Proof is central to any mathematics curriculum and indeed, all mathematical thinking. Now we are delighted to provide an International Edition of our guide to proof for students…and for their teachers too. Contents: 1. Introduction to proof 2. Exploring Methods of Proof 3. Mathematical Language 4. Direct Proof 5. Indirect Proof 6. Proof by Induction 7. Proof and Applications of Pythagoras' Theorem 8. Proof in Calculus 9. Proving Trigonometric Identities 10. Proof in Statistics and Probabil...

Airship Shape & Bristol Fashion brings together tales from the light and dark sides of steampunk. Living ghosts, walking ferns and ingenious androids populate visions of the city of Bristol at once familiar and peculiar. Above them soar magnificent men, and women, in their flying machines. Whether they are seeking release, revenge or adventure, the characters in these stories will draw you down the side-streets of Bristol to the brass and steam-filled worlds you never dreamed were there.

A true story of a beautiful little girl and an orphan baby duck that took place for one year in the late 1950s. Pam, the little girl in this book, really loved monkeys and always wanted one as a pet but quickly discovered that a really smart baby duck, found abandoned on a local golf course, could generate such love for her and her family, often with very amusing results!

Problem behaviours are often the result of how an animal thinks and feels, genetics and environmental influences. Steering away from just description diagnoses and focusing instead on emotional and cognitive causes, this book provides a practical approach to diagnosing, treating, and managing behaviour pathologies in dogs and cats. Beginning by addressing cases in the first opinion practice, this book then considers physical disorders that may lead to or exacerbate abnormal behavior. From ...

This inspiring book shows how K–12 teachers, literacy specialists and coaches, and school- and district-level administrators can work together to make needed instructional improvements while fostering a lifelong love of reading and writing. The book presents collaborative leadership strategies and research-based best practices for creating joyful, effective learning environments. It includes ways to evaluate and recalibrate literacy programs for sustainable change, provide...

This innovative book helps K–6 teachers infuse the entire school day with research-based literacy best practices. Classroom-tested strategies are presented for planning and implementing each component of the "exemplary literacy day"--vocabulary and word study sessions, literacy work stations, differentiated guided reading groups, reading and writing workshops, and interdisciplinary projects. Teachers get tips for organizing a print-rich classroom, supporting students' social–emotional well...

Ed Hall interviews the legendary singer, songwriter and actor Alice Cooper, about everything from having a girl's name to on-stage hangings.

THE THREAT: There are villainous monsters, mutants, freaks, and warped masterminds in the world, beyond the ability of conventional police forces to deal with.THE SOLUTION: Recruit your own monsters, mutants, freaks, and warped masterminds, and give them warrant cards.Every large urban centre has its own Special Talents Response Team, a small cadre of… unusual personalities with unusual abilities.Manchester's is the infamous GOON SQUAD, a team that has been operating c...

Making a movie on a small budget is a labour of love. "The Ghost" is one such production. It has a brilliant script, and a dedicated cast and crew. It also has a producer who has little love for film.Despite all the obstacles, the movie is coming together. But the script is based on actual historical characters, there is unfinished business casting a shadow down the centuries, and -- as the film's tag line says -- "Vengeance Never Dies.""Filming the Ghost" is an atmospheric...

A short story about a small city with a deep and dangerous past.The oddest little things can hide the darkest secrets. There's a little oddity along the path that runs between the river and the road. Nothing major, but interesting. Just the sort of thing you'd mention while chatting.But, whatever you do, don't go back there. Don't look again. Bad things might happen. Bad things WILL happen."Between the River and the Road" was the first professionally published story...

A horror story from Tor.com set in the same dark world as Jonathan L. Howard's Johannes Cabal: The NecromancerJohannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, has this much in common with Emily Dickinson; because he could not stop for Death, she kindly stopped for him. Well, perhaps not that kindly.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, has faced many horrors during his career, but in this tale he tells of an early encounter with something that horrified even him.Pantomime.A provincial theatre has seen a series of strange deaths. The young Cabal investigates, even though this requires him to don red tights, a curling moustache, and become... the Demon King.Back in 2006, "Exeunt Demon King" was the second Johannes Cabal story published. It has lon...