The Universal Machine
The Universal Machine

Author: Ian Watson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-05-17

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 3642281028

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The computer unlike other inventions is universal; you can use a computer for many tasks: writing, composing music, designing buildings, creating movies, inhabiting virtual worlds, communicating... This popular science history isn't just about technology but introduces the pioneers: Babbage, Turing, Apple's Wozniak and Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Zuckerberg. This story is about people and the changes computers have caused. In the future ubiquitous computing, AI, quantum and molecular computing could even make us immortal. The computer has been a radical invention. In less than a single human life computers are transforming economies and societies like no human invention before.

Masonry Design and Detailing
Masonry Design and Detailing

Author: Christine Beall

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13:

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ROCK SOLID ADVICE FOR MASONRY PROS! Covering an unprecedented range of materials, technologies, and regulations, Masonry Design and Detailing is an essential resource for architects and masonry contractors. Completely updated, this hands-on guide features insight on the complete range of masonry topics: wall systems, unit and mortar selection, component detailing, building code compliance, and much, much more. Plus, you get discussions on a host of topical issues, including: * ASTM standards * MSJC Code (ACI 530) * International Building Code Requirements (New) * New drainage accessories * Residential foundation requirements (New) * Masonry bracing standards (New) * Barrier, drainage and rain screen walls (New) * Window flashing details (New) * More than 80 new illustrations * And much more! Detailed enough for the working professional -- and still appropriate for the apprentice -- Masonry Design and Detailing provides hundreds of illustrations to maximize your understanding of these critical issues. When it comes to quality masonry, this book should be at the foundation of your work.

Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases III
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases III

Author: Setsuo Ohsuga

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 9789051990737

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Papers direct the focus of interest to the development and use of conceptual models in information systems of various kinds and aim at improving awareness about general or specific problems and solutions in conceptual modelling.

The Materials Science of Thin Films
The Materials Science of Thin Films

Author: Milton Ohring

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 9780125249904

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Prepared as a textbook complete with problems after each chapter, specifically intended for classroom use in universities.

Advances in Human Factors, Business Management, Training and Education
Advances in Human Factors, Business Management, Training and Education

Author: Jussi Ilari Kantola

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-26

Total Pages: 1228

ISBN-13: 3319420704

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This book reports on practical approaches for facilitating the process of achieving excellence in the management and leadership of organizational resources. It shows how the principles of creating shared value can be applied to ensure faster learning, training, business development, and social renewal. In particular, the book presents novel methods and tools for tackling the complexity of management and learning in both business organizations and society. It covers ontologies, intelligent management systems, methods for creating knowledge and value added. It gives novel insights into time management and operations optimization, as well as advanced methods for evaluating customers’ satisfaction and conscious experience. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, held on July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, the book provides both researchers and professionals with new tools and inspiring ideas for achieving excellence in various business activities.

School-based Change
School-based Change

Author:

Publisher: National Education Association

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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This booklet contains the stories of six teachers who discuss, step by step, how they each handled a specific restructuring challenge in their schools. They describe what strategies worked and what did not, and provide diagrams and checklists to help other teachers. Chapter 1 describes the implementation of a collaborative school-based decision-making project, the Effective Schools Project, at Centreville Elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia. Chapter 2, "Matters of Time" (Margaret Almony) discusses how time-management techniques were utilized at Ahuimanu Elementary School in Kanehoe, Hawaii, to make time for a Mastery-in-Learning Project and teacher participation in a site-based-management council. Chapter 3, "Seasons of Change" (Laura P. Krich) describes the implementation of a Mastery-in-Learning Project at Diamond Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts. Chapter 4, "Bringing a New Order to Things" (Jonathan C. Kieffer) describes how Jackson Road Elementary School (in the Montgomery County, Maryland, Public School System) restructured school time to provide for school-based research and faculty collaboration. The fifth chapter, "Pushing Learning beyond the Classroom Walls" (Jeanne Lokar) examines the development of an outcomes-based education (OBE) program at the Richard Mann Building of the Gananda Community School District, in Macedon, New York. The final chapter, "Rising from the Ashes" (Mike Marriam) discusses how failure to initiate a school change facilitated a growth process for Seneca Middle School in Seneca Falls, New York. A glossary and an appendix containing a diagram of systemic school restructuring are included. (LMI)