Hyper Kids: A Workbook for Parents and Teachers : How to Recognize and Respond to : Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilitie

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Hyper Kids: A Workbook for Parents and Teachers : How to Recognize and Respond to : Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilitie
Lendon H. Smith
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Adeney demonstrates that institutional design is the most important explanatory variable in understanding the different intensity and types of conflict in two countries. She focuses on the rationale behind the creation and the different designs of federal and consociational structures and interweaves historical narrative with an analysis of their salient cleavages, the politics of institutional design, and ethnic conflict regulation.

The Politics of Ethnic Conflict Regulation

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An important contribution to the conflict regulation theory

The Politics of Ethnic Conflict Regulation
John Mcgarry
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Ethnic Groups in Conflict, Updated Edition With a New Preface

ASIN: 0415099315

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This timely new collection addresses the problems of ethnic conflict regulation. The editors begin with an assessment of the morality, feasibility, and consequences of the primary methods used by governments to eliminate or manage ethnic conflicts. They include examples from the normatively desirable, such as federalism, to the morally appalling, such as genocide. Their introduction is followed by a comprehensive set of case studies written by leading authorities on conflicts in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Various studies analyze developments in South Africa between 1989 and 1992, the explosive events in the former Yugoslavia, and lesser known conflicts in Canada, Fiji, Malaysia, and other countries.

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An important contribution to the conflict regulation theory.......1999-10-20

This book is an important contribution to the theory of ethnic conflict regulation developed by scholars such as Lijphart, Nordlinger and Horowitz. Especially, the introduction part by O'Leary and MacGarry is excellent in the sense that it succeeded in incorporating the massive volume of existing cases and theories in a fairly organised way.

However, it is regrettable that the following case studies are a bit messy, and do not correspond to, nor pay attention to the editors' taxonomy.

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In Only One Place of Redress David E. Bernstein offers a bold reinterpretation of American legal history: he argues that American labor and occupational laws, enacted by state and federal governments after the Civil War and into the twentieth century, benefited dominant groups in society to the detriment of those who lacked political power. Both intentionally and incidentally, claims Bernstein, these laws restricted in particular the job mobility and economic opportunity of blacks.
A pioneer in applying the insights of public choice theory to legal history, Bernstein contends that the much-maligned jurisprudence of the Lochner era—with its emphasis on freedom of contract and private market ordering—actually discouraged discrimination and assisted groups with little political clout. To support this thesis he examines the motivation behind and practical impact of laws restricting interstate labor recruitment, occupational licensing laws, railroad labor laws, minimum wage statutes, the Davis-Bacon Act, and New Deal collective bargaining. He concludes that the ultimate failure of Lochnerism—and the triumph of the regulatory state—not only strengthened racially exclusive labor unions but contributed to a massive loss of employment opportunities for African Americans, the effects of which continue to this day.
Scholars and students interested in race relations, labor law, and legal
or constitutional history will be fascinated by Bernstein’s daring—and controversial—argument.

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The Book is Well Written and Clearly Argued..........2002-02-05

The role of nonmarket discrimination in shaping the historical evolution of racial economic differences has long been a central issue in economic history and labor economics. In Only One Place of Redress, David E. Bernstein takes a fresh look at how labor regulations affected black economic status prior to the modern Civil Rights era. The overarching framework of the book is that of public-choice theory in the context of so-called Lochnerism. This term refers to Lochner v. New York, the famous 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision that in a relative sense limited the ability of government to regulate contracts. The operative word here is relative because even during the Lochner era (1905-37) courts routinely did permit regulation that, according to Bernstein, significantly inhibited the ability of blacks to earn a living and to accumulate wealth. Because blacks were largely disenfranchised, their ability to use the political process to block government discrimination was circumscribed...

...Overall, Only One Place of Redress is a mixed bag. The book is well written and clearly argued, the footnotes are extensive, and Bernstein has an impressive, if somewhat selective, command of secondary sources. These sources are used primarily to buttress points that he is making, as a lawyer would in a brief; that is, Bernstein does not engage in much source criticism, nor (with some exceptions) does he assess sources that might support alternative points of view...

...Only One Place of Redress contains a wealth of useful information about specific types of nonmarket discrimination against African Americans and a wealth of useful references to court cases and to the secondary literature. Therefore, although Bernstein himself has not measured the impact of the labor regulations under his scrutiny, scholars who want to do so will have to read his book.

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Scientists and engineers attempting to solve complex problems require efficient, effective ways of applying numerical methods to ODEs and PDEs. They need a resource that enables fast access to library routines in their choice of a programming language. Ordinary and Partial Differential Equation Routines in C, C++, Fortran, Java, Maple, and MATLAB provides a set of ODE/PDE integration routines in the six most widely used languages in science and engineering, enabling scientists and engineers to apply ODE/PDE analysis toward solving complex problems. This text concisely reviews integration algorithms, then analyzes the widely used Runge Kutta method It first presents a complete code before discussing its components in detail, focusing on integration concepts such as error monitoring and control. The format allows you to understand the basics of ODE/PDE integration, then calculate sample numerical solutions within your targeted programming language. The applications discussed can be used as templates for the development of a spectrum of new applications and associated codes.

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An extremely reliable set of codes.......2006-11-07

You can't do much better than rely on Professor Schiesser and his colleagues for clear and reliable advice on solving ODEs and PDEs. This book contains well-tested codes that are both computationally efficient and robust. I have already solved some thorny problems quite quickly, and even subjected the codes to some pathological cases with good results. The code documentation is straightforward and easily understood. I would recommend this to all serious users.

Differential Equations: Linear, Nonlinear, Ordinary, Partial

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Differential Equations: Linear, Nonlinear, Ordinary, Partial
A. C. King , J. Billingham , and S. R. Otto
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Differential equations are vital to science, engineering and mathematics, and this book enables the reader to develop the required skills needed to understand them thoroughly. The authors focus on constructing solutions analytically and interpreting their meaning and use MATLAB extensively to illustrate the material along with many examples based on interesting and unusual real world problems. A large selection of exercises is also provided.

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Finding and interpreting the solutions of differential equations is a central and essential part of applied mathematics. This book aims to enable the reader to develop the required skills needed for a thorough understanding of the subject. The authors focus on the business of constructing solutions analytically, and interpreting their meaning, using rigorous analysis where needed. MATLAB is used extensively to illustrate the material. There are many worked examples based on interesting and unusual real world problems. A large selection of exercises is provided, including several lengthier projects, some of which involve the use of MATLAB. The coverage is broad, ranging from basic second-order ODEs and PDEs, through to techniques for nonlinear differential equations, chaos, asymptotics and control theory. This broad coverage, the authors' clear presentation and the fact that the book has been thoroughly class-tested will increase its attraction to undergraduates at each stage of their studies.

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More suited to a second course in differential equations.......2007-05-15

This book is not the usual introductory course in differential equations. Right away in the first paragraph, you see the general, linear second order ordinary differential equation of the form

P(x) * (d(2)y / dx(2)) + Q(x) * (dy/dx) + R(x) * y = F(x)

No basic review, the next steps are the standard operations performed on these equations to change them into more convenient forms. As you can see from the chapter titles:

*) Variable coefficient, second order, linear, ordinary differential equations
*) Legendre functions
*) Bessel functions
*) Boundary value problems, Green's functions and Sturm Liouville Theory
*) Fourier series and the Fourier transform
*) Laplace transforms
*) Classification, properties and complex variable methods for second order partial differential equations
*) Existence, uniqueness, continuity, and comparison of solutions of ordinary differential equations
*) Nonlinear ordinary differential equations: Phase plane methods
*) Group theoretical methods
*) Asymptotic methods: Basic ideas
*) Asymptotic methods: Differential equations
*) Stability, instability and bifurcations
*) Time-optimal control in the phase plane
*) An introduction to chaotic systems

The level of difficulty is more consistent with a second or third course in differential equations rather than a first course.
With that preamble, I can recommend this book; the examples are well stated and worked to completion. The coverage is extensive; an instructor could select what they consider the high points for their course or use it for a two semester course in differential equations.

Numerical Solution of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations: Based on a Summer School held at Oxford August-Sept 1961

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Numerical Solution of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations: Based on a Summer School held at Oxford August-Sept 1961

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Introduction to Numerical Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Using MATLAB (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

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Introduction to Numerical Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Using MATLAB (Pure and Applied Mathematics)
Alexander Stanoyevitch
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Introduction to Numerical Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Using MATLAB(r) teaches you how to numerically solve both ordinary and partial differential equations with ease. This innovative resource brings together a skillful treatment of MATLAB and programming alongside current theory and modeling methods. All the tools needed to master MATLAB and then use it to solve differential equations are provided. "Exercises for the Reader" range from routine computations to more advanced conceptual and theoretical questions, while illustrative examples demonstrate MATLAB's powerful ability to solve differential equations. With its thorough coverage of analytic concepts, geometric concepts, programs and algorithms, and applications, Introduction to Numerical Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Using MATLAB(r) is an unsurpassed pedagogical tool.

Advances in Numerical Analysis: Volume IV: Theory and Numerics of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (Advances in Numerical Analysis ; V. 4)

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Advances in Numerical Analysis: Volume IV: Theory and Numerics of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (Advances in Numerical Analysis ; V. 4)
M. Ainsworth , J. Levesley , W. A. Light , and M. Marletta
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This book surveys the most recent research in six key areas related to numerical solutions of differential equations. It covers guaranteed error bounds for ordinary differential equations; an introduction to computational methods for differential equations; numerical solution of differential-algebraic equations, boundary element methods; and perturbation theory for infinite dimensional dynamical systems. It draws together a method that is currently only available in journals, introducing the reader to important current research. This book is written at a level for graduate students and researchers in computational mathematics and in application areas in physics and engineering.

Applications of Lie's Theory of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

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Applications of Lie's Theory of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
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Lie's group theory of differential equations unifies the many ad hoc methods known for solving differential equations and provides powerful new ways to find solutions. The theory has applications to both ordinary and partial differential equations and is not restricted to linear equations. Applications of Lie's Theory of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations provides a concise, simple introduction to the application of Lie's theory to the solution of differential equations. The author emphasizes clarity and immediacy of understanding rather than encyclopedic completeness, rigor, and generality. This enables readers to quickly grasp the essentials and start applying the methods to find solutions. The book includes worked examples and problems from a wide range of scientific and engineering fields.

Applied Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers: Ordinary Differential Equations

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Applied Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers: Ordinary Differential Equations
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Conference on the Theory of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, held in Dundee/Scotland, March 28-31, 1972 (Lecture notes in mathematics, 280)

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Conference on the Theory of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, held in Dundee/Scotland, March 28-31, 1972 (Lecture notes in mathematics, 280)

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A Course in Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

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A Course in Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
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Differential Equations with Operator Coefficients: with Applications to Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations (Springer Monographs in Mathematics)

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Differential Equations with Operator Coefficients: with Applications to Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations (Springer Monographs in Mathematics)
Vladimir Kozlov , and Vladimir Maz'ya
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This book is the first systematic and self-contained presentation of a theory of arbitrary order ordinary differential equations with unbounded operator coefficients in a Hilbert or Banach space, developed over the last 10 years by the authors. It deals with conditions of solvability, classes of uniqueness, estimates for solutions and asymptotic representations of solutions at infinity. The authors show how the classical asymptotic theory of ODEs. with scalar coefficients can be extended to very general equations with unbounded operator coefficients. In contrast to other works the authors' approach enables them to obtain asymptotic formulae for solutions under weak conditions on the coefficients of equations. The abstract results are complemented by many new applications to the theory of PDEs. An appendix provides a systematic treatment of the theory of holomorphic operator functions.

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