St. Joseph Picture Books
St. Joseph Picture Books

Author: Lawrence Lovasik

Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing

Published: 1981-09-15

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 9780899423005

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A collection of twenty-six St. Joseph Picture Books, an inspiring and educational series that features titles on the teachings of Jesus and His Church, Saints, Our Lady, Sacraments, prayers, Church celebrations, and beliefs and practices. Simply written and beautifully illustrated in full color, these books are ideal for home or school and will help children to better understand the Catholic Faith.

The Catholic Youth Bible
The Catholic Youth Bible

Author: Saint Mary's Press

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781599821429

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Presents a revised New American Bible containing over seven hundred articles and five special indexes.

Topics in Applied Mathematics and Modeling
Topics in Applied Mathematics and Modeling

Author: Oscar Gonzalez

Publisher: American Mathematical Society

Published: 2022-12-05

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 147046991X

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The analysis and interpretation of mathematical models is an essential part of the modern scientific process. Topics in Applied Mathematics and Modeling is designed for a one-semester course in this area aimed at a wide undergraduate audience in the mathematical sciences. The prerequisite for access is exposure to the central ideas of linear algebra and ordinary differential equations. The subjects explored in the book are dimensional analysis and scaling, dynamical systems, perturbation methods, and calculus of variations. These are immense subjects of wide applicability and a fertile ground for critical thinking and quantitative reasoning, in which every student of mathematics should have some experience. Students who use this book will enhance their understanding of mathematics, acquire tools to explore meaningful scientific problems, and increase their preparedness for future research and advanced studies. The highlights of the book are case studies and mini-projects, which illustrate the mathematics in action. The book also contains a wealth of examples, figures, and regular exercises to support teaching and learning. The book includes opportunities for computer-aided explorations, and each chapter contains a bibliography with references covering further details of the material.

Re-Reading Beccaria
Re-Reading Beccaria

Author: Antje du Bois-Pedain

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-10-06

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1509959157

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Cesare Beccaria's slim 1764 volume On Crimes and Punishments influenced policy developments worldwide and over decades, if not centuries, after its publication. For those who turn to Beccaria's work today, the encounter is shaped by that knowledge. Appreciative of On Crimes and Punishments' dual nature as historical document and repository of ideas, the contributions in this collection address different aspects of the criminal justice theory Beccaria offered his readers and face up to methodological questions raised by meeting a historical text of this kind – unsystematic and by modern standards often under-argued – with modern scholarly conventions in mind. Contributions in the first part of the book engage with Beccaria's political theory of criminal justice through the lenses of political and penal philosophy, considering how Beccaria's blending of social-contractarian foundations and proto-utilitarian policy analysis interlinks with the concrete set of criminal justice practices Beccaria presents as justified. This leads on to the second part where contributors approach Beccaria's ideas with present-day reforms and developments in mind. Many of his policy proposals and arguments remain significant from our contemporary perspective, their limitations and omissions proving as instructive for the contemporary scholar as their more prescient elements. The third part offers those looking at Beccaria's work today a glimpse into the practical difficulties facing the firebrand author turned public servant during his long career in the Habsburg-Lombardian administration. It puts his work into the broader context of pathways to criminal justice reform in northern Italy, Habsburgian Lombardy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Beccaria's day.