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The Theory of Social and Economic Organization
by Max WeberThis bookis an introduction to Max Weber&’s ambitious comparative study of the sociological and institutional foundations of the modern economic and social order.In this work originally published in German in 1920, Weber discusses the analytical methods of sociology and, at the same time, presents a devastating critique of prevailing sociological theory and of its universalist, determinist underpinnings. None of Weber&’s other writings offers the reader such a grasp of his theories; none displays so clearly his erudition, the scope of his interests, and his analytical powers.
Basic Molecular Quantum Mechanics
by Steven A. AdelmanQuantum mechanics is a general theory of the motions, structures, properties, and behaviors of particles of atomic and subatomic dimensions. While quantum mechanics was created in the first third of the twentieth century by a handful of theoretical physicists working on a limited number of problems, it has further developed and is now applied by a great number of people working on a vast range of problems in wide areas of science and technology. Basic Molecular Quantum Mechanics introduces quantum mechanics by covering the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and some of its most important chemical applications: vibrational and rotational spectroscopy and electronic structure of atoms and molecules. Thoughtfully organized, the author builds up quantum mechanics systematically with each chapter preparing the student for the more advanced chapters and complex applications. Additional features include the following: This book presents rigorous and precise explanations of quantum mechanics and mathematical proofs. It contains qualitative discussions of key concepts with mathematics presented in the appendices. It provides problems and solutions at the end of each chapter to encourage understanding and application. This book is carefully written to emphasize its applications to chemistry and is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students specializing in chemistry, in related fields such as chemical engineering and materials science, and in some areas of biology.
AI for Arts
by Niklas Hageback and Daniel HedblomAI for Arts is a book for anyone fascinated by the man–machine connection, an unstoppable evolution that is intertwining us with technology in an ever-greater degree, and where there is an increasing concern that it will be technology that comes out on top. Thus, presented here through perhaps its most esoteric form, namely art, this unfolding conundrum is brought to its apex. What is left of us humans if artificial intelligence also surpasses us when it comes to art? The articulation of an artificial intelligence art manifesto is long overdue, so hopefully this book can fill a gap that will have repercussions not only for aesthetic and philosophical considerations but possibly more so for the development of artificial intelligence.
People Practice
by Kathy Beevers and Karen Waite and Nicky Small and Keith Tomlinson and Shazad HussainUse this brand-new textbook written to support the Level 3 CIPD Certificate in People Practice to succeed in your studies and launch your career as a people professional. Structured around the core knowledge and behaviours needed for the Level 3 CIPD qualification, People Practice provides a thorough understanding of the theory and practice of the key areas of the people profession. This includes business, culture and change in context, workforce analytics and the necessary skills and knowledge for people professionals. This book covers everything from understanding how external factors impact organizational goals, how to develop professional courage and build ethical and inclusive practices through to recruitment, performance, reward and supporting others.Written by the team who developed the new CIPD Level 3 qualification, this book will ensure that students learn both the theory and practice necessary for their academic studies and their future careers. Full of case studies, exercises, key definition boxes and reflective questions, this book will allow students to test their understanding, see how the theory applies in the workplace and develop their critical thinking skills. Further reading suggestions in each chapter encourage a wide and broad engagement with the subject. Online resources include PowerPoint slides, a lecturer's manual and multiple choice questions for students.
Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment
by Stephen Taylor and Graham PerkinsWork and Employment in a Changing Business Environment is the definitive textbook for the new CIPD Advanced Level 7 module. It provides students with an understanding of the major contemporary trends in the HR business environment and discussion of significant areas of HR and Learning and Development (L&D) activity that derive from or are given additional prominence as a result of environmental developments.It provides students with an understanding of ways in which major, long-term environmental developments affect employment, work and people management in organizations as well as a thorough grounding in current and short-term developments in the people management environment. These areas include globalisation, technology, the economy, labour markets, society, politics, public policy and employment regulation. This book also includes expert coverage of how change, innovation and creativity can promote improvements in organisational productivity. Most importantly, this brand new textbook covers the key elements that students on HR masters courses will need in their future careers including flexibility, agility and resilience. productivity, ethics and values, sustainability, equality, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing and working internationally. Case studies and examples demonstrate how the theory applies in practice and pause and review boxes will help students think critically about the content. Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment is ideal reading for all postgraduate students on both CIPD and non-CIPD accredited courses. Online supporting resources include powerpoint slides for every chapter.
Freedom on My Mind, Volume 2
by Deborah Gray White and Mia Bay and Waldo E. Martin, Jr.A living history of the African American experience.
America's History, Volume 1
by James A. Henretta and Rebecca Edwards and Robert O. Self and Eric HinderakerAmerica�s History explains WHY events occurred, not just when. Students are provided an analytical and big-picture approach to American history with a plethora of support tools.
Sources of World Societies, Volume 2
by Roger B. Beck and Clare Haru Crowston and Jerry Davila and John P. McKay and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Patricia Buckley EbreySources of World Societies is an expertly crafted collection of historical sources with a variety of global, cultural perspectives from around the world.
The St. Martin's Handbook
by Andrea A. LunsfordThe most rhetorically grounded comprehensive handbook for composition, The St. Martin�s Handbook continues to do what it has always done: Present Andrea Lunsford�s substantial and timely research with student writers for student writers. The ninth edition reflects a nationwide survey of students and teachers related to how young people interact with others from different language and cultural backgrounds and with people with whom they disagree. New material on college expectations helps students think critically about barriers to and benefits of open and respectful dialogue and offers strategies for communicating outside of one�s comfort zone. Attention to gender and pronouns and to language varieties and identities supports students as they learn to write to include rather than to exclude. And throughout the ninth edition, which assumes students are writing traditional and multimodal projects in a mobile world, Andrea Lunsford asks students to see themselves as communicators in a global world. With new student writing, stronger coverage of argument, new material on defensive reading and fact-checking, more visual help with field research, the most up-to-date citation models, and a range of practice activities, The St. Martin�s Handbook helps a wide variety of college writers succeed.
Speech Craft
by Joshua GunnUsing Macmillan's highly touted LaunchPad to deliver superior content online, Speech Craft engages students with a contemporary edge and a focus on connecting with the local community. It�s a public speaking textbook unlike any other. Joshua Gunn�s distinctive style and strong scholarship are paired with compelling visuals to prepare students for public speaking situations in their own lives, whether they are giving a toast or presenting to the class. Wildly successful in its first edition, Speech Craft has drawn accolades from instructors around the country for its distinctive personality, student-friendly tone, and support for teaching the public speaking course both face-to-face and online. The second edition explores public speaking as advocacy and pays careful attention to diversity, empowering students to make ethical connections with their audiences and meaningful differences in the world around them.A robust and powerful digital package, LaunchPad for Speech Craft supports instructors and students with the video assessment program powered by GoReact, thoroughly revised LearningCurve scenario-based questions, video speech clips, and more.
America's History, Value Edition, Volume 2
by James A. Henretta and Rebecca Edwards and Robert O. Self and Eric HinderakerAmerica’s History explains WHY events occurred, not just when. Students are provided an analytical and big-picture approach to American history in an affordable format.
A History of World Societies, Concise Edition, Volume 2
by Roger B. Beck and Clare Haru Crowston and Jerry Davila and John P. McKay and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Patricia Buckley EbreyA History of World Societies provides a concise overview of world history by sharing the cultural stories of global people -- all through a regional lens.
Henretta's America's History for the AP® Course
by James A. Henretta and Rebecca Edwards and Robert O. Self and Eric HinderakerHenretta�s America�s History helps students succeed in the updated AP� U.S. History course with a thematic approach, skills-oriented pedagogy, and a multitude of AP�-style practice questions.
A History of World Societies, Volume 2
by Roger B. Beck and Clare Haru Crowston and Jerry Davila and John P. McKay and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Patricia Buckley EbreyA History of World Societies provides a comprehensive overview of world history by sharing the cultural stories of global people -- all through a regional lens.
A History of World Societies, Concise Edition, Volume 1
by Roger B. Beck and Clare Haru Crowston and Jerry Davila and John P. McKay and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Patricia Buckley EbreyA History of World Societies provides a concise overview of world history by sharing the cultural stories of global people -- all through a regional lens.
The Structure of Argument
by Annette T. Rottenberg and Donna Haisty WinchellWith The Structure of Argument you get coverage of argument that�s affordable and easy to apply as you build your own compelling essays. And if you�re writing a research paper, you�ll appreciate the guidance on evaluating sources for bias and the sample essays that model effective use of digital sources.
Sources of World Societies, Volume 1
by Roger B. Beck and Clare Haru Crowston and Jerry Davila and John P. McKay and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Patricia Buckley EbreySources of World Societies is an expertly crafted collection of historical sources with a variety of global, cultural perspectives from around the world.
The Soweto Uprising of 1976
by Bedford/St.Martin's and Michael RutzThe documents in this collection introduce students to the Soweto Uprising and the viewpoints of the white government and the African opposition. Readers will enter into the debates over race relations, equality of opportunity, and the consequences of imperialism that framed the history of apartheid-era South Africa. Students will engage with a wide range of primary sources, guided in their analyses 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 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.
Patterns for College Writing
by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen MandellPatterns for College Writing provides instruction, visual texts, diverse essays, and student writing examples to help you develop your writing skills using rhetorical patterns like narration, description, argumentation, and more.
Real Communication
by Dan O'Hair and Mary Wiemann and Dorothy Imrich Mullin and Jason TevenReal Communication continues to prove its reputation as the most current human communication text available. This new edition provides today�s students with the critical skills they now need most: to be able to objectively encounter increasingly digital communication contexts, examine the theory and concepts underpinning them, and competently respond in a professional, healthy, and intentional way. Utilizing a social-scientific approach to communication, the text uses engaging stories which work as small case studies that students learn to see and analyze as communication situations, discovering theory played out in practice. Authored by a leading team of communication scholars and instructors, this authoritative text helps students become social scientists in communication to confront and adapt to the challenges of today�s digital age.
America's History, Value Edition, Volume 1
by James A. Henretta and Rebecca Edwards and Robert O. Self and Eric HinderakerAmerica’s History explains WHY events occurred, not just when. Students are provided an analytical and big-picture approach to American history in an affordable format.
A History of World Societies, Concise Edition, Combined
by Roger B. Beck and Clare Haru Crowston and Jerry Davila and John P. McKay and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Patricia Buckley EbreyA History of World Societies provides a concise overview of world history by sharing the cultural stories of global people -- all through a regional lens.
A History of World Societies, Volume 1
by Roger B. Beck and Clare Haru Crowston and Jerry Davila and John P. McKay and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Patricia Buckley EbreyA History of World Societies provides a comprehensive overview of world history by sharing the cultural stories of global people -- all through a regional lens.
Slavery in the Atlantic World of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
by Urmi Engineer WilloughbyThe primary sources in this collection illustrate the perspectives of slavers, slaveholders, abolitionists, and enslaved people during the height of the Atlantic slave trade. They reveal the horrors of slavery, the experiences of slaves in Africa and the Americas, and the agency of enslaved people. The geographical scope of the sources provides the opportunity for students to compare and contrast the experiences of enslaved peoples in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. Students will be guided in their analyses by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions and suggestions for further research.
America's History, Volume 2
by James A. Henretta and Rebecca Edwards and Robert O. Self and Eric HinderakerAmerica�s History explains WHY events occurred, not just when. Students are provided an analytical and big-picture approach to American history with a plethora of support tools.