APS Observer

APS Observer
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951P010630319
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The Observer’s Sky Atlas

The Observer’s Sky Atlas
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 138
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ISBN-10 : 9783662103920
ISBN-13 : 3662103923
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Observer’s Sky Atlas by : Erich Karkoschka

Can you remember being impressed by a c1ear starry sky? Look at the Milky Way through binoculars and it will reveal its many hundreds of thousands of stars, double stars, stellar clusters, and nebulae. If you are a new ob server, it is not that easy to find your way in this swarm of stars, but this atlas tries to make it as easy as possible. So now it is not just experienced amateurs that can enjoy looking at the heavens. Two additional observing aids are recommended. The first is a plani sphere, where one can dial in the time and day in order to see which constellations are visible and where they are in the sky. The second is an astronomical yearbook. It lists the current positions of the planets and all important phenomena. So, let us begin our journey around the night sky, and see what the universe can reveal to us! Facing page, top: The constellation Cygnus (Swan) in the midst of the northern Milky Way. The photograph gives an impression of the uncountable stars in our Milky Way. This becomes more conspicuous when you sweep through Cygnus with binoculars. Under a very dark sky, one can try to find the North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula, and Veil Nebula (see p. 47). These are difficult nebulae and are only barely visible on this photograph as weIl.

Observer’s Guide to Star Clusters

Observer’s Guide to Star Clusters
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9781461475675
ISBN-13 : 1461475678
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Observer’s Guide to Star Clusters by : Mike Inglis

Amateur astronomers of all expertise from beginner to experienced will find this a thorough star cluster atlas perfect for easy use at the telescope or through binoculars. It enables practical observers to locate the approximate positions of objects in the sky, organized by constellation. This book was specifically designed as an atlas and written for easy use in field conditions. The maps are in black-and-white so that they can be read by the light of a red LED observer’s reading light. The clusters and their names/numbers are printed in bold black, against a “grayed-out” background of stars and constellation figures. To be used as a self-contained reference, the book provides the reader with detailed and up-to-date coverage of objects visible with small-, medium-, and large-aperture telescopes, and is equally useful for simple and computer-controlled telescopes. In practice, GO-TO telescopes can usually locate clusters accurately enough to be seen in a low-magnification eyepiece, but this of course first requires that the observer knows what is visible in the sky at a given time and from a given location, so as to input a locatable object. This is where "The Observer's Guide to Star Clusters" steps in as an essential aid to finding star clusters to observe and an essential piece of equipment for all amateur astronomers.

The Nature of Cognition

The Nature of Cognition
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 760
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ISBN-10 : 0262692120
ISBN-13 : 9780262692120
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Nature of Cognition by : Robert J. Sternberg

This book is the first to introduce the study of cognition in terms of the major conceptual themes that underlie virtually all the substantive topics.

Teaching Psychology

Teaching Psychology
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 317
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ISBN-10 : 9781317650256
ISBN-13 : 1317650255
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Teaching Psychology by : Douglas A. Bernstein

This volume provides thoroughly updated guidelines for preparing and teaching an entire course in psychology. Based on best principles and effective psychological and pedagogical research, it offers practical suggestions for planning a course, choosing teaching methods, integrating technology appropriately and effectively, developing student evaluation instruments and programs, and ideas for evaluation of your own teaching effectiveness. While research-based, this book was developed to be a basic outline of "what to do" when you teach. It is intended as a self-help guide for relatively inexperienced psychology teachers, whether graduate students or new faculty, but also as a core reading assignment for those who train psychology instructors. Experienced faculty who wish to hone their teaching skills will find the book useful, too.

Nurture the Nature

Nurture the Nature
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 9780470322529
ISBN-13 : 0470322527
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Nurture the Nature by : Michael Gurian

From Michael Gurian, the best-selling author of The Minds of Boys and The Wonder of Girls, comes the next-step book that shows how any parent can tune into a child’s unique core personality, hard wiring, temperament, and genetic predisposition in order to help that child flourish and thrive. Based on the most recent brain research, Nurture the Nature features the Ten Tips for Nurturing the Nature of Your Baby, self-tests, checklists, and many other tools for you to help your kids get exactly the kind of support they need, from infants to adolescents. While offering positive ideas for nurturing your child, Gurian also shows how to avoid the stress, pressures, and excessive competition of what he identifies as social trends parenting. Most parents know instinctively that their child is unique and has special potential, weaknesses, and strengths. No child is a blank slate. Gurian calls on parents to turn away from one-size-fits-all approaches and instead support the individual core nature of a child with effective and customized loving care.

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9781444301755
ISBN-13 : 1444301756
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology by : Sandra Goss Lucas

A Guide to Teaching Introductory Psychology focuses on the critical aspects of teaching introductory psychology to undergraduate students. It includes ideas, tips, and strategies for effectively teaching this course and provides useful answers to commonly asked questions. A concise and accessible guide to teaching introductory courses in Psychology Begins with an orienting history of the course· Evaluates current trends in teaching and offers suggestions for developing personal techniques Addresses a number of relevant issues, including how to teach difficult topics; linking course content to everyday experience; developing and using class presentations, lectures, and active learning ideas; and increasing interest in course topics Supported by a website that provides links to useful websites and handouts that instructors can use in their classes (http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/teachpsychscience/lucas/)

Emotional Labour and Lesson Observation

Emotional Labour and Lesson Observation
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9789811029912
ISBN-13 : 9811029911
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Emotional Labour and Lesson Observation by : Ursula Edgington

This book presents research on emotion work and the emotional labour of teaching and learning based in England’s further education sector, where an increasing emphasis on marketised systems means accountability and audit cultures have become embedded within everyday teaching practice. Uniquely, this book explores micro-level issues of the managerial policies relating to classroom lesson observations as well as the profoundly emotional, philosophical aspects of these situations, which research asserts cause stress and anxiety for many staff. Drawing on theoretical psychosocial concepts exploring the interplay of hidden or ‘underground’ micro and macro elements of teaching and learning contexts, the book illuminates how the presence of an observer fundamentally alters the dynamics of a classroom. The author argues that it is not necessarily the performativity that creates the stress and anxiety in an observation but the individual’s perception of this performativity and how it relates to a wider consideration of their emotional labour in the classroom. For this reason, the book puts forward a case for ending the formal, graded method of lesson observations in favour of a developmental, holistic approach that is sensitive to the emotional nuances of the individuals involved as well as the social and historical contexts of the institutions in which they are situated. The diverse use of lesson observations as a tool for staff development and quality assurance policies make this a valuable resource for educational researchers, policy-makers, teachers and managers from many different sectors and backgrounds.

Observation Oriented Modeling

Observation Oriented Modeling
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780123851956
ISBN-13 : 0123851955
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Observation Oriented Modeling by : James W. Grice

This book introduces a new data analysis technique that addresses long standing criticisms of the current standard statistics. Observation Oriented Modelling presents the mathematics and techniques underlying the new method, discussing causality, modelling, and logical hypothesis testing. Examples of how to approach and interpret data using OOM are presented throughout the book, including analysis of several classic studies in psychology. These analyses are conducted using comprehensive software for the Windows operating system. - Describes the problems that statistics are meant to answer, why popularly used statistics often fail to fully answer the question, and how OOM overcomes these obstacles - Chapters include examples of statistical analysis using OOM