This text is a comprehensive guide for beginners with minimal experience interpreting ECGs. The chapters provide a basic understanding of the components of an ECG as well as introduce the important topics of acute myocardial infarction hypertrophy & bundle branch blocks. Real-life full-size four-color ECGs with basic interpretations are included to help students put it all together. Additional resources are available at www.12 Lead ECG.com. ...

The fully revised & updated Third Edition of this textbook provides an accessible introduction to accounting for students coming to the subject for the first time. It embraces the basic techniques & underlying theoretical concepts in accounting & shows how these are applied in various circumstances. This New Edition incorporates major changes which improve & update the previous edition. It can be easily used by students working on their own as well as in a classroom environment. It provides:
- Fully illustrated & worked examples
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- End of chapter questions many of which have been taken from major accounting examination bodies. -The solutions to all activities are given at the end of each chapter & answers to the end of chapter questions are also supplied. Introduction to Accounting is an essential textbook for undergraduate accounting students. It is designed to meet the needs of both the non-specialist & those intending to specialise in accounting at undergraduate & also postgraduate levels. The Solutions Manual will be available via the SAGE website.


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Does social work need another theory book? The answer has to be a resounding yes. This is a broad-based authoritative & above all accessible introduction to some key theories in social work. Each chapter follows a logical structure beginning with the theory explained & moving onto basic assumptions using theory in practice strengths & limitations & wider considerations. The book will be useful for social work students & educators alike
- Professor Viviene E. Cree School of Social & Political Science The University of Edinburgh UK. This practical book provides a basic introduction to the most commonly used theories & methods in social work practice. This book explores the concept of a theory & a method the difference between the two & the ways in which they are connected. Teater also discusses the social worker-client relationship & offers a handy overview of anti-oppressive practice. Assuming little to no prior knowledge each chapter explores a single theory or method in depth & uses a variety of interactive tools to encourage you to explore your own thoughts & beliefs. Step-by-step illustrations show how to apply the theory/method to a social work case example & exercises questions diagrams tables & figures all encourage further learning. An Introduction to Applying Social Work Theories & Methods" is a practical guide for social work students to use both in the classroom & as a reference guide while on placement. Equally this book is a useful reference for social work practitioners. Contributor David Kondrat."
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Master the complexities of the worlds bestselling 2D & 3D software with Alf Yarwoods Introduction to Auto CAD 2013. Ideally suited to new users of Auto CAD this book will be a useful resource for drawing modules in both vocational & introductory undergraduate courses in engineering & construction. Alf Yarwood has once again produced a comprehensive step-by-step introduction to the latest release of Auto CAD. Covering all the basic principles & acting as an introduction to 2D drawing it also contains extensive coverage of all 3D topics including 3D solid modelling & rendering. A fold-out list of frequently used keyboard shortcuts will help you perform actions quickly while working through the book & an appendix of ribbon references clearly describes all the software tools that are used throughout the book. ...

Business students often find Business law modules challenging irrelevant to their future career & full of alien terminology & concepts. Introduction to Business Law anticipates these objections & consciously demonstrates the relevance of key areas of the law to a world of work that the business student can relate to. It is written in an engaging & accessible style & the look & feel of the book has been developed to replicate the kind of textbook that a business student is familiar with with structured features & illustrative diagrams & photographs. Covering all key topics addressed on business law modules & rigorously reviewed by subject area specialists this textbook gives students the best chance of succeeding in their business law module. Clearly structured in five parts Introduction to Business Law fosters a solid foundation in the key legal concepts of the English Legal System contract law & negligence before discussing how the law affects the everyday workings of businesses & their employees from company formation to winding up & insolvency. Key features * Case boxes provide a break down of key cases including the facts & the decision. The relevance of the cases are therefore immediately clear & not concealed in unnecessary detail. * Insight boxes offer current & newsworthy examples of the pervasive influence of law in the modern business world featuring; Wayne Rooney The National Lottery Naomi Campbell Kodak & British Airways. * Viewpoint boxes offer from the horses mouth testimonies from business people & past business students highlighting the law they came across in their jobs. * Diagrams & photographs provide an immediate & tangible illustration of concepts. * Study skills chapter & glossary are an invaluable aid for those new to the study of law. Online Resource Centre The book is accompanied by a comprehensive online resource centre offering several resources to support teaching & learning. For Students * Detailed updates to the law following publication * Flashcard glossary of key terms * Multiple choice questions * Exam help * Pointers to the questions in the text For lecturers * Testbank * Instructors manual * PP slides * Suggestions for group & seminar activities ...

The second edition of An Introduction to Child Development" has been fully updated to provide a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development from infancy through to adolescence. Equipping students with an appreciation of critical issues in the field & an understanding of empirical research that bears on the study of children the text provides balanced coverage of topics & theoretical perspectives that represent both classic & cutting edge work in child development. In terms of new content it now covers more on the biological foundations of development plus new chapters on moral development & applied developmental psychology. The second edition

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Features: learning points; section & chapter summaries; end-of-chapter glossaries; suggestions for further reading; sample multiple choice questions; & sidebars featuring in depth discussions of key research findings or points of debate within the field of child development. The text comes with a dedicated website with resources for both students & instructors."



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This book is written by David Groome with Nicola Brace Hazel Dewart Graham Edgar Helen Edgar Anthony Esgate Richard Kemp Graham Pike & Tom Stafford. An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Processes & Disorders" is a comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students. It covers all the key areas of cognition including: perception attention long-term memory working memory thinking & language. Uniquely alongside the chapters on normal cognitive function there are also chapters on the related clinical disorders (agnosia amnesia thought disorder & aphasia) which helps to provide a thorough insight into the nature of cognition. This new edition has been carefully revised throughout to provide a comprehensive overview of current thinking in the field. It

Includes:: greater coverage of neuropsychological disorders with additional material from the latest research using brain imaging. It is accessibly written by authors at the cutting edge of their subject areas. It

Includes:: specially designed textbook features such as chapter summaries further reading & a glossary of key terms. Written to cover all levels of ability using helpful figures & illustrations this book has sufficient depth to appeal to the most able students while the clear & accessible text written by experienced teachers will help students who find the material difficult. It will appeal to any student on an undergraduate psychology degree course as well as to medical students & those studying in related clinical professions such as nursing."



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This book introduces students with little or no prior programming experience to the art of computational problem solving using Python & various Python libraries including Py Lab. It provides students with skills that will enable them to make productive use of computational techniques including some of the tools & techniques of data science" for using computation to model & interpret data. The book is based on an MIT course (which became the most popular course offered through MIT's Open Course Ware) & was developed for use not only in a conventional classroom but in in a massive open online course (or MOOC) offered by the pioneering MIT--Harvard collaboration ed X. Students are introduced to Python & the basics of programming in the context of such computational concepts & techniques as exhaustive enumeration bisection search & efficient approximation algorithms. The book does not require knowledge of mathematics beyond high school algebra but does assume that readers are comfortable with rigorous thinking & not intimidated by mathematical concepts. Although it covers such traditional topics as computational complexity & simple algorithms the book focuses on a wide range of topics not found in most introductory texts including information visualization simulations to model randomness computational techniques to understand data & statistical techniques that inform (and misinform) as well as two related but relatively advanced topics: optimization problems & dynamic programming. Introduction to Computation & Programming Using Python can serve as a stepping-stone to more advanced computer science courses or as a basic grounding in computational problem solving for students in other disciplines." ...

Anxiety affects thousands of people in the UK & it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This introductory booklet is aimed at those for whom anxiety has become a problem. Written by experienced practitioners it explains what anxiety is & how it makes you feel when it becomes unmanageable or lasts for long periods of time. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms & is ideal as an immediate coping strategy & as a preliminary to fuller therapy. This title covers: what anxiety is & how it develops; physical symptoms; how to spot & challenge thoughts that make you anxious; thinking in a more balanced way; & changing how you behave in order to reduce your feelings of anxiety. ' This booklet will prove an invaluable first step to overcoming anxiety'
- Professor Peter Cooper Professor of Psychology University of Reading.
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This new booklet is loosely based on the popular Overcoming Insomnia & Sleep Problems". An invaluable source of information on the causes of sleep problems this booklet explains why it can be so difficult to break bad sleeping habits & describes the most effective ways of establishing permanently enhanced sleeping patterns." ...