an enhanced ability to read, interpret, assess, and contextualize primary sources, and practice explaining historical change over time.
Black Power
by Thomas AielloThis document collection will introduce students to the history, philosophy, and goals of the Black Power movement through the words and images of its leading figures. Students will engage with a wide range of primary sources, constructing an argument based on the central question: How did the rhetoric of Black Power reimagine the relationship between African Americans and white people in the wake of the integrationist civil rights movement? Students are guided in their analyses of the documents by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions, and suggestions for further research. Through their work with these documents, they will gain a deeper awareness of the diversity of the American experience, a more complete understanding of the present in an historically-based context, an enhanced ability to read, interpret, assess, and contextualize primary sources, and practice explaining historical change over time.
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, Second Edition
by Nancy McwilliamsThis acclaimed clinical guide and widely adopted text has filled a key need in the field since its original publication. Nancy McWilliams makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its implications for practice accessible to practitioners of all levels of experience. She explains major character types and demonstrates specific ways that understanding the patient's individual personality structure can influence the therapist's focus and style of intervention. Guidelines are provided for developing a systematic yet flexible diagnostic formulation and using it to inform treatment. Highly readable, the book features a wealth of illustrative clinical examples. New to This Edition Reflects the ongoing development of the author's approach over nearly two decades. Incorporates important advances in attachment theory, neuroscience, and the study of trauma. Coverage of the contemporary relational movement in psychoanalysis. *A number of the case examples are entirely new.
Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry
by David L. Nelson and Michael M. CoxLehninger Principles of Biochemistry is #1 bestseller for the introductory biochemistry course because it brings clarity and coherence to an often unwieldy discipline, offering a thoroughly updated survey of biochemistry's enduring principles, definitive discoveries, and groundbreaking new advances with each edition. This new Seventh Edition maintains the qualities that have distinguished the text since Albert Lehninger's original edition--clear writing, careful explanations of difficult concepts, helpful problem-solving support, and insightful communication of contemporary biochemistry's core ideas, new techniques, and pivotal discoveries. Again, David Nelson and Michael Cox introduce students to an extraordinary amount of exciting new findings without an overwhelming amount of extra discussion or detail.
Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Fifth Edition
by Alan S. Gurman and Jay L. Lebow and Douglas K. SnyderRegarded as the authoritative reference and text, this handbook presents the most effective, widely studied approaches to couple therapy. The distinguished coeditors bring together other leading experts, most of whom developed the approaches they describe. Adhering closely to a uniform structure to facilitate study and comparison, chapters cover the history, theoretical and empirical underpinnings, and techniques of each model. The volume also describes cutting-edge applications for particular relationship contexts (such as blended families, LGBT couples, and separated couples) and clinical problems (such as partner aggression, psychological disorders, and medical issues). New to This Edition *Chapters on interpersonal neurobiology and intercultural relationships. *Chapters on couple therapy for PTSD, functional analytic couple therapy, and the integrative problem-centered metaframeworks approach. *Many new authors; extensively revised with the latest theory and research. See also Clinical Casebook of Couple Therapy, edited by Alan S. Gurman, which presents in-depth illustrations of treatment.
Practical Strategies for Technical Communication
by Stuart A. Selber and Mike MarkelWith 2020 APA Update. In today’s constantly changing workplace, it’s important to keep up with strategies for successful communication, whether it happens through email, websites, presentations, social media, or cover letters. Practical Strategies for Technical Communication helps get students up to speed with a concise, accessible guide to everything they need to know about audience and purpose, document design, research, style, and more. In the third edition, noted scholar and teacher Stuart A. Selber joins the author team. The new edition features expanded coverage of nontraditional resume formats such as infographics and videos, a new discussion of usability testing, and an array of revised and updated Tech Tips. Practical Strategies for Technical Communication is available with LaunchPad– a customizable course space featuring an ebook and an exciting array of digital resources including a test bank, adaptive quizzing, multimedia Document Analysis Activities, and more. To order or purchase the print book packaged with LaunchPad, use ISBN 978-1-319-22438-7.
A Guide to Writing in Nursing and Health Professions
by Nancy Sommers and Stephen A. Bernhardt and Caitlin KiltsWith 2020 APA Update A Guide to Writing in Nursing and Health Professions, part of the Writer’s Help Guidebook Series, offers writing and research support for students writing in the discipline. This compact yet comprehensive guidebook provides the value students want with the essential instruction they need to complete writing tasks successfully. Students will find advice on how to think, read, research, and design and write papers, and projects and presentations like a nurse or health professional. Coverage includes the following topics, all focused on the specific needs of writers in nursing and health professions: * Writing process * Conventions in the discipline * Integrating and evaluating sources * Documentation style required in the discipline--with plenty of models * Sample student writing
A Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice and Criminology
by Nancy Sommers and Stephen A. Bernhardt and Rick A. MatthewsA Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
A Guide to Professional Writing
by Nancy Sommers and Stephen A. Bernhardt and Sean ZdenekWith 2020 APA Update A Guide to Professional Writing, part of the Writer’s Help Guidebook Series, offers writing and research support for students writing in the discipline. This compact yet comprehensive guidebook provides the value students want with the essential instruction they need to get their writing tasks completed successfully. Students will find advice on how to think, read, research, design and write papers, projects and presentations like a professional writer. Coverage includes the following topics, all focused on the specific needs of professional writers: * Writing process * Conventions in the discipline * Integrating and evaluating sources * Documentation style required in the discipline--with plenty of models * Sample student writing
A Guide to Writing in Psychology
by Nancy Sommers and Stephen A. Bernhardt and Chrysalis WrightWith 2020 APA Update A Guide to Professional Writing, part of the Writer’s Help Guidebook Series, offers writing and research support for students writing in the discipline. This compact yet comprehensive guidebook provides the value students want with the essential instruction they need to get their writing tasks completed successfully. Students will find advice on how to think, read, research, design and write papers, projects and presentations like a professional writer. Coverage includes the following topics, all focused on the specific needs of professional writers: * Writing process * Conventions in the discipline * Integrating and evaluating sources * Documentation style required in the discipline--with plenty of models * Sample student writing
A Writer’s Reference with Writing about Literature
by Diana Hacker and Nancy SommersWriting about Literature is a practical guide to interpreting works of literature and to planning, composing, and documenting papers about literature. Students will find help with forming and supporting an interpretation, avoiding plot summary, integrating quotations from a literary work, observing the conventions of literature papers, and using secondary sources. Writing about Literature also includes two sample student essays — one that uses only a primary source and one that uses primary and secondary sources.
Joining the Conversation
by Mike PalmquistWith 2020 APA Update Grounded in the best practices of effective writing instruction, Joining the Conversation’s rhetorical approach teaches students the key critical thinking skills they will draw on as they begin to explore and respond thoughtfully to the complex conversations around them. From reflective and informative to analytical and persuasive writing, chapters follow real student writers as they find a conversation, develop, revise, and document their writing. Thoroughly revised, the fourth edition includes new student projects and more support for academic reading, critical thinking, and assessing credibility and bias.
Solutions Manual for Quantitative Chemical Analysis
by Daniel C. Harris and Charles A. LucyThe 10th edition of Quantitative Chemical Analysis continues to set the standard for learning analytical chemistry with distinguished writing, the most up-to-date content, and now the acclaimed SaplingPlus program, supporting exceptional problem solving practice. New author Charles Lucy joins Dan Harris, infusing additional subject expertise and classroom experience into the 10th edition.
Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro
by Bradley A. ShellitoShellito's Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro provides students with hands-on work with GIS software, while explaining the "how" and "why" behind each application. Software changes quickly--the theory has a longer shelf life. The goal of Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro is to teach students how to combine GIS concepts with ArcGIS Pro software skills, preparing students for successful careers in the real world. Each chapter focuses on using a variety of ArcGIS tools in a real-world context. At the start of each chapter, a scenario puts the student in a particular role with a number of tasks to accomplish.
Scientific Teaching
by Sarah Miller and Jo Handelsman and Christine PfundSeasoned classroom veterans, pre-tenured faculty, and neophyte teaching assistants alike will find this book invaluable.
HHMI Professor Jo Handelsman and her colleagues at the Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching (WPST) have distilled key findings from education, learning, and cognitive psychology and translated them into six chapters of digestible research points and practical classroom examples. The recommendations have been tried and tested in the National Academies Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology and through the WPST. Scientific Teaching is not a prescription for better teaching. Rather, it encourages the reader to approach teaching in a way that captures the spirit and rigor of scientific research and to contribute to transforming how students learn science.
A Pocket Style Manual, APA Version
by Diana Hacker and Nancy SommersBecoming a college writer means becoming a college researcher, and it can be a challenge for students to keep all of the guidelines and best practices straight for each class. Enter A Pocket Style Manual, APA Version. The eighth edition—with its emphasis on step-by-step how-to instruction that helps students apply writing, research , and citation advice in practical, transferable ways—is a powerful companion for writing in all disciplines. What’s more, it covers all aspects of writing in APA style, including over 100 APA documentation models and 11 sample student papers in diverse genres, from a literature review to a laboratory report to a professional memo. With Pocket’s new research help, tested and trusted grammar and style advice, and digital tools that make practice, tracking, and grading simple, you’ve got the most powerful pocket guide for college writing and research.
Rules for Writers with Writing About Literature
by Diana Hacker and Nancy SommersBeginning college writers come from a wide range of backgrounds and communities. And for many, academic reading and writing skills are ones they must learn and practice. Enter Rules for Writers. It’s an easy-to-use, comprehensive composition tool with the quality you expect from authors you trust. It empowers students by teaching them how to meet new expectations and by giving them the practice that builds confidence. With trusted advice for writing well, reading critically, and working with sources, Rules for Writers now has even more help for underprepared and inexperienced writers—sentence guides that foster an academic voice, tips for spotting fake news and misleading sources, more on paraphrasing, and fifteen new “how-to” pages that offer practical help for writing challenges. It’s an affordable solution with significant value, especially when paired with LaunchPad Solo for Hacker Handbooks, an innovative practice solution available at no additional cost when package with a new text. With Rules for Writers, you’re giving students more for their money, more ways to succeed, and more support than ever to help them meet the challenges of college writing—no matter what their background.
Rules for Writers
by Diana Hacker and Nancy SommersBeginning college writers come from a wide range of backgrounds and communities. And for many, academic reading and writing skills are ones they must learn and practice. Enter Rules for Writers. It’s an easy-to-use, comprehensive composition tool with the quality you expect from authors you trust. It empowers students by teaching them how to meet new expectations and by giving them the practice that builds confidence.
With trusted advice for writing well, reading critically, and working with sources, Rules for Writers now has even more help for underprepared and inexperienced writers—sentence guides that foster an academic voice, tips for spotting fake news and misleading sources, more on paraphrasing, and fifteen new “how-to” pages that offer practical help for writing challenges. It’s an affordable solution with significant value, especially when paired with LaunchPad Solo for Hacker Handbooks, an innovative practice solution available at no additional cost when package with a new text.
The Handbook of Technical Writing
by Gerald J. Alred and Charles T. Brusaw and Walter E. OliuFrom abstracts to online professional profiles, from blogs and forums to formal reports and manuals, the Handbook of Technical Writing uses smart, accessible language to spotlight and clarify technical writing today. Hundreds of topic entries, 90 sample documents, at-a-glance checklists, and clear, explicit models, communicate the real-world practices of successful technical writers. Developed by a legendary author team with decades of combined academic and professional experience, the book's intuitive, alphabetical organization makes it easy to navigate its extensive coverage of grammar, usage, and style. Plus, updated, in-depth treatment of pressing issues like the job search, audience awareness, source documentation, and social media use on the job resonate both in class and at the office. With a refreshed, integrated focus on the ways technologies shape writing, the Twelfth Edition of the Handbook is the indispensable reference tool for writing successfully in the workplace.
Updated Myers’ Psychology for the AP® Course
by David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWallAnnouncing a new Myers/DeWall text, created specifically for the Fall 2019 AP® course framework! You are likely familiar with the name Dr. David G. Myers. Now, he and his new co-author, Nathan DeWall, bring you a book that will allow you to use College Board's new Personal Progress Checks and Dashboard more effectively. This updated edition includes 100% of the new course content in the new nine-unit structure. All teacher and student resources will also be updated to correlate to the new student edition; this includes the TE, TRFD, TB, Strive, and LaunchPad. Everything will publish in summer 2020 such that you can use this new program for Fall 2020 classes. If you're not familiar with Myers/DeWall texts, you are in for a treat! Drs. Myers and DeWall share a passion for the teaching of psychological science through wit, humor, and the telling of poignant personal stories (individually identified in the text by the use of each author's initials [DM and ND]). Through close collaboration, these authors produce a unified voice that will teach, illuminate, and inspire your AP® students.
The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook
by Brant Houston and Mark Horvit and Investigative Reporters and Inc. EditorsBuild the fundamental investigative writing and reporting skills you need to investigate anything and anyone. The text’s easy-to-use handbook style allows readers to quickly access any information--everything from how to build quality reporting skills and collaborate on investigations to tips for researching a variety of beats. This is the text on investigative reporting, infused with illustrative quotes and instructive examples from highly-respected journalists around the world.