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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Parents- – the Key to School Success
In 1818, Noah Webster sold 5 million copies of his Spelling Book. Our nation only had 20 million residents. One in 4 people bought his book. People were well read and cultured learning at home. Our forefathers believed our country would grow to be a more civilized productive republic if every citizen could learn the seven arts of reading, writing, thinking, singing, calculating, bookkeeping and speaking. How true they were! School began as institutions to promote lifelong learning for the masses, and created the greatest country in the world. Prior to formal public primary/ secondary schooling people learned at home.
However, public primary/ secondary schools began were not meant to supplement at home learning. The home is still critical to process of lifelong learning. Most children learn and replicate their parents’ strengths and weaknesses. In essence, the parent is the child’s first teacher. Parent have the responsibility to ignite a student’s desire to pursue their natural talents; Schools have the responsibility to teach both student and parent how to establish a foundation for lifelong learning. Parents hold the keys to a child’s success or failure and hence a school’s success or failure.
When parents are immersed in the culture of lifelong learning high performing students and high performing schools develop. Here are some of our results:
Hanstein Elementary
2002-2003 school year
- Recreated parent group to be involved in academics at home and at school.
- Fifty percent (50%) increase MEAP Reading proficiency score from of 28.1% to 78.1%
- Thirty percent (30%) increase MEAP Math proficiency score from 39.1% to 69.1%
Edward (Duke) Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art
2005-2006 school year
- Recreated parent group to be involved in academics at home and at school.
- Forty percent (40.84%) increase Middle school MEAP Reading score from of 34.16% to 75%
- Forty six percent (46.97%) increase in MEAP Math proficiency score from 16.44% to 63.41% next year.
- Guided merger of two existing school Fine & Performing Arts East and Elmdale Conservatory
Hustle & TECHknow Preparatory High School
2006-2007 school year
- Moved collective Lexile Reading grade level from 4.2 to 7.8 utilizing remediation grounded in computerized software.
- Sent three quarter finalist out of the 79 chosen from 10,000 students .to the National Vocabulary Championship
- Eighty percent (80%) graduation rate its first year with those graduates all attending a postsecondary institution
- Won the Automation Alley Educational Program of the Year 2007
- Maintained a waitlist of approximately 500 students the entire timeframe it was open.
Detroit School of Arts
2008-2009 school year
- Instituted Integrating Math and Science in Every Day Life workshop
- Served as Evening/Weekend tutor Carnegie Math Credit Recovery Algebra/Geometry
- MME Math proficiency increased to 17.58% from 12.70%
- MME Science proficiency increased to 27.27% from 23.53%
Learning becomes a 365 days a year 24 hours a day function welll beyond the 6 hours within school. Transform your school into a high performing school.
About the Author
Ida Byrd-Hill is President of Uplift Inc. Ida has spent 10 years as a financial adviser/ 5 years as a mortgage loan officer having advised 2200 individual clients and 10 corporate clients. She also worked 5 years in human resources and executive search trotting the globe recruiting and placing executives. She is the proud parent of teenage twins, Kevin and Karen Hill, who attend Detroit School of Arts. Ida has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan where she attended on a full ride scholarship after scoring in the 80th percentile on the ACT.
She is extremely passion about education as both of her parents were high school dropouts. While they were lucky in the 1960’s through the 1980’s to provide a good lifestyle, the economy has changed that luck to struggling for those without some sort of post secondary education. She has vowed to assist as many students and parents graduate from high school and obtain post secondary training.
Her portfolio of ideas includes Hustle & TECHknow Preparatory High School – an urban cyber school for alternative youth, The Learning Odyssey and Upheaval Media. She is the author of Breakin’ Out of Your Financial Funk!, My Daily Odyssey Journal and Follow Your Inner Compass Teen. Uplift Inc. can be found at http://www.upliftinc.org.
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Parent Hydride $84.44 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles In chemistry, a parent hydride is an unbranched acyclic or cyclic structure to which only hydrogen atoms are attached. Parent hydrides are the basic structures used in substitutive nomenclature.The bonding number of a skeletal atom in a parent hydride is the sum of the total number of valence bonds to adjacent skeletal atoms, if any, and the number of attached hydrogen atoms. In SH6, for example, S has bonding number 6. In substitutive nomenclature, a parent hydride is a compound with an unsubstituted skeleton of one or more elements from groups 1317 of the periodic table, thus with only hydrogens attached to it. All elements have standard bonding numbers, that is for nitrogen and phosphorus 3, for carbon and silicon 4, et cetera. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 124 Publication Date: 2010/09/27 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.29 inches |
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Parent Directory $66.91 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles In computing, the parent directory of a given directory A is the directory B in which A is located. In As absolute path, B is the predecessor of A.In most computer file systems, every directory has an entry (usually named ..) which points to its parent directory, except the root directory, which is its own parent directory.Folder, directory, catalog, or drawer, in computing, is a virtual container within a digital file system, in which groups of computer files and other folders can be kept and organized. A typical file system may contain thousands (or even hundreds of thousands) of folders. Files are kept organized by storing related files in the same folder. A folder contained inside another folder is called a subfolder of that folder. Together, the folders form a hierarchy, or tree structure. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2010/05/19 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.22 inches |
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Parent Group Handbook for Calming the Family Storm $17.9 Calming the Family Storm is a powerful resource for families dealing with anger issues. The Parent Group Handbook is a helpful handbook for families and organizations that want to work together to study the books many helpful procedures. The Handbook offers ideas for organizing groups, group leadership skills, and charts for dividing Calming the Family Storm into chapters for each group session. Includes both sixweek and sevenweek lesson plans, questions for each chapter, ideas for making the most of skill practice and journal work. Author: McKay, Gary D. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 64 Publication Date: 2005/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 10.96 x 8.52 x 0.16 inches |
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Parent Handbook on Getting Children Ready for Learning $27.29 According to the national Network of Partnership Schools, for parent involvement to flourish, it must be meaningfully integrated into a schools programs and community. The network identified two very important things that schools can use to guide their efforts. It says schools can: (1) Help families with parenting and childrearing skills; and (2) Encourage families to be involved in learning activities at home; You will find that these strategies are at the core of this handbook which can be used to help parents learn how to appropriately engage their children. When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more. Thats the conclusion of a recent report from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. The report, a synthesis of research on parent involvement over the past decade, goes on to find that, regardless of family income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to: Earn higher grades and test scores, and enroll in higher level programs; Be promoted pass their classes, and earn credits; Attend school regularly; Have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school; and Graduate and go on to postsecondary education. (Henderson Mapp, 2002) Author: Holmes, Barbara/ Seay, Angela Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 38 Publication Date: 2010/05/28 Language: English Dimensions: 5.50 x 8.50 x 0.10 inches |
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The Parent Trap $6 The Parent Trap – Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands |
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Algebraic Groups and Lie Groups $184.81 This volume is a unique and comprehensive collection of works by some of the worlds leading researchers. Papers on algebraic geometry, algebraic groups, and Lie groups are woven together to form a connection between the study of symmetry and certain algebraic structures. This connection reflects the interests of R. W. Richardson who studied the links between representation theory and the structure and geometry of algebraic groups. In particular, the papers address KazhdanLusztig theory, quantum groups, spherical varieties, symmetric varieties, cohomology of varieties, purity, Schubert geometry, invariant theory and symmetry breaking. For those working on algebraic and Lie groups, this book will be a wealth of fascinating material. Author: Lehrer, G. I./ Lehrer, Gus/ Lehrer, G. I. Series Title: Australian Mathematical Society Lecture Series Series Number: 9 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 396 Publication Date: 1997/01/23 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.88 inches |
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Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent $3.99 A writer, mystic, and father of four speaks to some of the deepest challenges and rewards to be found in one’s role as a parent. Informed by Spangler’s own experiences with his children and charged with sharp wit and warm sensibility, this book both captivates and inspires. |
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Lie Groups and Compact Groups $106.74 The theory of Lie groups is a very active part of mathematics and it is the twofold aim of these notes to provide a selfcontained introduction to the subject and to make results about the structure of Lie groups and compact groups available to a wide audience. Particular emphasis is placed upon results and techniques which explicate the interplay between a Lie group and its Lie algebra, and, in keeping with current trends, a coordinatefree notation is used. Much of the general theory is illustrated by examples and exercises involving specific Lie groups. Author: Price, John F./ Hitchin, N. J. Series Title: London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series Number: 25 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 188 Publication Date: 1977/06/02 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.43 inches |
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Whitehead Groups of Finite Groups $184.81 This books aim is to make accessible techniques for studying Whitehead groups of finite groups, as well as a variety of related topics such as induction theory and padic logarithms. The author has included a lengthy introduction to set the scene for nonspecialists who want an overview of the field, its history and its applications. The rest of the book consists of three parts: general theory, group rings of pgroups and general finite groups. The book will be welcomed by specialists in K and Ltheory and by algebraists in general as a stateofthe art survey of the area. Author: Oliver, Robert/ Hitchin, N. J. Series Title: London Mathematical Society Student Texts Series Number: 132 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 360 Publication Date: 1988/02/25 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.80 inches |
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Galois Groups and Fundamental Groups $87.62 Eight expository articles by wellknown authors of the theory of Galois groups and fundamental groups focus on recent developments, avoiding classical aspects which have already been described at length in the standard literature. The volume grew from the special semester held at the MSRI in Berkeley in 1999 and many of the new results are due to work accomplished during that program. Among the subjects covered are elliptic surfaces, Grothendiecks anabelian conjecture, fundamental groups of curves and differential Galois theory in positive characteristic. Although the articles contain original results, the authors have striven to make them as introductory as possible, making them accessible to graduate students as well as researchers in algebraic geometry and number theory. The volume also contains a lengthy overview by Leila Schneps that sets the individual articles into the broader context of contemporary research in Galois groups. Author: Schneps/ Schneps, Leila Series Title: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications Series Number: 41 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 482 Publication Date: 2011/03/03 Language: English Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.98 inches |
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Parent Prayer Cross(Pack of 1) $23.99 PARENT PRAYER CROSS |
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RightOrdered Groups $428.56 The notion of rightordered groups is fundamental in theories of Igroups, ordered groups, torsionfree groups, and the theory of zerodivisors free rings, as well as in theoretical physics. RightOrdered Groups is the first book to provide a systematic presentation of rightordered group theory, describing all known and new results in the field. The volume addresses topics such as rightordered groups and order permutation groups, the system of convex subgroups of a rightordered group, and free products of rightordered groups. Author: Kopytov, V. M./ Kopyutov, Valerii/ Medvedev, N. Ya Series Title: Siberian School of Algebra and Logic Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 260 Publication Date: 1996/04/30 Language: English Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.75 inches |
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Parent to Parent of New York State $84.44 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Parent to Parent is a unique support system for parents of children with developmental disabilities. Speaking to a parent who has walked the walk of parenting a child with developmental disabilities provides emotional support, enables another parent to gain a better understanding of their childs disability and eventually empowers a parent to better advocate for their child.A Support Parent Network is the backbone of the Parent Matching Program. In New York state, it has been created and is maintained by Parent to Parent Regional Coordinators. This is a model program used across the country to put parents in touch on a one to one basis with other parents who have a child with a chronic illness or disability. Support Parents are parents of individuals with special needs who have made the offer to speak one to one with new parents and share their experiences. Support parents are the key to this program. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2010/09/27 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches |
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Groups and Characters $235.46 An authoritative, fullyear course on both group theory and ordinary character theoryessential tools for mathematics and the physical sciences One of the few treatments available combining both group theory and character theory, Groups and Characters is an effective general textbook on these two fundamentally connected subjects. Presuming only a basic knowledge of abstract algebra as in a firstyear graduate course, the text opens with a review of background material and then guides readers carefully through several of the most important aspects of groups and characters, concentrating mainly on finite groups. Challenging yet accessible, Groups and Characters features: An extensive collection of examples surveying many different types of groups, including Sylow subgroups of symmetric groups, affine groups of fields, the Mathieu groups, and symplectic groups A thorough, easytofollow discussion of PolyaRedfield enumeration, with applications to combinatorics Inclusive explorations of the transfer function and normal complements, induction and restriction of characters, Clifford theory, characters of symmetric and alternating groups, Frobenius groups, and the Schur index Illuminating accounts of several computational aspects of group theory, such as the SchreierSims algorithm, ToddCoxeter coset enumeration, and algorithms for generating character tables As valuable as Groups and Characters will prove as a textbook for mathematicians, it has broader applications. With chapters suitable for use as independent review units, along with a full bibliography and index, it will be a dependable general reference for chemists, physicists, and crystallographers. Author: Grove, Larry C./ Grove/ Grove Series Title: Pure and Applied Mathematics: A WileyInterscience Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1997/06/16 Language: English Dimensions: 9.57 x 6.42 x 0.82 inches |
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Parent Company $62.13 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A parent company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors; the second company being deemed as a subsidiary of the parent company. The definition of a parent company differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, with the definition normally being defined by way of laws dealing with companies in that jurisdiction.In the UK it is generally held that an organisation holding a controlling stake in a company (a holding of over 51 of the stock) is in effect the de facto parent company of the firm, having overriding material influence over the held companys operations, even if no formal full takeover has been enacted. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 68 Publication Date: 2010/09/27 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.16 inches |
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Yahoo Groups $70.1 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Yahoo Groups is one of the worlds largest collections of online discussion boards. The term Groups refers to an Internet communication tool which is a hybrid between an electronic mailing list and a threaded Internet forum. Group messages can be posted and read by email or on the Group homepage, like a web forum. Members can choose whether to receive individual, daily digest or Special Delivery emails, or they can choose to read Group posts on the Groups web site. Groups can be created with public or memberonly access. Some Groups are simply announcement bulletin boards, to which only the Group moderators can post, while others are discussion forums. The variations of Yahoo Groups are virtually endless. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 84 Publication Date: 2010/07/24 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.20 inches |
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3Transposition Groups $84.44 In 1970 Bernd Fischer proved his beautiful theorem classifying the almost simple groups generated by 3transpositions, and in the process discovered three new sporadic groups, now known as the Fischer groups. Since then, the theory of 3transposition groups has become an important part of finite simple group theory, but Fischers work has remained unpublished. 3Transposition Groups contains the first published proof of Fischers Theorem, written out completely in one place. Fischers result, while important and deep (covering a number of complex examples), can be understood by any student with some knowledge of elementary group theory and finite geometry. Part I of this book has minimal prerequisites and could be used as a text for an intermediate level graduate course; parts II and III are aimed at specialists in finite groups. Author: Aschbacher, Michael Series Title: Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics (Paperback) Series Number: 124 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2009/02/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 inches |
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Loop Groups $201.24 Loop groups, the simplest class of infinite dimensional Lie groups, have recently been the subject of intense study. This book gives a complete and selfcontained account of what is known about them from a geometrical and analytical point of view, drawing together the many branches of mathematics from which current theory developedalgebra, geometry, analysis, combinatorics, and the mathematics of quantum field theory. The authors discuss loop groups applications to simple particle physics and explain how the mathematics used in connection with loop groups is itself interesting and valuable, thereby making this work accessible to mathematicians in many fields. Author: Pressley, Andrew/ Segal, Graeme/ Graeme, Segal Series Title: Oxford Mathematical Monographs Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 328 Publication Date: 1988/06/16 Language: English Dimensions: 9.24 x 6.14 x 0.84 inches |
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Permutation Groups $221.44 Permutation groups are one of the oldest topics in algebra. Their study has recently been revolutionized by new developments, particularly the Classification of Finite Simple Groups, but also relations with logic and combinatorics, and importantly, computer algebra systems have been introduced that can deal with large permutation groups. This text summarizes these developments, including an introduction to relevant computer algebra systems, sketch proofs of major theorems, and many examples of applying the Classification of Finite Simple Groups. It is aimed at beginning graduate students and experts in other areas, and grew from a short course at the EIDMA institute in Eindhoven. Author: Cameron, Peter/ Peter J., Cameron/ Bruce, J. W. Series Title: London Mathematical Society Student Texts Series Number: 45 Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 232 Publication Date: 1999/02/04 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.69 inches |
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Sporadic Groups $234.2 Sporadic Groups provides for the first time a selfcontained treatment of the foundations of the theory of sporadic groups accessible to mathematicians with a basic background in finite groups, such as in the authors text Finite Group Theory. Introductory material useful for studying the sporadics, such as a discussion of large extraspecial 2subgroups and Tits coset geometries, opens the book. A construction of the Mathieu groups as the automorphism groups of Steiner systems follows. The Golay and Todd modules and the 2local geometry for M24 are discussed. This is followed by the standard construction of Conway of the Leech lattice and the Conway group. The Monster is constructed as the automorphism group of the Griess algebra using some of the best features of the approaches of Griess, Conway, and Tits plus a few new wrinkles. The existence treatment finishes with an application of the theory of large extraspecial subgroups to produce the twenty sporadics involved in the Monster. The AschbacherSegev approach addresses the uniqueness of the sporadics via coverings of graphs and simplicial complexes. The basics of this approach are developed and used to establish the uniqueness of five of the sporadics. Author: Aschbacher, Michael/ Bollobas, Bela/ Fulton, W. Series Title: Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics (Hardcover) Series Number: 104 Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 332 Publication Date: 1994/03/25 Language: English Dimensions: 9.26 x 6.36 x 1.05 inches |
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Groups and Geometry $125.78 This volume presents the Oxford Mathematical Institute notes for the enormously successful advanced undergraduate and firstyear graduate student course on groups and geometry. The books content closely follows the Oxford syllabus but covers a great deal more material than did the course itself. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers the fundamentals of groups, and the second covers geometry and its symbiotic relationship with groups. Both parts contain a number of useful examples and exercises. This book will be welcomed by student and teacher alike as a lucidly written text on an important topic. Author: Neumann, Peter M./ Stoy, Gabrielle A./ Thompson, Edward C. Series Title: Oxford Science Publications Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 1994/03/24 Language: English Dimensions: 6.14 x 9.21 x 0.56 inches |
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Stable Groups $129.05 The study of stable groups connects model theory, algebraic geometry and group theory. It analyzes groups that possess a certain general dependence relation and tries to derive structural properties from this. These may be grouptheoretic (nilpotency or solubility of a given group), algebrogeometric (identification of a group as an algebraic group), or modeltheoretic (description of the definable sets). In this book, the general theory of stable groups is developed from the beginning (including a chapter on preliminaries in group theory and model theory), concentrating on the model and grouptheoretic aspects. It brings together the various extensions of the original finite rank theory under a unified perspective and provides a coherent exposition of the current knowledge in the field. Author: Wagner, F./ Wagner, Frank O./ Hitchin, N. J. Series Title: London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes Series Number: 240 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 1997/08/21 Language: English Dimensions: 8.80 x 5.90 x 0.70 inches |
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Model Theory of Groups and Automorphism Groups $129.05 This volume surveys recent interactions between model theory and other branches of mathematics, notably group theory. Beginning with an introductory chapter describing relevant background material, the book contains contributions from many leading international figures in this area. Topics described include automorphism groups of algebraically closed fields, the model theory of pseudofinite fields and applications to the subgroup structure of finite Chevalley groups. Model theory of modules, and aspects of model theory of various classes of groups, including free groups are also discussed. The book also contains the first comprehensive survey of finite covers. Many new proofs and simplifications of recent results are presented and the articles contain many open problems. This book will be a suitable guide for graduate students and a useful reference for researchers working in model theory and algebra. Author: Evans, David M. Series Title: London Mathematical Society Lecture Notes Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 232 Publication Date: 1997/07/10 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inches |
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Kevin Parent $71.7 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Kevin Parent (born 12 December 1972 in Greenfield Park, Quebec (now Longueuil) is a bilingual Quebecois singersongwriter. Although his mother language is English, he was raised and educated in the French speaking area of Bay of Chaleur (Gaspe Peninsula) in the municipality of Nouvelle during his childhood and attended high school at the Ecole AntoineBernard in CarletonsurMer and now lives in the nearby town of Miguasha.His albums were primarily in French (although some songs were partially in English) until the 2007 release of Fangless Wolf Facing Winter, when Parent felt the time was appropriate to produce an English album. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 84 Publication Date: 2010/12/21 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.20 inches |
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Groups and Representations $95.51 A concise treatment of topics from group theory and representation theory for use in a oneterm course. Focussing on the noncommutative side of the field, this advanced textbook emphasizes the general linear group as the most important group and example.Readers are expected to be familiar with groups, rings, and fields, and to have a solid knowledge of linear algebra. Close to 200 exercises of varying difficulty serve both to reinforce the main concept of the text and to introduce the reader to additional topics. Author: Alperin, J. L./ Bell, Rowen B. Series Title: Graduate Texts in Mathematics Series Number: 162 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 204 Publication Date: 1995/09/11 Language: English Dimensions: 9.42 x 6.08 x 0.48 inches |
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2Knots and Their Groups $71.7 PMTo attack certain problems in 4dimensional knot theory the author draws on a variety of techniques, focusing on knots in S T4, whose fundamental groups contain abelian normal subgroups. Their class contains the most geometrically appealing and best understood examples. Moreover, it is possible to apply work in algebraic methods to these problems. Work in fourdimensional topology is applied in later chapters to the problem of classifying 2knot Author: Hillman, Jonathan A./ Hillman, J. A./ Loxton, J. H. Series Title: Australian Mathematical Society Lecture Series Series Number: 5 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 1989/03/30 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.40 inches |
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Parent Training Kit $2.49 This comprehensive kit is the most accurate method of training your parent(s) to an acceptable standard. Contents: The Better Parent Guide, Test Papers, Wall Chart, Sheet of gold stars, and Sheet of black marks. |
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Groups in Context $216.26 This book comprises the work of scholars who gathered in May, 1998 at a conference held at Stanford Universitys Graduate School of Business Administration. The conference was part of an ongoing series presenting cuttingedge research on teams. Presented first, are those articles that address particular macro aspects of team context and their influences on team process and effectiveness and ultimately their effectiveness as performing units. The following chapters address: how the organizational context shapes the timing of behavior in teams; process outcome and the effects of organizational performance on top management teams; group process and the nature of contextual features; conditions under which working teams actively manage their external environments and consequences of those actions. The work concludes with an overview of the multiple ways that contexts affect and are affected by group behavior, helping the reader to organize and to extend their understanding of contextual phenomena. Author: Wageman, R./ Margaret Neale, Neale Series Title: Research on Managing Groups and Teams Series Number: 2 Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 1999/09/23 Language: English Dimensions: 6.14 x 9.21 x 0.68 inches |
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Parent Regiment $63.73 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Many armies use different regimental systems. The United States Army, among others, uses the parent regiment system.In this system, adopted in 1957 under the Combat Arms Regimental System, or CARS, regiments are simply there to preserve units lineage, and few regiments actually are complete organizations. The few remaining complete regiments, which actually retain the designation regiment, are the Armored Cavalry Regiments, the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, and the 75th Ranger Regiment. Rather, the regiments are split into battalions (infantry, usually three) or squadrons (cavalry, usually three or more). Artillery can be split into battalions, batteries, or other units, depending on the type. These battalions are the actual combat units. For example, West Point is garrisoned by the 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry. However, the actual unit, the 1st Infantry, technically does not exist in military unit terms. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 72 Publication Date: 2010/10/21 Language: English Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.17 inches |
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Theory and Applications of Finite Groups $28.54 An Unabridged Printing. Part I: Substitution And Abstract Groups Examples Of Groups And Fundamental Definitions Substitution Groups And Sylows Theorem Fundamental Definitions And Theorems Of Abstract Groups Abelian Groups Groups Whose Orders Are Powers Of Prime Numbers Groups Having Simple Abstract Definitions Isomorphisms Solvable Groups. Part II: Finite Groups Of Linear Homogeneous Transformations Preliminary Theorems The Linear Groups In Two Variables Some Special Types Of Groups Group Characteristics. Part III: Applications Of Finite Groups The Group Of An Algebraic Equation For A Given Domain Sufficient Condition That An Algebraic Equation Be Solvable By Radicals Construction With Ruler And Compass The Inflexion Points Of A Plane Cubic Curve The 27 Straight Lines On A General Cubic Surface And The 28 Bitangents To A General Quartic Curve Mondromie Group Author: G. a. Miller, A. Miller/ H. F. Blichfeldt, F. Blichfeldt/ L. E. Dickson, E. Dickson Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 412 Publication Date: 2007/11/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.25 x 7.50 x 0.84 inches |
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