This is a series of 3 books designed to demonstrate to students how well-written essays are structured. In reading and studying the model essays, students will acquire ideas and facts related to the topics. They will also become familiar with the techniques of writing interesting essays. After each essay, there is a vocabulary section that explains the meanings of some difficult words in the essay.
Just in Time MathJust in Time Math makes cramming for your test quick and easy with focused lessons and targeted practice. Topics covered include: fractions, decimals, ratios, absolute value, integers, percents, square roots, probability, and word problems. JIT Math covers everything you need to know about math basics that you can expect to see on college and graduate entrance exams, as well as on vocational and civil service tests.
The Writer's Response: A Reading-Based Approach to Writing 6th edTHE WRITER'S RESPONSE: A READING-BASED APPROACH TO WRITING 6th Edition, teaches students not only the basics of paragraph and essay writing—unity, coherence, and support—but also the basics of academic writing, making it a complete source for students preparing for higher-level work. Through a variety of exercises and extensive readings, this resource teaches students to read carefully and summarize accurately, to recognize and respond to specific points in the material they have read, to synthesize ideas from several reading selections, and to evaluate and argue about the ideas they have found in their reading material.
In SPSS Statistics Essential Training, author Barton Poulson takes a practical, visual, and non-mathematical approach to the basics of statistical concepts and data analysis in SPSS, the statistical package for business, government, research, and academic organization. From importing spreadsheets to creating regression models to exporting presentation graphics, this course covers all the basics, with an emphasis on clarity, interpretation, communicability, and application. Exercise files are included with the course.
Following the successful Basics format, this is the book for anyone coming to semiotics for the first time. Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, Semiotics: The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject. Along the way, the reader will find out what a sign and a text are, what codes we take for granted, how semiotics can be used in textual analysis and who Saussure, Peirce, Barthes and Jakobson are and why they are important. Features include a glossary of key terms and realistic suggestions for further reading.
