Much-loved Calleshire research chemist Derek Tridgell has been ill for some time On his deathbed his incessant but unintelligible mutterings culminate in a very clear cry of foul murder Detective Inspector Sloan & Detective Constable Crosby are brought in to investigate whether these are just the ramblings of a man at death's door or a real confession at the final hour Their enquiries uncover three tragic deaths that may or may not be linked to the deceased's last words an accidental drowning at a rival chemist manufacturer; an old friend of Derek's killed in a caving expedition whose body was never retrieved; Derek's son Paul walking away unscathed from a fatal car accident that killed one & left others irrevocably injured With a tight-lipped Paul knowing more than he's letting on Sloan & Crosby have their work cut out if they're going to untangle this complex case ...

The book that set the standard for those working toward certification in special education has been revised & updated to meet the needs of a new generation of teachers & students A cross-categorical emphasis that makes it suitable for a broad number of courses-including those aimed at teaching students with related disabilities & those teaching students on the Autism Spectrum The authors describe the characteristics of learning disabilities as well as other disabilities & offer practical teaching strategies for general education & special education teachers school psychologists administrators & related professionals Pre-service & in-service classroom teachers who are increasingly responsible for teaching students with special needs within general education or inclusive classrooms will find LEARNING DISABILITIES & RELATED DISABILITIES STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS 13th Edition especially helpful ...

Includes: Learning Ladder Pre-School which covers symmetry numbers & shapes Learning Ladder Year 3 which teaches reading
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Learning Ladder Year 4 Devised to develop children&s skills in literacy & numeracy learning ladder forms a complete learning system for your child This disk covers the vital school subjects of Maths English & introduces basic scientific concepts in a fun 3D environment Woody the pencil encourages & motivates children through the interactive lessons & tests Learning Ladder Year 5 Devised to develop children&s skills in literacy & numeracy learning ladder forms a complete learning system for your child This disk covers the vital school subjects of English Maths & introduces basic scientific concepts in a fun 3D environment Woody the pencil encourages & motivates children through the interactive lessons & tests Learning Ladder Year 6 Devised to develop children&s skills in literacy & numeracy learning ladder forms a complete learning system for your child This disk covers the vital school subjects of English Maths & introduces basic scientific concepts in a fun 3D environment Woody the pencil encourages & motivates children through the interactive lessons & tests Learning Ladder Year 4 covers fractions decimals comparisons & shapes English section focuses on punctuation grammar spelling & comprehension Interactive science world covers curriculum topics of forces materials light & sound Learning Ladder Year 5 covers ratios shapes space & symmetry English section focuses on note making vocabulary & reading comprehension Iteractive science world covers curriculum topics of forces materials light & sound Learning Ladder Year 6 covers properties of shapes co-ordinates multiplication & division English section focuses on sentence construction improving writing & understanding grammar The interactive science world covers curriculum topics of forces materials light & sound ...

This is step two of Dorling Kindersley&s powerful curriculum-based learning system Woody the pencil takes you on an incredible learning adventure involving Supports Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum Stimulating activities A huge variety of fun exercises Monitor progress Essential literacy & numeracy skills Supports the scholl curriculum Ages 5-7 ...

Written by leading authors with extensive experience in both teaching & practice this established & trusted title equips the student with all the techniques of legal research analysis & argument they will need for their law course & beyond The 9th edition has been fully updated to include recent debates such as the future of the Human Rights Act in the UK; it also continues to provide dedicated coverage on complex areas such as the operation of precedent effective statutory interpretation & European legal method Holland & Webb take an engaging & practical approach with examples & exercises throughout which allow students to develop their knowledge & their reasoning skills making this an ideal text for first year students Learning Legal Rules is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre complete with a test bank of 200 multiple choice questions for use by lecturers & self-test questions for students ...

If you're a programmer new to databases-or just new to My SQL & its community-driven variant Maria DB-you've found the perfect introduction This hands-on guide provides an easy step-by-step approach to installing using & maintaining these popular relational database engines Author Russell Dyer Curriculum Manager at Maria DB & former editor of the My SQL Knowledge Base takes you through database design & the basics of data management & manipulation using real-world examples & many practical tips Exercises & review questions help you practice what you've just learned Create & alter My SQL tables & specify fields & columns within them Learn how to insert select update delete join & subquery data using practical examples Use built-in string functions to find extract format & convert text from columns Learn functions for mathematical or statistical calculations & for formatting date & time values Perform administrative duties such as managing user accounts backing up databases & importing large amounts of data Use APIs to connect & query My SQL & Maria DB with PHP & other languages ...

Get started in the rapidly expanding field of computer vision with this practical guide Written by Adrian Kaehler & Gary Bradski creator of the open source Open CV library this book provides a thorough introduction for developers academics roboticists & hobbyists You'll learn what it takes to build applications that enable computers to see & make decisions based on that data With over 500 functions that span many areas in vision Open CV is used for commercial applications such as security medical imaging pattern & face recognition robotics & factory product inspection This book gives you a firm grounding in computer vision & Open CV for building simple or sophisticated vision applications Hands-on exercises in each chapter help you apply what you've learned This volume covers the entire library in its modern C implementation including machine learning tools for computer vision Learn Open CV data types array types & array operations Capture & store still & video images with High GUI Transform images to stretch shrink warp remap & repair Explore pattern recognition including face detection Track objects & motion through the visual field Reconstruct 3D images from stereo vision Discover basic & advanced machine learning techniques in Open CV ...

In this update to this popular hands-on guide you'll tackle dynamic web programming with the latest versions of today's core technologies PHP My SQL Java Script CSS HTML5 & key j Query libraries 800 pages Nixon Robin ...

Learning Processing Second Edition is a friendly start-up guide to Processing a free open-source alternative to expensive software & daunting programming languages Requiring no previous experience this book is for the true programming beginner It teaches the basic building blocks of programming needed to create cutting-edge graphics applications including interactive art live video processing & data visualization Step-by-step examples thorough explanations hands-on exercises & sample code supports your learning curve A unique lab-style manual the book gives graphic & web designers artists & illustrators of all stripes a jumpstart on working with the Processing programming environment by providing instruction on the basic principles of the language followed by careful explanations of select advanced techniques The book has been developed with a supportive learning experience at its core From algorithms & data mining to rendering & debugging it teaches object-oriented programming from the ground up within the fascinating context of interactive visual media This book is ideal for graphic designers & visual artists without programming background who want to learn programming It will also appeal to students taking college & graduate courses in interactive media or visual computing & for self-study ...