Earth's Natural Hazards: Understanding Natural Disasters and Catastrophes
Author(s): Ingrid A. Ukstins, David M Best
OUR PLANET IS A DYNAMIC PLACEGlobal pandemics, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclonic storms and many other natural hazards occur across our planet every day and have significant human impact. This textbook examines how normal processes of the Earth-atmosphere-hydrosphere-space systems result in ...Severe and Hazardous Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology
Author(s): Robert Rauber, John Walsh, Donna Charlevoix
Extreme weather and climate events have impacted every region of the United States and many regions throughout the world during the five years since the publication of the previous edition of Severe and Hazardous Weather. The recent fires in California and Oregon were heartbreaking to watch. The num...Algebra for Calculus: A Guided Inquiry
By: The POGIL Project, Catherine Bénéteau, Zdenka Guadarrama, Jill E. Guerra, Laurie Lenz, Andrei Straumanis
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Algebra for Calculus: A Guided Inquiry
Author(s): The POGIL Project, Catherine Bénéteau, Zdenka Guadarrama, Jill E. Guerra, Laurie Lenz, Andrei Straumanis
These guided activities were written because much research has shown that more learning takes place when the student is actively engaged and when ideas and concepts are developed by the student, rather than being presented by an authority - a textbook or an instructor. The activities presented are s...Marketing Research in Practice
Author(s): David Ashley
New Third Edition Now Available!Successful leaders collect and capitalize on data which come in multiple forms. It includes secondary data, interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, observation, and experimental design. They are all critical tools that connect business leaders to their customers whi...A Citizen's Guide to Economics
Author(s): Cohick Mikel, James Richards, GIAN ARYANI
A Citizen’s Guide to Economics helps readers understand the economics that affects them as they go about their daily lives – training and learning, working and earning, providing for their family, planning for the future, starting up and running a business, and being good citizens.Written in an easy...SAP SCM: A Supplement for SAP Based Supply Chain Management Courses
Author(s): Gene Deluke, RAMESH SUBRAMONIAM
Welcome to the sixth edition of SAP SCM: A Supplement for SAP-Based Supply Chain Management Courses. The supplement is a standalone book for graduate and undergraduate students to practice SAP exercises in supply chain management with advanced topics such as APO included. There is a troubleshooting ...about product
LOOK UP--Gaining Insight and Direction Through Experiential Learning For Your Personal, Professional and Civic Life
Author(s): Joani LaMachia, Jonathan Andrew
In their exciting, interactive new book–LOOK UP--Gaining Insight and Direction Through Experiential Learning--For Your Personal, Professional and Civic Life, Dr. Joani LaMachia and Jon Andrew identify and examine the choices that students face when navigating through their institutions of higher lea...The Architecture of Educational Frameworks
By: PAMELA JEAN BALLARD SAWYER, ROSEMARY KARR, ELAINE ANN ZWEIG
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The Architecture of Educational Frameworks
Author(s): PAMELA JEAN BALLARD SAWYER, ROSEMARY KARR, ELAINE ANN ZWEIG
The more proficient students are in critical thinking in college, the better they may be at decision-making and throughout life.The Architecture of Educational Frameworks offers guidance that encourages instructors from all disciplines to be comfortable teaching study skills for education, English, ...Calculus I: A Guided Inquiry
By: The POGIL Project, Andrei Straumanis, Catherine Bénéteau, Zdenka Guadarrama, Jill E. Guerra, Laurie Lenz
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Calculus I: A Guided Inquiry
Author(s): The POGIL Project, Andrei Straumanis, Catherine Bénéteau, Zdenka Guadarrama, Jill E. Guerra, Laurie Lenz
Students learn when they are activity engaged and thinking in class. The activities in this book are the primary classroom materials for teaching Calculus 1, using the POGIL method. Each activity leads students to discovery of the key concepts by having them analyze data and make inferences. The re...Contemporary Environmental Issues
Author(s): Michael Slattery
Scientists say we are in a new stage of the Earth’s history, the Anthropocene, when we humans have become the globe’s principal agent of change.To begin a shift toward a “sustainable society,” significant action is required now on a range of issues. Fortunately, people are capable of changing their ...