Heavenly Chats with Izzy and Nana: A Day in the Park, Gainor Nancy Elizabeth
Автор: Gainor Chris Название: To a Distant Day ISBN: 0803245211 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780803245211 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 2915.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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“Insightful, instructive, and definitely worth the read.”—Greg Andres, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
“As someone who has been teaching a course on space exploration for many years and has visited most of NASA’s space centers, I have found plenty of new and valuable material in To a Distant Day. . . . I recommend the book to all who wish to know more about the conditions, people, and discoveries between 1890 and 1960 that led to the space age.”—Pangratios Papacosta, Physics Today
Although the dream of flying is as old as the human imagination, the notion of rocketing into space may have originated with Chinese gunpowder experiments during the Middle Ages. Rockets as both weapons and entertainment are examined in this engaging history of how human beings acquired the ability to catapult themselves into space. Chris Gainor’s irresistible narrative introduces us to pioneers such as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert Goddard, and Hermann Oberth, who pointed the way to the cosmos by generating the earliest wave of international enthusiasm for space exploration. It shows us German engineer Wernher von Braun creating the V-2, the first large rocket, which, though opening the door to space, failed utterly as the “wonder weapon” it was meant to be. From there Gainor follows the space race to the Soviet Union and the United States, giving us a close look at the competitive hysteria that led to Sputnik, satellites, space probes, and—finally—human flight into space in 1961. As much a story of cultural ambition and personal destiny as of scientific progress and technological history, To a Distant Day offers a complete and thoroughly compelling account of humanity’s determined efforts—sometimes poignant, sometimes amazing, sometimes mad—to leave the earth behind.
Автор: Gainor Nancy Elizabeth Название: Sharing Stories of Jesus with Children ISBN: 197369333X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781973693338 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4094.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Sharing Stories of Jesus with Children is uniquely created to assist parents and church leaders in their ability to convey the life of Christ personally and inspirationally to youth. Rhyming short stories abbreviate the scripture in terms a child can understand in an entertaining format. Interpretive drawings from young grandchildren with space for a child's sketch will foster personal application and hopefully incite an interest in developing a relationship with our Savior.
Автор: Lee Bds Bsc Jonathan S. Название: Lean Gains: The Secret Formula to Fat Loss and Muscle Gain ISBN: 1647531675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781647531676 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 16735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Gaines Mary Elizabeth Название: Twin Sins: Book 3, the Sins Volumes ISBN: 1732002622 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781732002623 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
An examination of technology-based education initiatives -- from MOOCs to virtual worlds -- that argues against treating education as a product rather than a process.
Behind the lectern stands the professor, deploying course management systems, online quizzes, wireless clickers, PowerPoint slides, podcasts, and plagiarism-detection software. In the seats are the students, armed with smartphones, laptops, tablets, music players, and social networking. Although these two forces seem poised to do battle with each other, they are really both taking part in a war on learning itself. In this book, Elizabeth Losh examines current efforts to "reform" higher education by applying technological solutions to problems in teaching and learning. She finds that many of these initiatives fail because they treat education as a product rather than a process. Highly touted schemes -- video games for the classroom, for example, or the distribution of iPads -- let students down because they promote consumption rather than intellectual development.
Losh analyzes recent trends in postsecondary education and the rhetoric around them, often drawing on first-person accounts. In an effort to identify educational technologies that might actually work, she looks at strategies including MOOCs (massive open online courses), the gamification of subject matter, remix pedagogy, video lectures (from Randy Pausch to "the Baked Professor"), and educational virtual worlds. Finally, Losh outlines six basic principles of digital learning and describes several successful university-based initiatives. Her book will be essential reading for campus decision makers -- and for anyone who cares about education and technology.
Автор: Samad Taimur, Lozano-Gracia Nancy, Panman Alexandra Patricia Название: Colombia Urbanization Review: Amplifying the Gains from the Urban Transition ISBN: 082139522X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780821395226 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Provides diagnostic tools to inform policy dialogue and investment priorities on urbanization by operationalizing the framework for urban policy developed in the 2009 World Development Report, Reshaping Economic Geography and the Bank’s new Urban and Local Government Strategy, System of Cities: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth and Poverty Reduction.
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