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'
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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." ...

This bestseller provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory & practice of counselling & therapy. The book has been thoroughly updated with new references & examples & now has information on topics such as: Transactional analysis; The use of natural environment in counselling; The contribution of arts-based approaches; & Integrating theory into practice. To help readers the author has extended the introduction to the book in order to outline the aims of the book & explain its structure so that this is clear to the reader from the outset. The pedagogy of this edition has also been enhanced in order to enhance learning. Each chapter
Includes:: topics for further discussion; key terms & concepts; suggested further reading; & case studies & illustrations. This book remains the book of choice for students & tutors on introductory counselling courses.
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An introductory text that applies a down-to-earth approach to a diversity of 23 therapeutic approaches within counselling & psychotherapy it was actually a pleasure conducting the review & having to read over the outlined models... It is a definite entry for counselling training courses & will offer plenty of ideas for those teaching as well as training. It is fun to read & offers numerous ideas of how to put into place counselling techniques
- Counselling Psychology Review This essential guide to the range of approaches used in current practice covers all of the major schools of counselling & psychotherapy as well as many that are less well known. Ideal as a first textbook for student counsellors or psychotherapists Introduction to Counselling & Psychotherapy will help them locate their initial training within the broad context of different therapeutic approaches & help them to discover the specific areas to which they feel the greatest leaning. Each chapter introduces a specific approach &
Includes:: a clear explanation of the core concepts & their use in practice; an illustrative case study; profiles of the clients who benefit most from the approach; advice on further reading; & issues for discussion. The book also features a substantial glossary of terms.

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Now in a completely new & updated edition this introduction to the development of modern (and postmodern) design is ideal for undergraduate students. Divided into four parts the book covers the major periods in design culture since the start of the twentieth century beginning by examining the formative years 1900-1914. Two sections on design & modernity explore the periods 1915-1939 & 1939-1969 & a completely new section design & postmodernity covers 1970 to the present. New to this edition are: key discussions on postmodernism & design the alliance between technology & design the relationship between identity & design. Drawing on a wealth of mass-produced artifacts images & environments including sewing machines cars televisions clothes electronic & branded goods & exhibitions Sparke shows how design has helped to shape & reflect our social & cultural development. ...

Education Studies is a broad multi-disciplinary & rapidly growing field. Now fully updated Introduction to Education Studies has proven itself to be the key text for students of the subject for over a decade leading readers through the fields key strands concepts & applications without assuming any prior knowledge. Bartlett & Burton provide first-time students & those engaged in more advanced aspects of the subject with all the tools that they need to approach Education Studies & also encourage a critical questioning approach which will put them in good stead for further study & professional practice. The new edition
Includes:: -A new section dealing with the Policy framework -New material on Citizenship -A new section on comparative & international perspectives -New coverage of SEN & Inclusion -A thorough redesign of the text to make it as easy to use as possible Introduction to Education Studies is the must have text for all students on Education Studies courses. Steve Bartlett is Professor of Education Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. Diana Burton is Professor of Education & Pro Vice Chancellor at Liverpool John Moores University.
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This introductory guide to electrical installation work provides all the key concepts & practical know-how you need to pass your course minus the difficult maths & complicated theory. Written in a clear readable style & with a highly visual layout this book will quickly provide you with the all-important knowledge you need to understand electrical installation work. End of chapter revision questions will help you to check your progress & online animations & video demonstrations will help you get to grips with relevant theory & practice. Designed to match The 17th edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations" & the new City & Guilds 2357 Diploma in Electrotechnical Technology this book covers everything you need to get started on your path towards a career in electrical installation or related trades. The following title is also available: " Basic Electrical Installation Work 6th edition" Trevor Linsley (ISBN: 9780080966281). It presents highly visual approach
- full-colour text with cartoons & pedagogy to engage students & reinforce learning. All examples are problems & situations that students will encounter on the job. It is fully in line with the City & Guilds 2357 Diploma in Electrotechnical Technology."
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Runes are quite frequently mentioned in modern writings usually imprecisely as a source of mystic knowledge power or insight. This book sets the record straight. It shows runes working as a practical script for a variety of purposes in early English times among both indigenous Anglo-Saxons & incoming Vikings. In a scholarly yet readable way it examines the introduction of the runic alphabet (the futhorc) to England in the fifth & sixth centuries the forms & values of its letters & the ways in which it developed up until its decline at the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. It discusses how runes were used for informal & day-to-day purposes on formal monuments as decorative letters in prestigious manuscripts for owners or makers names on everyday objects perhaps even in private letters. For the first time the book presents together with earlier finds the many runic objects discovered over the last twenty years with a range of inscriptions on bone metal & stone even including tourists scratched signatures found on the pilgrimage routes through Italy. It gives an idea of the immense range of information on language & social history contained in these unique documents. R.I. Page is former Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge. ...

Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment provides students & practitioners with a clearly structured overview of the subject as well as critical analysis & support for further studies. Written by three authors with extensive research training & practical experience in EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) the book covers the latest EIA legislation guidance & good practice. This edition updates essential information on: * the evolving nature of EIA * experience of the implementation of the changing EU & UK EIA procedures * best practice in the EIA process * other key issues in the process explored in an extended case studies section * comparative EIA systems worldwide * development of SEA/SA legislation & practice * prospects for the future of EIA. Although the books focus is on the UK & the EU the principles & techniques it describes are applicable internationally. With colour images & a new modern design the book provides an essential introduction to EIA for undergraduate & postgraduate students on planning courses as well as those studying environmental management & policy environmental sciences geography & the built environment. Planners developers community groups & decision-makers in government & business will also welcome the book as an effective way to get to grips with this important & evolving subject that affects a wide range of development projects. ...