Discussion of the Method
Discussion of the Method

Author: B. V. Koen

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780195155990

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Discussion of the Method is an ideal supplement for introductory and advanced courses in engineering, philosophy, and other disciplines, as well as a compelling read for general audiences."--BOOK JACKET.

A Chance to Make History
A Chance to Make History

Author: Wendy Kopp

Publisher: Public Affairs

Published: 2012-02-28

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1610391047

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The founder of Teach for America details the lessons learned during the organization's twenty-year existence and explains how the achievement gap in U.S. education can be closed.

One Day, All Children...
One Day, All Children...

Author: Wendy Kopp

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2008-08-04

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0786724005

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From her dorm room at Princeton University, twenty-one-year-old college senior Wendy Kopp decided to launch a movement to improve public education in America. In One Day, All Children... , she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a non-profit organization that sends outstanding college graduates to teach for two years in the most under-resourced urban and rural public schools in America. The astonishing success of the program has proven it possible for children in low-income areas to attain the same level of academic achievement as children in more privileged areas and more privileged schools. One Day, All Children… is not just a personal memoir. It's a blueprint for the new civil rights movement--a movement that demands educational access and opportunity for all American children.

Climate Change and Extreme Events
Climate Change and Extreme Events

Author: Ali Fares

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2021-03-02

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0128232889

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Climate Change and Extreme Events uses a multidisciplinary approach to discuss the relationship between climate change-related weather extremes and their impact on human lives. Topics discussed are grouped into four major sections: weather parameters, hydrological responses, mitigation and adaptation, and governance and policies, with each addressed with regard to past, present and future perspectives. Sections give an overview of weather parameters and hydrological responses, presenting current knowledge and a future outlook on air and stream temperatures, precipitation, storms and hurricanes, flooding, and ecosystem responses to these extremes. Other sections cover extreme weather events and discuss the role of the state in policymaking. This book provides a valuable interdisciplinary resource to climate scientists and meteorologists, environmental researchers, and social scientists interested in extreme weather. - Provides an integrated interdisciplinary approach to how climate change impacts the hydrological system - Addresses significant knowledge gaps in our understanding of climate change and extreme events - Discusses the societal impacts of climate change-related weather extremes, including multilevel governance and adaptation policy