Bøger af Jeff Gill

Sarah wants to be a scientist who studies interesting and unusual animals but she has a big billowing problem... A picture book of interesting and unusual animals, an adventurous budding scientist and lots and lots of smoke. It will certainly become a bedtime favourite!

This book is a poem. But don't worry. It's not one of those frilly poems that say things like, 'my love is like a honey-dipped cloud of trembly ferns'. It's more like the poems that Dr Seuss and Roald Dahl wrote. It's a story. The star of the story is a boy who has some pretty terrible things happen to him. He literally falls to bits. (That's the way life goes sometimes.) Fortunately, some kind birds arrive to help him out. I'm not sure they know what they are doing though. I hope your life is nothing like this boy's life. Even though he does have a happy ending, he's got a rough journey to get there. If you have been unlucky like the boy, maybe his story will give you hope that you could have a happy ending too. And maybe there will be some kind finches along the way.

- There are a host of useful illustrations, diagrams, checklists, exercises and real student stories to help you get the most from the book. - It's easy to find your way around the chapters so you can pick the bits that are most relevant for you.

Essential Mathematics for Political and Social Research addresses an educational deficiency in the social and behavioral sciences. This 2006 book was the first of its kind to specifically address the comprehensive introduction to the mathematical principles needed by modern social scientists. The material introduces basic mathematical principles necessary to do analytical work in the social sciences, starting from first principles, but without unnecessary complexity. The core purpose is to present fundamental notions in standard notation and standard language with a clear, unified framework throughout. Through examples and exercises, this book is intended to not only motivate specific mathematical principles and practices, but also introduce the way that social science researchers use these tools. The intended emphasis is on conceptual understanding of key principles and their subsequent application.

Taking a self-coaching approach, this book enablse you to understand how to navigate your way through the various challenges posed by PhD study with resilience, self-sufficiency, and the determination to succeed. It is packed with techniques, tips and tricks that are applicable to a range of circumstances both within the PhD process and beyond.