Building Systems for Architects and Architectural Engineers
Integrative Design: Building Systems for Architects and Architectural Engineers helps students envision the interconnections between different building systems. Rather than presenting systems one system at a time as it is traditionally done, the book introduces building systems in the same sequence of the design process. Section One, Predesign ......
Making Sense of Microeconomics provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of microeconomics. Readers gain a solid understanding of how organizations can utilize methods to help them maximize the use of available resources. Over the course of 16 chapters, students learn about various types of economies, ......
Understanding the basics of ethics is essential for a physical therapist. Diagnostic skills, technical expertise, and knowledge of the body are insufficient; being a good clinician requires a moral education as well. Bioethics in Physical Therapy: A Reader helps students develop a deeper understanding of moral principles and their philosophical ......
A Primer for Collaboration and Positive Classroom Management
Engaging Exceptional Students: A Primer for Collaboration and Positive Classroom Management was written to provide future educators guidance for cultivating an inclusive, accepting, and compassionate classroom for students with disabilities. The opening chapter offers readers an introduction to students with disabilities and the school-to-prison ......
How to Successfully Navigate the Community College Experience
Owning Your Journey: How to Successfully Navigate the Community College Experience is designed to address key issues community college students are likely to face as they begin their journey into the higher education experience. The book is written in an informal, relatable, and student-friendly tone to encourage readers to personally connect with ......
Successfully Using Statistics to Summarize, Analyze, and Interpret Meaning
Basic Statistics for Psychological Science: Successfully Using Statistics to Summarize, Analyze, and Interpret Meaning helps students develop a better understanding of the logic behind statistics, as well as the ways in which that logic can not only be applied to numerical data in the social sciences, but to everyday life decisions. Readers learn ......
Hola, ?Que tal? A Communicative Approach to Learning Spanish provides beginning Spanish speakers with real-world communication activities to help them develop and practice their language skills. Through this unique and effective approach, students induce and discover grammatical rules through exercises that require them to negotiate meaning and to ......
Assessment in Counseling: Guiding Practice and Decision Making considers the real-world use of assessment by counselors and other helping professionals. The book underscores the importance of collecting data to understand a client's history, current circumstances, and future goals; provide a clinical diagnosis; develop goals and objectives for ......
Writing a dissertation requires a paradox shift for the student; they must transition from reporting and citing information to synthesizing and adding to the literature. At the same time, the student must credit the source while also allowing the literature, data, and results to keep its initial meaning and integrity. The undertaking can be ......
