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The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M) includes both Content Standards and Standards for Mathematical Practice. The Content Standards specify skills and understandings that students should develop at each grade, whereas the Standards for Mathematical Practice identify "processes and proficiencies" that students should develop throughout their mathematical education at all leve…
Benson's Microbiological Applications has been the "gold standard" of microbiology laboratory manuals for over 30 years. This manual has a number of attractive fea¬tures that resulted in its adoption in universities, colleges, and community colleges for a wide variety of microbi¬ology courses. These features include user-friendly dia¬grams that students can easily follow, clear instructions,…
By offering the most engaging, clearly articulated, and conceptually sound text on strategic management, Crafting and Executing Strategy has been able to main¬tain its position as the leading textbook in strategic management for close to 30 years. With this latest edition, we build on this strong foundation, maintaining the attributes of the book that have long made it the most teachable text …
Clear. The Micro Economy Today introduces economics in clear, understandable language that engages all students. Core economic concepts are clearly defined and connected to real-world policy issues and current events. The consistent underlying themes of market vs. government, balanced perspec¬tives and policy focus help bring clarity to the economic issues students encounter every day. Cur…
As the authors of Contemporary World Regional Geography, we are pleased to bring you the third edition of Essentials of World Regional Geography. We created this text because many instruc¬tors teach under circumstances that make a shorter, streamlined text more desirable than the standard world regional text. It has its own unique features. In preparing this text, we adopted a fresh approach t…
The elusive eden charts the historical development of California, beginning with landscape and climate and the development of Native cultures, and continues through the census of 2010 and the election of Jerry Brown to his third term as governor. It portrays a land of remarkable richness and complexity, settled by waves of people with diverse cultures from around the world. Organized in ten par…
Context can make all the difference. Take those milk crates on the front cover, for example. By themselves, they're just milk crates—but grab a few more, arrange them in a certain pattern: suddenly they represent the American flag. The next time you look at the cover, will you see the crates, or pieces of the flag above? Government Matters seeks to put American Government in context for stud…
Align Your Physical Education Instruction with National Standards In an easy-to-read, fluent style, this expert author team brings you Instructional Strategies for Secondary School Physical Education, a comprehensive overview of secondary-level physical education teaching methods and program and curriculum design. This revision retains the strong theoretical background and focus on extensive…
This volume in the new Arthritis & Arthroplasty series offers expert guidance on everything from patient selection and pre-operative planning to surgical approaches and techniques.
The tenth edition of d/ner/ca, Russia, and the Cold War traces U.S. foreign policies in general, and American-Russian relations in particular, from the pre-World War II years through the Cold War of 1945 to 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. Chapters covering the post-1991 era describe what some expert observers see as a new Cold War emerging. Some of the additions in the new edition inclu…
Communication is one of the most popular college majors in the country, suggesting that students are interested in the way in which messages are created and exchanged. We are surrounded by media and media technology today that con¬tinually mediate our experiences with ourselves, with others, and with the broader group we identify as "society." We've moved from traditional "mass" media that ope…