Bøger af Gregory Pastoll

Revision Exercises inBasic Engineering MechanicsFor study, revision, teaching and assessmentThis book would be found useful by anyone studying, teaching, or using the science of mechanics. It presents a large collection of original exercises that reflect the practical applications of the subject in a variety of settings. These exercises are all original, devised by the author. Permissions are not required for making use of these exercises in teaching and assessment.The topics in mechanics that are covered in these exercises comply with the bulk of the topics found in most introductory courses in mechanics for engineers at universities and colleges.Included are:45 ten-question true/false quizzes, with answers, and a marking scheme for these that helps readers to identify exactly where more clarification might be needed, in order to consolidate their understanding of the principles of mechanics. Of particular importance for the sake of revision is the unusual method of scoring the true/false tests, which allows students to identify those concepts about which they need further understanding. If instructors use this method of scoring on true/false tests that they have issued, it allows them to identify which concepts the class as a whole needs help with.136 original, illustrated calculation exercises, with answers. These exercises attempt to show the relevance of mechanical principles to practical situations that might be encountered in engineering.242 questions requiring short descriptive answers. These questions probe for understanding of the principles. If students can describe in their own words the principles and situations in which these principles apply, then their understanding is revealed much more reliably than if they were to simply plug figures into formulas.8 illustrated exercises suitable for tackling in groups. For group work to be effective, suitable exercises need to be devised, ones that make proper allowance for participation by all members. The ones presented here are likely to generate interest and willing collaboration.

This book consists of thirty large full-colour illustrations of imaginary creatures with peculiar habits and names that are entertainingly difficult to pronounce. You probably haven't heard of a Plookoplackmipeep or an Aquadaquadocquadile. You will get from this book an authoritative introduction to these unique, amusing and fanciful animals. Each 'Impossible Animal' is described by a four-line verse that accompanies its illustration. The book is suitable and entertaining to all ages from 4 upwards, and would be found amusing by adults with a lively imagination.Reading these short descriptions to a young child who is viewing the illustrations is likely to lead to conversation about what the child thinks about such an unlikely animal. The verses rhyme and scan properly, and contain not only the hard-to-pronounce names of the Impossible Animals, but other words that will help to increase a child's vocabulary.

This is a fully illustrated book suitable for reading to younger children and for reading by those who can read.The setting is an imaginative frog world, where Freddie is a little frog, who, unlike the other frogs in his pond, isn't green. He's blue!When he finds out that he is different, he can think of nothing else besides trying to become green.However, none of his friends has any idea how to help him do this. Freddie's little sister, Felicity, has a bright idea. She persuades the rest of the frogs in their pond to seek advice from the biggest-frog-in-the-world, the enormous King Frongo.They all go on a journey to find the King. When they do, it is King Frongo's wife, the stately and beautiful Queen Francesca, who solves the problem.

This books consists of colour reproductions of 24 pastel paintings by Lynda Robinson, each of which is accompanied by a purpose-written poem written by Gregory Pastoll. Most of the paintings are specific landscapes from the artist's travels around Australia. All of them deal with Australian themes.The collaboration between artist and writer has taken place over a decade. The poems were inspired by the writer's reverence for the subjects of the paintings, a reverence that harmonises particularly well with that of the artist. 'No tree is just a tree': in each poem there are associations with time and place and the meaning of each subject that expand the reader's appreciation of the painting, leading to looking deeper and finding more than was evident at first sight.