The theory would not fit the facts. Or I might assume that the restaurant had
hygiene problems and so avoid that one place. We learn to identify the features
that define a particular phenomenon as exceptional rather than as a part of a
more ...

Author: Alan Sears

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

ISBN: 9781442606685

Category: Social Science

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This brief and engagingly written book provides a unique introduction to the process of social inquiry and the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry, offering a strong foundation in critical thinking that is rooted in the social sciences but maintains relevance across the disciplines.

The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively.

Author: Alan Sears

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

ISBN: 9781442600973

Category: Social Science

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This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively. The result is a book that blends the best of earlier editions with updates that provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, rooted in the social sciences but relevant across disciplines.

On the back cover of this book is the following description : “ Studies of
Translation , the first book that turns translation into ... In fact , Studies of
Translation does not turn translation into a subject of scholarly study , because it
does not address the theoretical problems in translation . ... Is Studies of
Translation a good book ?

Author: Tak-hung Leo Chan

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

ISBN: 9027216576

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

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Past attempts at writing a history of Chinese translation theory have been bedeviled by a chronological approach, which often forces the writer to provide no more than a list of important theories and theorists over the centuries. Or they have stretched out to almost every aspect related to translation in China, so that the historical/political backdrop that had an influence on translation theorizing turns out to be more important than the theories themselves. In the present book, the author hopes to devote exclusive attention to the ideas themselves. The approach adopted centers around eight key issues that engaged the attention of theorists through the course of the twentieth century, in the hope that a historical account will be presented that is not time-bound. On the basis of 38 articles translated into English by teachers and scholars of translation, the author has written four essays discussing the Chinese characteristics of this body of theory. Separately they focus on the impressionistic, the modern, the postcolonial, and the poststructuralist approaches deployed by leading Chinese theorists from 1901 to 1998. It is hoped that publication of this book will make possible cross-cultural dialogue with translation academics in the West, although the general reader will find much firsthand information on Chinese thinking about translation.

This text book is intended for studies in wind engineering, with focus on the
stochastic theory of wind induced dynamic ... However, while the theory of
structural dynamics is covered in a good number of text books, the theory of time
series is ...

Author: Einar Strømmen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 3642136605

Category: Science

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In this second edition a new chapter has been added covering the buffeting theory in a finite element format. The motivation for this has been that a finite element format is becoming more and more dominant in all areas of structural mechanics. It is streamlined for computer programming, and it facilitates the use of general purpose routines that are applicable in several types of structural engineering problems. In this book the finite element formulation of the problem of dynamic response calculations follows the general principle of virtual work, a general principle which may be found in many other text books. While the buffeting wind load itself has with no trouble been included in a finite element format, the main challenge has been to obtain a consistent formulation that includes all the relevant motion induced forces. This has been important, because, while many structures (e.g. long-span suspension bridges) may suffer greatly and become unstable at high wind velocities, the same structures may also benefit from these effects at the design wind velocity. It is well known that motion induced forces will change the stiffness and damping properties of the combined structure and flow system. If calculations are performed for a suitably close set of increasing mean wind velocities and the changing mechanical properties (stiffness and damping) are updated from one velocity to the next, then the response of the system may be followed up to wind velocities close to the stability limit, i.e. up to response values that are perceived as unduly large. Finite element calculations may be performed in time domain, in frequency domain or converted into a modal format. All these options have been included. Pursuing a time domain solution strategy requires the use of the so-called indicial functions. The theory behind such a formulation is also covered, and the determination of these functions from aerodynamic derivatives has been included in a separate appendix.

35 Conclusion : The Theory of the Good City and A Good Theory of the City The
result of our cross - cultural ... Kevin Lynch , in his important book , A Theory of
Good City Form , provides a detailed , specific and documented answer whose ...

Author: Manuel Castells

Publisher: Univ of California Press

ISBN: 0520056175

Category: Social Science

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Or, equivalently, a theory cannot be admitted if it predicts well only when the
players are oblivious to it (or misunderstand it). But it is an idea in need of careful
handling. The good book metaphor also hinges on a hidden assumption: that
there ...

Author: Shaun Hargreaves-Heap

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134531059

Category: Business & Economics

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In recent years game theory has swept through all of the social sciences. Its practitioners have great designs for it, claiming that it offers an opportunity to unify the social sciences and that it it the natural foundation of a rational theory of society. Game Theory is for those who are intrigued but baffled by these claims, and daunted by the technical demands of most introductions to the subject. Requiring no more than simple arithmetic, the book: * Traces the origins of Game Theory and its philosophical premises * Looks at its implications for the theory of bargaining and social contract theory * Gives a detailed exposition of all of the major `games' including the famous `prisoner's dilemma' * Analyses cooperative, non cooperative, repeated, evolutionary and experimental games

It is not uncommon for the authors to receive an email like the one recently
posted on a professional list-serve: “I'm looking for a good book for a course on
the application of theory to health promotion research and practice.” Our book is ...

Author: Bruce Simons-Morton

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

ISBN: 9780763786793

Category: Education

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Grounded in public health practice, this text offers a comprehensive study of the health behavior theories that are the foundation of all health education and promotion programs. Your students will come away with a clear understanding of essential relationships between human behavior and health, as well as the practical application of theory and approaches to health promotion research and practice. Designed for graduates or upper level undergraduates, the book maintains a consistent, single voice and offers many examples throughout. Contents: Section I. Theory in Context: 1. Health Behavior in the Context of Public Health 2. A Social Ecological Perspective 3. Theories of Motivation and Behavior: A Brief History and Contemporary Perspectives Section II. Cognitive and Social Theories of Motivation and Behavior 4. Expectancy Value Models 5. Operant Conditioning, Self-Regulation, and Social Cognitive Theory 6. Social Influence Theory: The Effects of Social Factors on Health Behavior 7. Diffusion of Innovations Theory Section III. Behavior Change Theories 8. Learning, Teaching, and Counseling 9. Self-Determination Theory and Motivational Interviewing 10. Stage Models 11. Health Communication and Social Marketing 12. Communities and Health Promotion

It is not the intention of this book to give a categorical survey of important results
in combinatorial design theory. There are several good books listed in the
Bibliography available for this purpose. On completing a course based on this
text, ...

Author: Charles C. Lindner

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 9781420082975

Category: Mathematics

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Design Theory, Second Edition presents some of the most important techniques used for constructing combinatorial designs. It augments the descriptions of the constructions with many figures to help students understand and enjoy this branch of mathematics. This edition now offers a thorough development of the embedding of Latin squares and combinatorial designs. It also presents some pure mathematical ideas, including connections between universal algebra and graph designs. The authors focus on several basic designs, including Steiner triple systems, Latin squares, and finite projective and affine planes. They produce these designs using flexible constructions and then add interesting properties that may be required, such as resolvability, embeddings, and orthogonality. The authors also construct more complicated structures, such as Steiner quadruple systems. By providing both classical and state-of-the-art construction techniques, this book enables students to produce many other types of designs.

Are there breaks in the presentation for learners to 'buzz' with the people sitting
next to them or in ad hoc The critical perspective of the scholar A practitioner's
perspective, bridging theory and practice • Be a good raconteur Make your
plenary ...

Author: Tim Dornan

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

ISBN: 9780702049866

Category: Medical

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Medical Education: Theory and Practice is a new text linking the theory and the practice for graduate students and educators who want to go beyond the basics. The scholarship of medical education is, above all, a ‘practice’, but one that has a strong theoretical foundation. Neither theory nor practice stand still, and both are grounded in research. The novelty of this book lies in its interweaving of practice, theory, innovation and research. The book starts with a theorised, contemporary overview of the field. Next, it explores the theoretical foundations of medical education in depth. The remainder of the book reviews a whole a range of educational contexts, processes and outcomes. This work has been edited by a distinguished, international team of medical educationalists and written by equally accomplished authors from across the globe representing a spectrum of disciplines. This will be an invaluable text for all Masters Students in health professions education as well as PhD students and education researchers wanting a background to the discipline. Educators and medical students will also find it a very useful resource. Written by key figures in medical educational research combined with a strong editorial influence from the international editorial team. The text has a strong evidence-based approach that is fully cognisant of research methodology issues, The book provides a scholarly explanation on the topic, rather than aiming to say the last word. Written throughout in a clear and comprehensible style. The content is extensively referenced with additional suggestions for further reading.

Introduction. 22.1.1. History. Probability theory is a set of ideas and procedures
which allows us to act rationally in situations where we have incomplete
information. ... Good books on probability theory are [1–4]. See also the classic
book by ...

Author: Peter Bongaarts

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9783319095615

Category: Science

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This book was inspired by the general observation that the great theories of modern physics are based on simple and transparent underlying mathematical structures – a fact not usually emphasized in standard physics textbooks – which makes it easy for mathematicians to understand their basic features. It is a textbook on quantum theory intended for advanced undergraduate or graduate students: mathematics students interested in modern physics, and physics students who are interested in the mathematical background of physics and are dissatisfied with the level of rigor in standard physics courses. More generally, it offers a valuable resource for all mathematicians interested in modern physics, and all physicists looking for a higher degree of mathematical precision with regard to the basic concepts in their field.

The results of this analysis demonstrate that if there is low pre-test probability, a
good positive test will significantly affect the clinical decision (scenario A –
probability changed from 10% to 60% chance of the condition existing). However,
if the ...

Author: Christopher McCarthy

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

ISBN: 9780702050664

Category: Medical

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This new title expands on the widely used concept of combined movements and incorporates both grade IV- manipulative thrust techniques and muscle energy / proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques. It is the first to include chapters on cervical artery dysfunction (VBI) and upper cervical instability with clinical chapters on the regional management of spinal dysfunction. The first section discusses the underlying theoretical concepts underpinning combined movements theory and manipulation, with the second section offering a comprehensive manual of tests and treatments for each region of the spine. Revision multiple choice tests are at the ends of the theoretical chapters. A chapter on home exercise is included along with a website of video clips and clinical reasoning form http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780443068577 . The book will provide readers with a comprehensive resource to start using combined movements theory immediately and is a real substitute to attending a course on the method. The book is an update, expansion and development of the Manual of Combined Movements published by Brian Edwards. Website with over 60 video clips of tests and techniques http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780443068577 Chapter on premanipulative – premobilisation screening and Cervical Artery Dysfunction Chapter on Upper Cervical Instability and assessment Update on the biomechanics of each region of the spine Multiple choice tests Integration of mobilisation, manipulation and muscle energy techniques

Let us start with a Chinese proverb: “Buried deep inside every good book is a
gold mine”. It refers to the classical wisdom that the knowledge conveyed by a
good book is invaluable. Readers might expect a book like this, written on the
subject ...

Author: Chenghu Ma

Publisher: World Scientific

ISBN: 9781848166325

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 780

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This book provides a broad introduction to modern asset pricing theory. The theory is self-contained and unified in presentation. Both the no-arbitrage and the general equilibrium approaches of asset pricing theory are treated coherently within the general equilibrium framework. It fills a gap in the body of literature on asset pricing for being both advanced and comprehensive. The absence of arbitrage opportunities represents a necessary condition for equilibrium in the financial markets. However, the absence of arbitrage is not a sufficient condition for establishing equilibrium. These interrelationships are overlooked by the proponents of the no-arbitrage approach to asset pricing.This book also tackles recent advancement on inversion problems raised in asset pricing theory, which include the information role of financial options and the information content of term structure of interest rates and interest rates contingent claims.The inclusion of the proofs and derivations to enhance the transparency of the underlying arguments and conditions for the validity of the economic theory made it an ideal advanced textbook or reference book for graduate students specializing in financial economics and quantitative finance. The detailed explanations will capture the interest of the curious reader, and it is complete enough to provide the necessary background material needed to delve deeper into the subject and explore the research literature.Postgraduate students in economics with a good grasp of calculus, linear algebra, and probability and statistics will find themselves ready to tackle topics covered in this book. They will certainly benefit from the mathematical coverage in stochastic processes and stochastic differential equation with applications in finance. Postgraduate students in financial mathematics and financial engineering will also benefit, not only from the mathematical tools introduced in this book, but also from the economic ideas underpinning the economic modeling of financial markets.Both these groups of postgraduate students will learn the economic issues involved in financial modeling. The book can be used as an advanced text for Masters and PhD students in all subjects of financial economics, financial mathematics, mathematical finance, and financial engineering. It is also an ideal reference for practitioners and researchers in the subjects.

Introduction The social sciences provide a theoretical base to explain how and in
what ways unstable, violent environments emerge and propagate. The purpose
of this chapter is ... 2 Alan Sears, A GoodBook, In Theory:A Guide to Theoretical.
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Author: David E. Thaler

Publisher: Rand Corporation

ISBN: 9780833081643

Category: Political Science

Page: 116

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For over a decade, operations associated with irregular warfare have placed large demands on U.S. ground forces and have led to development of new Army and Joint doctrine. This report helps analysts identify and assess twelve key factors that create and perpetuate environments susceptible to insurgency, terrorism, and other extremist violence and instability to inform military decisions on allocation of analytic and security assistance resources.

Brain functioning on three levels: A good book describing this theory is Hare
Brain, TortoiseMind by cognitive scientist Guy Claxton, published by Ecco in
2000. He describes how many problems are best solved by the unconscious
mind rather ...

Author: Raph Koster

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

ISBN: 9781932111972

Category: Computers

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Discusses the essential elements in creating a successful game, how playing games and learning are connected, and what makes a game boring or fun.

A good lubricant will form and maintain a thin film which is not squeezed out.
Different types of lubricant are required for different jobs. Grease is used for
lubricating slow-moving ball and roller bearings. It is force-fed into bearings by
means of ...

Author: P. F. Lye

Publisher: Nelson Thornes

ISBN: 0174443137

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 64

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This very popular secondary school series provides comprehensive coverage of the subject in an easily accessible, well illustrated format. The books are also ideal for students to work from for revision or homework as they contain a large number of short sections, each dealing with a single topic such as the hacksaw, parts of a lathe, brazing or taps.

This work explores the role of the literary in theory, with wide-ranging analysis of key concepts and disciplinary practices.

Author: Jonathan D. Culler

Publisher: Stanford University Press

ISBN: 0804753741

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 276

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This work explores the role of the literary in theory, with wide-ranging analysis of key concepts and disciplinary practices.

If you are interested in the foundations of probability theory in terms of measure
theory, then Billingsley's excellent Probability and measure (3rd edition Wiley
1995) is a very good idea. In this monumental book, all necessary measure
theory is ...

Author: R. Meester

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 3764387246

Category: Mathematics

Page: 198

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Compactly written, but nevertheless very readable, appealing to intuition, this introduction to probability theory is an excellent textbook for a one-semester course for undergraduates in any direction that uses probabilistic ideas. Technical machinery is only introduced when necessary. The route is rigorous but does not use measure theory. The text is illustrated with many original and surprising examples and problems taken from classical applications like gambling, geometry or graph theory, as well as from applications in biology, medicine, social sciences, sports, and coding theory. Only first-year calculus is required.

If you are interested in the foundations of probability theory in terms of measure
theory , then Billingsley's excellent Probability and measure ( 3rd edition Wiley
1995 ) is a very good idea . In this monumental book , all necessary measure
theory ...

Author: Ronald Meester

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 3764321881

Category: Mathematics

Page: 191

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"The book provides an introduction, in full rigour, of discrete and continuous probability, without using algebras or sigma-algebras; only familiarity with first-year calculus is required. Starting with the framework of discrete probability, it is already possible to discuss random walk, weak laws of large numbers and a first central limit theorem. After that, continuous probability, infinitely many repetitions, strong laws of large numbers, and branching processes are extensively treated. Finally, weak convergence is introduced and the central limit theorem is proved." "The theory is illustrated with many original and surprising examples and problems, taken from classical applications like gambling, geometry or graph theory, as well as from applications in biology, medicine, social sciences, sports, and coding theory."--BOOK JACKET.

A positive stereotype (a euphemism) found in a book review might associate the
author with the image of the trained ... A reviewer of Klimp's most recent book is
practicing this strategy when he writes that “Klimp has written a good book, ...

Author: Guy Gibbon

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

ISBN: 9780759123427

Category: Social Science

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Critically Reading the Theory and Methods of Archaeology stands out as the most thorough and practical guide to the essential critical reading and writing skills that all students, instructors, and practitioners should have. It provides priceless insight for the here and now of the Theory and Methods of Archaeology classes and for a lifetime of reading, learning, teaching, and writing. Chapters focus on rigorous reasoning skills, types of argument, the main research orientations in archaeology, the basic procedural framework that underlies all schools of archaeology, and issues in archaeology raised by skeptical postmodernists.

But these have been in the details of description (for these, see Fawcett
forthcoming 2011a and 201 lb and other works listed in the select bibliography
below). In other words, this book gives a good account of the theory of syntax (
exemplified ...

Author: Robin P. Fawcett

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

ISBN: 9789027275509

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

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This book describes and evaluates alternative approaches within Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to representing the structure of language at the level of form. It assumes no prior knowledge of SFL, and can therefore be read as an introduction to current issues within the theory. It will interest any linguist who takes a functional approach to understanding language. Part 1 summarizes the major developments in the forty years of SFL’s history, including alternative approaches within Halliday’s own writings and the emergence of the “Cardiff Grammar” as an alternative to the “Sydney Grammar”. It questions the theoretical status of the ‘multiple structure’ representations in Halliday’s influential Introduction to Functional Grammar (1994), demonstrating that Halliday’s model additionally needs an integrating syntax such as that described in Part 2. Part 2 specifies and discusses the set of ‘categories’ and ‘relationships’ that are needed in a theory of syntax for a modern, computer-implementable systemic functional grammar. The theoretical concepts are exemplified at every point, usually from English but occasionally from other languages. The book is both a critique of Halliday’s current theory of syntax and the presentation of an alternative version of SFL that is equally systemic and equally functional.