A new edition of the essential text & professional reference with substantial new material on such topics as v EB trees multithreaded algorithms dynamic programming & edge-based flow Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor & comprehensiveness The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth yet makes their design & analysis accessible to all levels of readers Each chapter is relatively self-contained & can be used as a unit of study The algorithms are described in English & in a pseudocode designed to be readable by anyone who has done a little programming The explanations have been kept elementary without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor The first edition became a widely used text in universities worldwide as well as the standard reference for professionals The second edition featured new chapters on the role of algorithms probabilistic analysis & randomized algorithms & linear programming The third edition has been revised & updated throughout It

Includes:: two completely new chapters on van Emde Boas trees & multithreaded algorithms substantial additions to the chapter on recurrence (now called Divide-&-Conquer) & an appendix on matrices It features enhanced treatment of dynamic programming & greedy algorithms & a new notion of edge-based flow in the material on flow networks Many new exercises & problems have been added for this edition The international paperback edition is no longer available; the hardcover is available worldwide

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Written primarily for students in higher education & student affairs graduate programs Introduction to American Higher Education is a groundbreaking textbook that combines classic scholarship pertaining to colleges & universities with the most cutting-edge perspectives in the field The book is divided into five sections & contains 25 essential readings on the following topics Faculty Teaching Learning & Curriculum College Students Organizations Leadership & Governance Higher Education Policy Each section

Includes:: chapters on community colleges & four-year institutions as well as a substantive overview written by an expert scholar in the field Ann E Austin Clifton F Conrad Laura I Rend n Adrianna J Kezar & Edward P St John This impressive volume ensures that faculty members will no longer have to compile their own collections of articles & chapters for use in introductory courses-Introduction to American Higher Education brings together the best scholarship in one comprehensive text

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This book is the first volume of a two-volume textbook for undergraduates & is indeed the crystallization of a course offered by the author at the California Institute of Technology to undergraduates without any previous knowledge of number theory For this reason the book starts with the most elementary properties of the natural integers Nevertheless the text succeeds in presenting an enormous amount of material in little more than 300 pages--MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS ...

Introduction to Art Therapy Sources & Resources is the thoroughly updated & revised second edition of Judith Rubin's landmark 1999 text the first to describe the history of art in both assessment & therapy & to clarify the differences between artists or teachers who provide therapeutic art activities psychologists or social workers who request drawings & those who are trained as art therapists to do a kind of work which is similar but qualitatively different This new edition contains a DVD-ROM with over 400 still images & 250 edited video clips for much richer illustration than is possible with figures alone; an additional chapter describing the work that art therapists do; & new material on education with updated information on standards ethics & informing others To further make the information accessible to practitioners students & teachers the author has included a section on treatment planning & evaluation an updated list of resources
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- references expanded citations & clinical vignettes & illustrations Three key chapters describe & expand the work that art therapists do People We Help deals with all ages; Problems We Treat focuses on different disorders & disabilities; & Places We Practice reflects the expansion of art therapy beyond its original home in psychiatry The author's own introduction to the therapeutic power of art
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This accessible & engaging textbook presents a concise introduction to the exciting field of artificial intelligence (AI) The broad-ranging discussion covers the key subdisciplines within the field describing practical algorithms & concrete applications in the areas of agents logic search reasoning under uncertainty machine learning neural networks & reinforcement learning Fully revised & updated this much-anticipated second edition also

Includes:: new material on deep learning Topics & features presents an application-focused & hands-on approach to learning with supplementary teaching resources provided at an associated website; contains numerous study exercises & solutions highlighted examples definitions theorems & illustrative cartoons;

Includes:: chapters on predicate logic PROLOG heuristic search probabilistic reasoning machine learning & data mining neural networks & reinforcement learning; reports on developments in deep learning including applications of neural networks to generate creative content such as text music & art (NEW); examines performance evaluation of clustering algorithms & presents two practical examples explaining Bayes' theorem & its relevance in everyday life (NEW); discusses search algorithms analyzing the cycle check explaining route planning for car navigation systems & introducing Monte Carlo Tree Search (NEW);

Includes:: a section in the introduction on AI & society discussing the implications of AI on topics such as employment & transportation (NEW) Ideal for foundation courses or modules on AI this easy-to-read textbook offers an excellent overview of the field for students of computer science & other technical disciplines requiring no more than a high-school level of knowledge of mathematics to understand the material





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This booklet provides the answers to the exercises in Introduction to Attic Greek 2nd Edition by Donald J Mastronarde (UC Press 2013 9780520275713) It is an invaluable guide for instructors & independent language students Additional teaching resources are available at website ...

This book is designed to cover one year's work in Hebrew leading up to a full understanding of the language It has been used by the author with his students for many years & the published text is the result of testing & refining over these years Every attempt has been made to make the grammar clear & simple For example all Hebrew words are transliterated as well as being given in the original for the first three-quarters of the book The grammatical discussion is made as unsophisticated as possible for it is the author's intention that this book should also be of use to those who study Hebrew without a teacher ...

A vast amount of biological information about a wide range of species has become available in recent years as technological advances have significantly reduced the time it takes to sequence a genome or determine a novel protein structure This text describes how bioinformatics can be used as a powerful set of tools for retrieving & analysing this biological data & how bioinformatics can be applied to a wide range of disciplines such as molecular biology medicine biotechnology forensic science & anthropology Fully revised & updated the fourth edition of Introduction to Bioinformatics contains two new chapters with significantly increased coverage of metabolic pathways & gene expression & regulation This reflects the recent growth of interest in these areas in the field of bioinformatics Written primarily for a biological audience without a detailed prior knowledge of programming this book is the perfect introduction to the field of bioinformatics providing friendly guidance & advice on how to use various methods & techniques Furthermore frequent examples self-test questions problems & exercises are incorporated throughout the text to encourage self-directed learning Online resource centre The Online Resource Centre features the following materials For lecturers (password protected) Figures & tables from the book available to download For students ' Weblems'
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Beginning with Buddha's life story this concise guide explains the essential elements of the Buddhist way of life such as understanding the mind rebirth karma & ultimate truth & what it means to be a Buddhist Meditation is explained clearly & simply as a tool for developing qualities such as inner peace love & patience The emphasis throughout is on the practical application of Buddhist ideas & practice to finding solutions to everyday problems Those interested in Buddhism & meditation will find this book a rich source of guidance & inspiration ...

The bestselling textbook in this subject area Introduction to Business Law introduces students to the core legal areas relevant to the world of business & work Known for its visual approach & engaging writing style the book features over 90 full colour diagrams to illustrate complex issues while practical examples & case studies are included throughout to put the law into context The book contains a chapter on study skills & revision guiding business students on how to tackle legal exam questions & how to approach case law & statutes At the end of each chapter students can practise applying their knowledge & legal skills by answering sample essay & problem questions Further guidance on these can be found on the Online Resource Centre which features resources for students & lecturers Student resources
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