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Elementary introduction emphasizes aspects that students find most difficult: tensors in curved spaces and application to general relativity theory, black holes, gravitational waves, more. Solution guide available upon request. 1982 edition.

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Ein Leipziger Berufsschullehrer irritierte seine zum rechten Spektrum tendierenden Schüler mit dem Hinweis, sie sollten sich hüten, sich mit dem Wort deutsch zu brüsten, da sie ihre Muttersprache so schlecht beherrschten, als kämen sie aus Einwandererfamilien. Das paßgenaue Gegenbild lieferte jener siebzehnjährige Intellektuellensproß aus links geprägtem Milieu, der auf die Frage seines Vaters, was deutsch sei, wie aus der Pistole geschossen a...

Adaptive optics is a field which is coming into its own with new discoveries occurring almost daily both in astronomy and in applications of AO in applied fields. In an adaptive optics system, the output from a wavefront sensor is used to calculate corrections that actively remove distortions from an image. The applications of adaptive optics in vision science have received considerable impetus from the knowledge developed by astronomers about...

With the emergence of global environmental issues such as ozone-layer depletion, the loss of biodiversity, global warming and acid rain, the role of economics both in the causes of these problems and in the development of policy options is being examined thoroughly. This new book will show what role economics plays in this regard. Also, this book will provide a critical analysis of some of the speeches given by Ricardo Lagos, President of Chil...

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Bismarck

A wide-ranging popular history of a small nation that has had a disproportionate influence on culture, trade and industry throughout the world. Murray Pittock presents a full narrative history, and brings into play issues of geography, language, identity, religion, politics, science and ideas.

An introduction to the mathematical theory of multistage decision processes, this text takes a "functional equation" approach to the discovery of optimum policies. The text examines existence and uniqueness theorems, the optimal inventory equation, bottleneck problems in multistage production processes, a new formalism in the calculus of variation, multistage games, and more. 1957 edition. Includes 37 figures.

P is for PassoverOr Pesach, some say, We celebrate freedomOn this holidayIn this new shaped alphabet book, families will enjoy learning about Passover! Every page contains a letter of the alphabet along with sweet, rhyming text that corresponds with each letter. And as an added bonus, at the end of the book is the complete story of Passover. This is a perfect introduction to the holiday!

In this vivid and perceptive exploration of the enduring conflict in Ireland and the people who sustain it, Tanner contends the roots of the troubles are inescapably religious. 36 illustrations.

Before the age of Pyrex*TM and plastic, attractive, utilitarian, enameled metal wares adorned kitchens and homes throughout Europe and America. Decorative and durable, enameled ware was made for almost every household purpose - brewing, storing, food preparation, cooking, serving, toting, pouring, and washing. This handsome book showcases, identifies, and explains the myriad of uses that enameled ware provided from the 1880s to the 1940s. Deco...

A word-for-word, page-by-page Spanish translation of Milady's Standard Cosmetology Textbook.

Explore the broad range of beautiful, high-quality porcelain figurines manufactured by the Bing & Grondahl Porcelain Manufactory, of Copenhagen, Denmark, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, collectors worldwide appreciate the sculptors and decorators skills, as reflected in their charming figurines. More than 700 animal and human figurines are shown, along with date marks, shop signs, plates, dishes, bowls, and vases. Approximate...

In this broadly conceived exploration of how people represent identity in the Americas, Suzanne Bost argues that mixture has been central to the definition of race in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Her study is particularly relevant in an era that promotes mixed-race musicians, actors, sports heroes, and supermodels as icons of a "new" America. Bost challenges the popular media's notion that a new mi...

Ouimet argues that the now-famous reforms of Soviet bloc policy of the mid-1980s were not the instigation, but rather the climax of a fundamental transformation in Soviet policy toward Eastern Europe that had its origins in the Brezhnev era.

Bewerber müssen einfach überzeugen, wenn sie einen Job suchen. Nicht nur durch Sympathie, sondern auch durch Selbstbewusstsein, Zielstrebigkeit und Argumente. Herkömmliche Bewerbungen orientieren sich fast ausschließlich an traditionellen und konservativen Schemata. Langatmige Beschreibungen von Hobbys, Eltern, Familienstand und abgenutzte Textbausteine hinterlassen aber nur einen durchschnittlichen Eindruck. Kurz und prägnant: Der zukünftige ...

Contributors to Virtues and Practices in the Christian Tradition use Alasdair MacIntyre's work as a methodological guide for doing ethics in the Christian tradition. These essays are grouped in three sections: descriptions of MacIntyre's approach to ethics as developed in After Virtue, reflections on the moral issues that come to the fore when viewing the Christian tradition from a MacIntyrean perspective, and selected essays on family, homose...