Bringing the Montessori Approach to Your Early Years Practice

Have you ever wondered what the Montessori approach is all about and whether it can be used to benefit the young children in your setting? This book will answer all your questions and more. It includes:

    * details about the Montessori approach
    * examples from specialist Montessori schools and nurseries
    * examples of non-specialist settings implementing Montessori principles for the benefit of the children
    * practical activities
    * advice on planning and assessment methods.

Time Series: Applications to Finance

Elements of Financial Time Series fills a gap in the market in the area of financial time series analysis by giving both conceptual and practical illustrations. Examples and discussions in the later chapters of the book make recent developments in time series more accessible. Examples from finance are maximized as much as possible throughout the book.

Engineering Thermodynamics

This book is designed for the virtual reader in mind, it is concise and easy to read, yet it presents all the basic laws of thermodynamics in a simplistic and straightforward manner. The book deals with all four laws, the zeroth law and its application to temperature measurements.
 This book is well stocked with worked examples to demonstrate the various practical applications in real life, of the laws of thermodynamics.
 

Probability: Theory and Examples

This book is an introduction to probability theory covering laws of large numbers, central limit theorems, random walks, martingales, Markov chains, ergodic theorems, and Brownian motion. It is a comprehensive treatment concentrating on the results that are the most useful for applications. Its philosophy is that the best way to learn probability is to see it in action.

African History: A Very Short Introduction (Audiobook, mp3)

This Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented, both in Africa and beyond. The author illustrates important aspects of Africa's history with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over five millennia across this vast continent.