If you last saw algorithms in a university course or at a job interview you're missing out on what they can do for your code Learn different sorting & searching techniques & when to use each Find out how to use recursion effectively Discover structures for specialized applications such as trees & graphs Use Big O notation to decide which algorithms are best for your production environment Beginners will learn how to use these techniques from the start & experienced developers will rediscover approaches they may have forgotten Algorithms & data structures are much more than abstract concepts Mastering them enables you to write code that runs faster & more efficiently which is particularly important for today's web & mobile apps This book takes a practical approach to data structures & algorithms with techniques & real-world scenarios that you can use in your daily production code Graphics & examples make these computer science concepts understandable & relevant Use Big O notation the primary tool for evaluating algorithms to measure & articulate the efficiency of your code & modify your algorithm to make it faster Find out how your choice of arrays linked lists & hash tables can dramatically affect the code you write Use recursion to solve tricky problems & create algorithms that run exponentially faster than the alternatives Dig into advanced data structures such as binary trees & graphs to help scale specialized applications such as social networks & mapping software You'll even encounter a single keyword that can give your code a turbo boost Jay Wengrow brings to this book the key teaching practices he developed as a web development bootcamp founder & educator Use these techniques today to make your code faster & more scalable ...

This fully revised & updated seventh edition of Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Educational Needs continues to offer practical advice on evidence-based teaching methods & intervention strategies for helping children with a wide range of disabilities or difficulties The advice the author provides is embedded within a clear theoretical context & draws on the latest international research & literature from the field Coverage

Includes:: learning difficulties & disabilities students with autism spectrum disorders intellectual disability physical or health issues & sensory impairments gifted & talented students developing social skills & self-management behaviour management teaching methods literacy & numeracy curriculum differentiation & adaptive teaching computer-based instruction & e-learning Peter Westwood also provides additional information & advice on transition from school to employment for students with disabilities lesson study e-learning & computer-aided instruction & reflects on the important changes made within the latest Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

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This important new text is the product of several years of research of the family law of fifteen Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions It is the first & only legal text that comprehensively covers all the main substantive areas of spousal family law including marriage divorce financial support property rights & domestic violence The rights of the statutory spouse in the jurisdictions of Barbados Belize Guyana Jamaica & Trinidad & Tobago are examined thus addressing on a jurisdictional basis an important area of spousal family that is seldom covered in English family law texts The book also covers the number & variations of divorce regimes applicable to the region
- the matrimonial offence divorce model of Guyana & Montserrat the English five fact model of Trinidad & Tobago Dominica Grenada Anguilla & St Vincent & the Grenadines the hybrid model of Antigua & Barbuda Belize & St Kitts & Nevis & the no fault model of Jamaica & Barbados This book will prove an indispensable resource for law students & legal academics as well as for family law practitioners across the English-speaking Caribbean Other professionals including sociologists & social workers will also find the book useful & informative
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& Dazzling The combination of lightness warmth & remarkable incisiveness creates a novel that is life-affirming & compulsively readable& Sunday Times It is 1964 Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating&s christening party uninvited & notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman When he kisses Beverly Keating his host&s wife he sets in motion the joining of two families whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later In 1988 Franny Keating now twenty-four is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar & tells him about her family she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story ...

Dive into the ocean in this noisy rhyming romp from the author of international best-seller Giraffes Can't Dance Bursting with bright bold illustrations & packed with favourite sea creatures
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- this bestselling picture book from an award-winning creative team is a delight to read aloud & share with young children

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Information advice & suggestions for making vital communication easier & more effective 224 pages no plate sectionillustrations Miller Stephen ...

Go beyond spreadsheets & tables & design a data presentation that really makes an impact This practical guide shows you how to use Tableau Software to convert raw data into compelling data visualizations that provide insight or allow viewers to explore the data for themselves Ideal for analysts engineers marketers journalists & researchers this book describes the principles of communicating data & takes you on an in-depth tour of common visualization methods You'll learn how to craft articulate & creative data visualizations with Tableau Desktop 81 & Tableau Public 81 Present comparisons of how much & how many Use blended data sources to create ratios & rates Create charts to depict proportions & percentages Visualize measures of mean median & mode Lean how to deal with variation & uncertainty Communicate multiple quantities in the same view Show how quantities & events change over time Use maps to communicate positional data Build dashboards to combine several visualizations ...

Communicating Project Management Paperback softback 180 pages 10 Line drawings black & white; 4 Tables black & white ...

Aimed at students faculty & practitioners the book is designed to provide all necessary information on how to prepare write & read intelligence publications This book outlines the foundations of good intelligence communication a toolkit for writing these documents the briefing process & a guide to citations & classified materials ...

Communication Across Cultures explores how cultural context affects the use & (mis)interpretation of language It provides an accessible & interdisciplinary introduction to language & language variation in intercultural communication by drawing on both classic & cutting-edge research from pragmatics discourse analysis sociolinguistics linguistic anthropology & politeness studies This new edition has been comprehensively updated to incorporate recent research with an emphasis on the fluid & emergent practice of intercultural communication It provides increased coverage of variation in language within & between cultures drawing on real-world examples of spoken & written communication The authors review classic concepts like 'face' 'politeness' & 'speech acts' but also critique these concepts & introduce more recent approaches Each chapter provides a set of suggested readings questions & exercises to enable the student to work through concepts & consolidate their understanding of intercultural communication This is an excellent resource for students of linguistics & related disciplines ...