Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this exposition covers the method of normal forms and its application to ordinary differential equations through perturbation analysis. In addition to its emphasis on the freedom inherent in the normal form expansion, the text features numerous examples of equations, the kind of which are encountered in many areas of science and engineering.The treatment begins with an introduction to the basic concepts underlying the norm...

探索團體關係理論、系統心理動力學的最佳入門途徑兼具理論深度與實務啟發，具備跨領域的學術與應用價值・台灣團體關係小組創辦人及主席許明輝博士，主編並審閱・當代中文世界對團體關係理論最完整代表作・國內外團體關係領域專家，專文推薦、掛名推薦・內容涵蓋：團體潛意識、開放系統、投射性認同、女性領導力、族群關係、領導倫理等主題「一個新的結論要有價值，它必須能將看似散落各處彼此無關的已知元素連結起來，在混亂的表象中引入秩序。」——比昂本書簡介團體關係理論建立於比昂的精神分析觀點與系統理論之上，發端於一九五〇年代英國倫敦塔維斯托克診所，其核心概念為「團體是一個整體」——也就是說，團體是一個具有自我生命的系統，而非僅是個別成員的總和。隨著理論的演進，團體關係的觀點已被廣泛應用於更大的系統之中，如組織、企業乃至社會文化。本書由台灣團體關係...

Packed with advice, vignettes and case studies, as well as useful tips and checklists for improving teaching, the second edition of Developing Your Teaching is the ideal toolkit to support the development of teaching practice. Providing a blend of ideas, interactive review points and case study examples from university teachers, this accessible handbook for professional practice provides ideas on a range of topics including:learning from student feedbac...

The Global Industrial Complex: Systems of Domination is a groundbreaking collection of essays by a diverse set of leading scholars who examine the entangled and evolving global array of corporate-state structures of hegemonic power—what the editors refer to as “the power complex”—that was first analyzed by C. Wright Mills in his 1956 classic work, The Power Elite. In this new volume edited by Steven Best, Richard Kahn, Anthony J. Nocella II, and Peter McLaren, the power complex is conceive...

At baptism a very great task is entrusted to parents by the Church: namely to pass on the living faith to their children.What does this involve, and how can parents work together to meet their responsibilities. This eBook explores what kind of faith we are to pass on to our children, and then gives practical help on how to best give children a positive, rich and complete experience of Catholic Christianity.

Learn all about household septic systems—including how to maintain and repair them—whether you’re planning to build or already own a home.More than 28 million households have septic systems, yet few homeowners know how they operate or how to maintain them. The Septic System Owner’s Manual describes the conventional gravity-fed septic system, how it works, how it should be treated (what should and should not go down the drain), how it should be maintained, ...

Collaborative working is an increasingly vital part of Higher Education academic life. Traditionally, university culture supported individual research and scholarship. Today, the focus has shifted from the individual to the group or team. Collaborative Working in Higher Education takes the reader on a journey of examination, discussion, and reflection of emerging collaborative practices. The book offers suggestions for developing practice via a broad overview of the key aspects of...

Every family faces times of difficulty which can place a strain on relationships and make life seem unbearable. Whether the problems stem from money, illness, addiction, the relationship between spouses or between parents and children, hope can be found in the love that Christ manifests to all of us no matter what problems we are experiencing. Using real life examples Peter Kahn gives words of practical advice and encouragement.

Enhance your world, one elegant touch at a time! The Little Pink Book of Elegance: The Modern Girl's Guide to Living with Style includes fabulous tips on clothing, colors, accessories, jewelry, fragrance, your home, closets, entertaining, correspondence, and more. Learn how to manage all the aspects of your life with poise and self-confidence, and discover how to develop and refine that ''true-to-yourself'' style!

An ecopsychology that integrates our totemic selves—our kinship with a more than human world—with our technological selves.We need nature for our physical and psychological well-being. Our actions reflect this when we turn to beloved pets for companionship, vacation in spots of natural splendor, or spend hours working in the garden. Yet we are also a technological species and have been since we fashioned tools out of stone. Thus one of this century's central challe...

Focusing on an approach of solving rigorous problems and learning how to prove, this volume is concentrated on two specific content themes, elementary number theory and algebraic polynomials. The benefit to readers who are moving from calculus to more abstract mathematics is to acquire the ability to understand proofs through use of the book and the multitude of proofs and problems that will be covered throughout. This book is meant to be a transitional precursor to more complex topics in ...

In the Summer of 1998, the Executive Board discussed a set of three papers prepared by the staff that focused on the likey impact of EMU on selected non-EU countries. In recognition of the contribution these papers could make to the literature and discussion of EMU, the Board requested that this collection of papers be published. This Occasional Paper presents the three papers in one volume Chapter 1 provides an analysis of the likely impact of EMU on three regions: Central and Eastern Eur...