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Visions of Innovation - Martin Fransman - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Visions of Innovation - Martin Fransman - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Computers, telecommunications equipment, semiconductorsthe products and technologies of the information and communications industry (IC)have transformed our world. Most of these products were initially developed in Western countries, but by the early 1990s some of the world''s largest companies in the field were Japanese. This book explains the resurgence of Japan''s IC giants, their global status, and their strengths and weaknesses.Empirical scrutiny of their evolution is complemented by the author''s own theory of the most appropriate mehtod for studying the dynamics of industrial change. The author argues that in order to understand the evolution of IC companies and industries, it is necessary to create a theory of the firm capable of encompassing the development of real firms in the real world in real time. This approach stresses the importance of the beliefs that are constructed in the firm under conditions of ''interpretive ambiguity'', which guide the firm''s decisions and its reactions to new technologies. Lengthy analyses of NEC and NTT (by far the world''s largest company in terms of market value; its future currently under government scrutiny), and of the computing, switching, and optical fibre industries, illustrate these concepts. Based on over 600 interviews over eight years with Japanese leaders, this book provides important new material on the past, present, and future of Japanese industry.

DKK 702.00
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Advances in Number Theory - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Advances in Number Theory - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The key feature at this conference was the 33 invited papers from the world''s leading number theorists. Talks were in three sessions: analytical number theory; arithmetical algebraic geometry; and diophantive approximation. Speakers included: F.Beukers (University of Utrecht); R. Heath-Brown (Oxford); H.L. Montgomery (Ann Arbor, Michigan); T. Nakahara (Saga University, Japan); Y. Zarhin (Academy of Science, USSR).

DKK 657.00
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Making New Words - R. M. W Dixon - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Making New Words - R. M. W Dixon - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Making New Words provides a detailed study of the 200 or so prefixes and suffixes which create new words in today''s English. Alongside a systematic discussion of these forms, Professor Dixon explores and explains the hundreds of conundrums that seem to be exceptions to general rules. Why, for instance, do we say un-distinguished (with prefix un-) but in-distinguishable (with in-); why un-ceasing but in-cesssant? Why, alongside gold-en, do we say silver-y (not silver-en)? Why is it wood-en (not wood-ic) but metall-ic (not metall-en)? After short preliminary chapters, which set the scene and outline the criteria employed, there are accounts of the derivation of negative words, of other derivations which do not change word class, on making new verbs, new adjectives, new nouns, and new adverbs. The final chapter deals with combinations of suffixes, of prefixes, and of the two together. Within each chapter, derivational affixes are arranged in semantic groups, the members of which are contrasted with respect to meaning and function; for example, child-less and child-free. For each affix there is an account of its genetic origin (from Old English, Greek, Latin, French, and so on), its phonological form and implications for stress placement, the roots it can be attached to (and why), and how its range of meanings has developed over the centuries. The book is written in the author''s accustomed style - clear and well-organised, with easy-to-understand explanations. The exposition is illustrated by examples, ranging from Shakespeare, W. S. Gilbert, and modern novels to what was heard on the radio. It will be an invaluable text and sourcebook for scholars and students of the English language and of general linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards. The many fascinating facts presented here, in such a lucid and accessible manner, will also appeal to the general reader interested in picking to pieces the English language to see how it works.

DKK 486.00
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English Episcopal Acta 33, Worcester 1062-1185 - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

English Episcopal Acta 33, Worcester 1062-1185 - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

This long-awaited study of the early acta of the bishops of Worcester includes full editions of the surviving documents of eight bishops, from the saintly Wulfstan to the future archbishop of Canterbury, Baldwin. The 265 documents or references to lost acta, include indulgences, confirmations and grants, settlements of disputes and some of the earliest surviving inspeximuses. Accompanying the documents is a comprehensive introduction, providing brief biographies of the bishops as well as considerations of their households and of the diplomatic of their documents.

DKK 836.00
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Catherine the Great - John T. Alexander - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Catherine the Great - John T. Alexander - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

John Alexander has provided the first popular biography of one of the most powerful, infamous, and colourful figures in modern history. Empress of the vast Russian Empire by the age of 33, Catherine''s private and public life generated tremendous controversy, and she has been portrayed variously as a political genius, a despotic foreign adventuress, a tyrant, and a nymphomaniac. John Alexander''s detailed research draws on little-known sources, including Catherine''s love notes, to produce a much-needed, balanced appraisal of this remarkable woman throughout the whole of her long reign.

DKK 494.00
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Bayesian Statistics 4 - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Bayesian Statistics 4 - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Valencia International Meetings on Bayesian Statistics, held every four years, provide the forum for researchers to come together to present and discuss frontier developments in the field. The resulting Proceedings provide a definitive, up-to-date overview encompassing a wide range of theoretical and applied research. This fourth Proceedings is no exception. In particular, it reflects a growing emphasis on computational issues, concerned with making Bayesian methods routinely available to applied practitoners, both statisticians and specialists in other subject-matter, whose work depends on careful quantification of uncertainties. This book contains 30 invited papers by leading authorities, and 33 refereed contributed papers, selected from over 150 presented.

DKK 1004.00
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Read Write Inc. Fresh Start: Modules 26-33 - Mixed Pack of 8 - Gill Munton - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Read Write Inc. Fresh Start: Modules 26-33 - Mixed Pack of 8 - Gill Munton - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

This 2017 edition of Read Write Inc. Fresh Start rescues pupils aged 9 and above who are below age-related expectations, using a phonics-based approach. Read Write Inc. Fresh Start gives older pupils who have not yet cracked the ''code of reading'' the chance to catch up and become confident, fluent readers and writers - enabling them to access the secondary curriculum.The Modules are specially written to help students to catch up on and develop their reading and writing skills, featuring engaging age-appropriate texts that are appealing to all students. Each Module contains a fiction or non-fiction text and a range of step-by-step writing and comprehension activities to build skills and confidence. Sounds and graphemes taught during the phonics lessons are reinforced through further practice in the Modules.

DKK 368.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5 More A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds Books: Pack of 6 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5 More A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds Books: Pack of 6 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:·Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: ·Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''·Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture. Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 362.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 36 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 36 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: Book 31 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture.Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 83.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 35 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 35 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: Book 31 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture.Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 85.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 30 - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 30 - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: Book 31 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture.Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 85.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 31 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 31 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: Book 31 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture.Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 84.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds Books: Pack of 6 - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds Books: Pack of 6 - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: Book 31 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture.Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 351.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 25 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 25 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: Book 31 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture.Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 85.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 32 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5A: Floppy's Phonics: Sounds and Letters: Book 32 - Debbie Hepplewhite - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

There are 12 books at Level 5.Level 5:Book 25 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 26 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 27 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 28 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 29 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 30 ''Alternative Spellings''Level 5 More A: Book 31 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 32 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 33 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 34 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 35 ''Alternative Spellings''Book 36 ''Alternative Spellings''Each sound/alternative spelling is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree scene, first the children should read the decodable word lists, before trying to find the words within the picture.Consolidation activities include spelling activities and reading short texts.There are a total of 42 books in this series from Level 1 to Level 5 (Letters and Sounds Phase 1 to Phase 5)

DKK 85.00
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The Dawn of the Roman Empire - Livy - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Dawn of the Roman Empire - Livy - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

''With a single announcement from a herald, all the cities of Greece and Asia had been set free; only an intrepid soul could formulate such an ambitious project, only phenomenal valour and fortune bring it to fruition. (Livy, 33. 33) Thus Livy describes the reaction to the Roman commander T.Q. Flamininus'' proclamation of the freedom of Greece at the Isthmian games near Corinth in 196 BC. Half a century later Greece was annexed as a province of the Romans who burned the ancient city of Corinth to the ground. Books 31 to 40 of Livy''s history chart Rome''s emergence as an imperial nation and the Romans tempestuous involvement with Greece, Macedonia and the near East in the opening decades of the second century BC; they are our most important source for Graeco-Roman relations in that century. Livy''s dramatic narrative includes the Roman campaigns in Spain and against the Gallic tribes of Northern Italy; the flight of Hannibal from Carthage and his death in the East; the debate on the Oppian law; and the Bacchanalian Episode. This is the only unabridged English translation of Books 31 to 40.The complete Livy in English, available in five volumes from Oxford World''s Classics. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

DKK 155.00
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China, Asia, and the New World Economy - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

China, Asia, and the New World Economy - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The rise of Asia, and China specifically, is the single most important force reshaping the world economy at the beginning of the 21st century. From a low of 20 per cent in 1950, Asia''s share of global GDP has now risen to 33 per cent and will exceed 40 per cent within a generation if current forecasts are realized. Asia''s growing weight in the world economy is elevating it to a central position in global economic and financial affairs. The potential global impact of this astonishing growth is far reaching, from oil markets and the environment to a reshaping of trade relations in the current multilateral system dominated by the WTO.This collection of original essays written by leading economists explores the likely impact of the rapid growth in the East Asian economies, and in particular China, on the world economy in the coming decades and the consequent challenges for the development of trade, macroeconomic, and environmental policy.

DKK 1092.00
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The EU Structural Funds - Andrew Evans - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The EU Structural Funds - Andrew Evans - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The EU Structural Funds is a pioneering book that provides the first systematic and critical examination of the role of the EU Structural Funds and other financial instruments in European integration. The examination is important because of the substantial sums of money involved and shows that these sums are not necessarily being used effectively or efficiently. Total Structural Fund spending from 1994 to 1999 is to be almost Euro 170 billion and this sum represents around 33 per cent of the Union budget and around 0.4 per cent of the Union gross domestic product. For the years 2000 to 2006 spending of up to Euro 218.4 billion is proposed. The issues raised by Andrew Evans are highly topical because of the challenges to established practice entailed by the introduction of a single currency, the `Euro'', and by plans for the future accession of several countries of Central and Eastern Europe to the Union.

DKK 1172.00
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Indian Cities or Suburbs? - Kala Seetharam Sridhar - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Indian Cities or Suburbs? - Kala Seetharam Sridhar - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Despite the focus on urbanization as an important theme, the suburbanization of India has received relatively less attention. Indian Cities or Suburbs? is the first comprehensive work on suburbanization in India, exploring its complex dynamics in Indian cities. It addresses critical research questions regarding the suburbanization of individuals, households, and employment, examining regional variations, contributing factors, and resultant impacts. Utilizing granular data from the Global Human Settlements Layer (GHSL) at the sub-kilometre grid level for a hundred Indian cities, Kala demonstrates the applicability of the downward-sloping population density function to India''s urban context. The findings reveal that as of 2015, India''s population was predominantly suburban (82%) compared to urban (33%). Southern and urbanized states exhibit greater sprawl relative to the national average, whereas slow-growing states are more compact. Employment decentralization surpasses population suburbanization, with half of all jobs concentrated within a five-kilometre radius of the urban core. The book also underscores the negative environmental impacts of sprawl, including challenges in the provision of essential services such as water supply, healthcare, education, and air quality maintenance.

DKK 1141.00
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The European Economy Between the Wars - Gianni Toniolo - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The European Economy Between the Wars - Gianni Toniolo - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The European Economy Between the Wars provides a full and up-to-date economic history of Europe in the inter-war period. The authors place the Great Depression of 1929-33 and the associated financial crisis at the centre of the narrative, and present these as both the culmination of the economic consequences of the First World War, the post-war peace treaties, and the policies and practices of the 1920s, and as a powerful influence on the subsequent economic history of the 1930s.In describing and explaining these developments, the authors show that errors in international economic policy, especially the commitment to the gold standard, were a principal cause of both the deep crisis and the partial recovery. The overall theme is illustrated at every point by a discussion of similarities and contrasts in the economic history and policies of individual countries, large and small.The basic approach is chronological, the style is clear and straightforward, and the book is accessible to students in a range of disciplines. The work takes full account of recent research, and there is an annotated guide to further reading with a substantial bibliography.

DKK 788.00
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Police Community Support Officers - Megan (senior Lecturer O'neill - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Police Community Support Officers - Megan (senior Lecturer O'neill - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Police Community Support Officers: Cultures and Identities within Pluralised Policing presents the first in-depth ethnographic study of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) since the creation of the role in 2002. Situated within the tradition of police ethnographies, this text examines the working worlds of uniformed patrol support staff in two English police forces. Based on over 350 hours of direct observation and 33 interviews with PCSOs and police constables in both urban and rural contexts, Police Community Support Officers offers a detailed analysis of the operational and cultural realities of pluralised policing from within. Using a dramaturgic framework, the author finds that PCSOs have been undermined by their own organisations from the beginning, which has left a lasting legacy in terms of their relationships and interactions with police officer colleagues. The implications of this for police cultures, community policing approaches and the success of pluralisation are examined. The author argues that while PCSOs can have similar occupational experiences to constables, their particular circumstances have led to a unique occupational culture, one which has implications for existing police culture theories. The book considers these findings in light of budget reductions and police reforms occurring across the sector, processes in which PCSOs are particularly vulnerable.

DKK 818.00
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Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity - James P. (cornell University) Sethna - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity - James P. (cornell University) Sethna - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Statistical mechanics is our tool for deriving the laws that emerge from complex systems. Sethna''s text distills the subject to be accessible to those in all realms of science and engineering -- avoiding extensive use of quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and molecular physics. Statistical mechanics explains how bacteria search for food, and how DNA replication is proof-read in biology; optimizes data compression, and explains transitions in complexity in computer science; explains the onset of chaos, and launched random matrix theory in mathematics; addresses extreme events in engineering; and models pandemics and language usage in the social sciences. Sethna''s exercises introduce physicists to these triumphs and a hundred others -- broadening the horizons of scholars both practicing and nascent. Flipped classrooms and remote learning can now rely on 33 pre-class exercises that test reading comprehension (Emergent vs. fundamental; Weirdness in high dimensions; Aging, entropy and DNA), and 70 in-class activities that illuminate and broaden knowledge (Card shuffling; Human correlations; Crackling noises). Science is awash in information, providing ready access to definitions, explanations, and pedagogy. Sethna''s text focuses on the tools we use to create new laws, and on the fascinating simple behavior in complex systems that statistical mechanics explains.

DKK 842.00
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Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity - James P. (cornell University) Sethna - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity - James P. (cornell University) Sethna - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Statistical mechanics is our tool for deriving the laws that emerge from complex systems. Sethna''s text distills the subject to be accessible to those in all realms of science and engineering -- avoiding extensive use of quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and molecular physics. Statistical mechanics explains how bacteria search for food, and how DNA replication is proof-read in biology; optimizes data compression, and explains transitions in complexity in computer science; explains the onset of chaos, and launched random matrix theory in mathematics; addresses extreme events in engineering; and models pandemics and language usage in the social sciences. Sethna''s exercises introduce physicists to these triumphs and a hundred others -- broadening the horizons of scholars both practicing and nascent. Flipped classrooms and remote learning can now rely on 33 pre-class exercises that test reading comprehension (Emergent vs. fundamental; Weirdness in high dimensions; Aging, entropy and DNA), and 70 in-class activities that illuminate and broaden knowledge (Card shuffling; Human correlations; Crackling noises). Science is awash in information, providing ready access to definitions, explanations, and pedagogy. Sethna''s text focuses on the tools we use to create new laws, and on the fascinating simple behavior in complex systems that statistical mechanics explains.

DKK 403.00
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The German Language and the Real World - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The German Language and the Real World - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

This collection of specially commissioned essays focuses on the forms, functions, and uses of contemporary German in the period of dynamic change following reunification. Some contributors address broad issueslanguage and national identity, the status of German as an international language, language change and attempts to fix the form of the language, and sociolinguistic variationwhile others examine topics of particular significance in the current sociopolitical climate. These include social change and linguistic variation in Berlin after the Wall, the political language of the Right and Left, the speech of youth subcultures, language and gender, language and television, and language in intercultural communication. Reviews of the hardback edition `This volume fills a void in up-to-date English-language information on German linguistics. Highly recommended for all college and university collections, as well as public libraries.'' Choice, 33: 3, November 1995`The appearance of this collection is timely. . .it updates us on important, immediate issues affecting German language and society''`. . .while this work will be appreciated most by those focusing on sociolinguistics in the German-speaking context, those searching for comparative sociolinguistic material will find it a valuable source as well.'' `All in all, Stevenson has organized an interesting and useful volume for Germanophile sociolinguists and for those interested in a multidimensional real German.'' Language Learning, 46:1, March 1996

DKK 515.00
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Read Write Inc. Fresh Start Readers: Book 18: Return of the Golden Fleece - Benjamin Hulme Cross - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Read Write Inc. Fresh Start Readers: Book 18: Return of the Golden Fleece - Benjamin Hulme Cross - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Fresh Start Readers support the Read Write Inc. Fresh Start programme and are designed for independent reading in class or at home, after students have finished the Modules. The books are aligned to the phonic progression of the Modules to ensure students are confident in reading them independently and that they experience success. This Reader contains one extended text which aligns with the phonic focus of Module 33.When a boy finds an old book, it leads him to a land of myths. Can he voyage through storms and battle monsters to complete his quest?Each book contains two high-interest fiction or non-fiction texts on topics that will appeal to older readers. There is a variety of genres across the series, including stories, graphic texts, narrative non-fiction and quizzes - so there''s something for everyone.The books have a grown-up look and feel that resembles the books their peers are reading. They contain appealing, age-appropriate black and white or two-colour illustrations, and full-colour photos. Crucially, they feel manageable for struggling readers, avoiding large blocks of text and including short chapters and feature words. Independent reading is supported by a page before each text containing the Green Words, Red Words and Challenge Words they will come across in the text.

DKK 107.00
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