Toegepaste wiskunde deel 1 (6e druk, 2016) behandelt de wiskundeleerstof voor de propedeusefase. Het boek is geschikt voor alle opleidingen in het hoger technisch onderwijs.

In deel 1 krijgt de student veel oefeningen aangereikt. Met voorbeelden wordt de student door de stof geleid. Er is veel gedaan om het inzicht en de routine in wiskundige concepten te vergroten, maar ook wiskundige contexten krijgen voldoende aandacht. Uitvoerige, formele bewijzen komen nauwelijks voor.

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A mother whose child has had a cochlear implant tells Laura Mauldin why enrollment in the sign language program at her daughter's school is plummeting: "The majority of parents want their kids to talk." Some parents, however, feel very differently, because "curing" deafness with cochlear implants is uncertain, difficult, and freighted with judgment about what is normal, acceptable, and right. Made to Hear sensitively and thoroughly considers the structure and culture of the systems we have bu...

The first teacher's guide to the proven counseling approach known as motivational interviewing (MI), this pragmatic book shows how to use everyday interactions with students as powerful opportunities for change.

Everything you know about the future is wrong. Presumptive Design: Design Provocations for Innovation is for people “inventing? the future: future products, services, companies, strategies and policies. It introduces a design-research method that shortens time to insights from months to days.

Presumptive Design is a fundamentally agile approach to identifying your audiences’ key needs. Offering rapidly crafted artifacts, your teams collaborate with your customers to identify preferred and...

Academic Vocabulary in Use Second Edition is the perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work. Ideal for students of any discipline, this second edition has been updated to reflect changes in education, technology and communications, includes a selection of new reading passages, and is now in full colour. 50 easy-to-use, two-page units give clear explanations of new vocabulary, along with a variety of practice exercises.

A comprehensive answer key, and phonemic transcrip...

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From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of.

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs de...

The text is that of the 1813 first edition, accompanied by revised and expanded explanatory annotations. This edition also includes: biographical portraits of Austen by members of her family and, new to the fourth edition, those by Jon Spence (Becoming Jane Austen) and Paula Byrne (The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things). Also included are fifteen critical essays, twelve of them new to the fourth edition, reflecting the finest current scholarship.

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"The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational." -Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians

Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern ta...

Field Guide to the Wild Plants of the Benelux is the outcome of a collaboration between dedicated botanists and skills photographers. It contains exceptional photographs of more than 1,300 species of wild plants that can be observed in Belgium, the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and also in the border regions of northern France. The easy-to-use identification keys, the clear and concise descriptions, the colour pictures and the distribution maps allow the easy identification of...