The Five Key Principles for the Foundations of Finance Foundations of Finance retains its foundational approach to the key concepts of finance, bolstered by real-world vignettes, cases, and problem exercises. Utilizing five principles, which are presented at the beginning of the book and applied throughout, the authors introduce a multi-step approach to financial problem solving that appeals to readers’ at all levels, math and numerical skills. As in previous editions, the Ninth Edition focuses on valuation and opens every chapter with a vignette based on financial decisions faced by contemporary, real-world companies and firms.
This collection of essays examines the historical, social, cultural, and educational foundations of Esl/Efl/Bilingual Education. The four themes of this book are: ¨ Historical, Legal and Political Foundations of Bilingual/Esl Education ¨ Linguistic and Sociocultural Issues in Esl/Efl Education ¨ Educational Reform and English Language Teaching ¨ Effectively Teaching Bilingual/Esl/Efl Students This volume offers a concise overview of English language learning issues from foundations to current reform to practical guidelines to implement in the classroom.
Foundations of Educational Technology: Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2 edition
An engaging book for professional educators and an ideal textbook for certificate, masters, and doctoral programs in educational technology, instructional systems and learning design, Foundations of Educational Technology, Second Edition offers a fresh, interdisciplinary, problem-centered approach to the subject, helping students build extensive notes and an electronic portfolio as they navigate the text.
The Examkrackers Physics Manual provides comprehensive instruction in the physics topics needed for success on the MCAT. The Examkrackers Physics Manual is essential to success on the “Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems” section and is written to highlight the extensive connections between physics, medicine, and biological process. An understanding of the physics behind the human body will lead to success on the “Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems” section of the MCAT as well.
Foundations of Computational Linguistics: Human-Computer Communication in Natural Language
The central task of a future-oriented computational linguistics is the development of cognitive machines which humans can freely talk with in their respective natural language. In the long run, this task will ensure the development of a functional theory of language, an objective method of verification,and a wide range of practical applications. Natural communication requires not only verbal processing, but also non-verbal perception and action. Therefore the content of this textbook is organized as a theory of language for the construction of talking robots. The main topic is the mechanism of natural language communication in both the speaker and the hearer.
