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This is a new edition of an existing textbook, with updated content for the 2006 syllabus. It is designed to be a student main text, and contains all you need to pass the IGCSE Core exam. The book focuses on the critical skills of using and applying Mathematics and offers full coverage of the curriculum, with thousands of practice questions.

In the last few years, educators have become familiar with the concept of online education through the use of tools such as "Blackboard," "WebCT," and other online course delivery systems.Teaching through Multi-User Virtual Environments: Applying Dynamic Elements to the Modern Classroom highlights the work of educators daring enough to teach in these new frontiers of education.

Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies

Typically entrenched and systemic, healthcare problems require the sort of comprehensive solutions that can only be addressed by a change in culture and a shift in thinking. Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies demonstrates how honest appraisal, intelligent planning, and vigilant follow-up have led to dramatic improvements in a variety of healthcare settings across the world.

Environmental issues affect every part of your life. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: WORKING WITH THE EARTH, Twelfth Edition, shows you how nature works, how we interact with it, and how we have sustained--and can continue to sustain--our relationship with the earth by applying nature's lessons to our economies and individual lifestyles.