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5 Easy Pieces

Author : Daniel Pauly
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781597269681

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5 Easy Pieces features five contributions, originally published in Nature and Science, demonstrating the massive impacts of modern industrial fisheries on marine ecosystems. Initially published over an eight-year period, from 1995 to 2003, these articles illustrate a transition in scientific thought—from the initially-contested realization that the crisis of fisheries and their underlying ocean ecosystems was, in fact, global to its broad acceptance by mainstream scientific and public opinion. Daniel Pauly, a well-known fisheries expert who was a co-author of all five articles, presents each original article here and surrounds it with a rich array of contemporary comments, many of which led Pauly and his colleagues to further study. In addition, Pauly documents how popular media reported on the articles and their findings. By doing so, he demonstrates how science evolves. In one chapter, for example, the popular media pick up a contribution and use Pauly’s conclusions to contextualize current political disputes; in another, what might be seen as nitpicking by fellow scientists leads Pauly and his colleagues to strengthen their case that commercial fishing is endangering the global marine ecosystem. This structure also allows readers to see how scientists’ interactions with the popular media can shape the reception of their own, sometimes controversial, scientific studies. In an epilog, Pauly reflects on the ways that scientific consensus emerges from discussions both within and outside the scientific community.

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces

Author : Richard P. Feynman,Robert B. Leighton,Matthew Sands
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465025282

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Six Not-So-Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman,Robert B. Leighton,Matthew Sands Pdf

Learn about Einstein's theory of relativity from a physics Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) in six memorable lessons It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching of physics. In Six Not-So-Easy Pieces, taken from these famous Lectures on Physics, Feynman delves into one of the most revolutionary discoveries in twentieth-century physics: Einstein's theory of relativity. The idea that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But as Feynman shows, these tricky ideas are not merely dry principles of physics, but things of beauty and elegance. No one — not even Einstein himself — explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Feynman. Filled with wonderful examples and clever illustrations, Six Not-So-Easy Pieces is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible physicists of all time. “There is no better explanation for the scientifically literate layman.” –Washington Post Book World

Operating Systems

Author : Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau,Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Operating systems (Computers)
ISBN : 198508659X

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Operating Systems by Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau,Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau Pdf

"This book is organized around three concepts fundamental to OS construction: virtualization (of CPU and memory), concurrency (locks and condition variables), and persistence (disks, RAIDS, and file systems"--Back cover.

Easy Pieces

Author : Margaret J. Miller
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781571200518

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Easy Pieces by Margaret J. Miller Pdf

The author explores how two different blocks--easily cut triangular and wedge-shaped pieces--can be used alone or in combination to create hundreds of exquisite quilts. She also shares tips for selecting fabrics, blending colors, and more. 223 color and 231 bandw illustrations.

Six Easy Pieces

Author : Richard P. Feynman
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0201408252

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Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman Pdf

Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988) was widely recognized as the most creative physicist of the post–World War II period. His career was extraordinarily expansive. From his contributions to the development of the atomic bomb a Los Alamos during World War II to his work in quantum electrodynamics, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965, Feynman was celebrated for his brilliant and irreverent approach to physics.It was Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961–1963, Feynman, at the California Institute of Technology, delivered a series of lectures that revolutionized the teaching of physics around the world. Six Easy Pieces, taken from the famous Lectures on Physics, represents the most accessible material from this series. In these six chapters, Feynman introduces the general reader to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, the relationship of physics to other topics, energy, gravitation, and quantum force. With his dazzling and inimitable wit, Feynman presents each discussion without equations or technical jargon.Readers will remember how—using ice water and rubber—Feynman demonstrated with stunning simplicity to a nationally televised audience the physics of the 1986 Challenger disaster. It is precisely this ability—the clear and direct illustration of complex theories—that made Richard Feynman one of the most distinguished educators in the world. Filled with wonderful examples and clever illustrations, Six Easy Pieces is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible scientists of our time.

Six Easy Pieces

Author : Richard P. Feynman,Robert B. Leighton,Matthew Sands
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465025299

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Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman,Robert B. Leighton,Matthew Sands Pdf

Learn from a Nobel Peace Prize winner in this entertaining and educational guide to physics, written for the enjoyment of curious beginners and aspiring scientists alike. It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching of physics around the world. Six Easy Pieces, taken from these famous Lectures on Physics, represent the most accessible material from the series. In these classic lessons, Feynman introduces the general reader to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, energy, gravitation, quantum mechanics, and the relationship of physics to other topics. With his dazzling and inimitable wit, Feynman presents each discussion with a minimum of jargon. Filled with wonderful examples and clever illustrations, Six Easy Pieces is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible physicists of modern times. "If one book was all that could be passed on to the next generation of scientists it would undoubtedly have to be Six Easy Pieces."- John Gribbin, New Scientist

Twelve Easy Pieces

Author : George Frideric Handel,Hans von Bülow
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457488248

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Twelve Easy Pieces by George Frideric Handel,Hans von Bülow Pdf

The pieces in the series presented in this volume, are selected from the second and third parts of Handel's colected pianoforte-works, published for the German handel Society by Breitkopf and Härtel, of Leipzig, in 1859.

5 Easy Pieces

Author : Jason Milligan
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573633894

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5 Easy Pieces by Jason Milligan Pdf

"One Way Street - This darkly comic piece takes place in the back room of a Long Island coffee shop as three cops covertly cook up the "perfect crime."

Six Easy Pieces

Author : Walter Mosley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743451611

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Six Easy Pieces by Walter Mosley Pdf

A collection of seven stories from bestselling and award-winning mystery writer Walter Mosley come together in a single trade paperback volume. Now from the bestselling and award-winning writer comes Six Easy Pieces. The beloved Ezekiel Rawlins now has a steady job as senior head custodian of Sojourner Truth High School, a nice house with a garden, a loving woman, and children. He counts the blessings of leading a law-abiding life but is nowhere near happy. Easy mourns the loss of his best friend, Mouse. Though he tries to leave the street life behind, he still finds himself trading favors and investigating cases of arson, murder, and missing people. People who can't depend on the law to solve their problems, seek out Easy. A bomb is set in the high school where Easy works. A man's daughter runs off with his employee. A beautiful woman turns up dead and the man who loved her is wrongly accused. Easy is the man people turn to in search of justice and retribution. He even becomes party to a killing that the police might call murder.

Five easy pieces dedicated to Ludovico Quaroni

Author : Lucio Valerio Barbera
Publisher : Edizioni Nuova Cultura
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9788868122775

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Five easy pieces dedicated to Ludovico Quaroni by Lucio Valerio Barbera Pdf

The first edition of this book was published in Italian in 1989, about two years after the death of Ludovico Quaroni; this edition in English is addressed mainly to non-Italian scholars with an interest in modern architecture in Italy. Given the imperfect parallel between musical and literary composition, therefore, in this book an intimate intellectual atmosphere prevails, which reveals the author’s skill in creating a narrative and also in engaging in a type of critical writing that is rarely undertaken by architect-intellectuals. The five episodes in the book cover almost thirty years, from 1958 to 1987, which were years that remained deeply preserved in the author’s memory. The literary form of the pieces gives all of them a common structure: they are dialogues; usually consisting of brief exchanges of few words, spoken or written, between the author (Lucio Barbera) and Quaroni. In one of them – Charisma – the dialogue takes place between Quaroni and a larger chorus. In another – Elective Misunderstanding – we have a double dialogue at a distance, a trio, if we return to the musical metaphor, between Quaroni, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso and Barbera. The last piece is a longer conversation by Quaroni on himself; a taking stock and a valediction. On the frontispiece, Barbera gives a clear indication of his intentions: “For students of Architecture who are well-educated and for architects interested in getting to know better a Master of their trade”.

5 Easy Pieces for Piano by Mozart

Author : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Publisher : Clear Note Publications
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781625591678

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5 Easy Pieces for Piano by Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Pdf

A well-chosen collection of easier short pieces for piano by Mozart. Selected for their charm and diversity and suitable for all ages. Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his death. Mozart composed more than 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduring and popular of classical composers, and his influence is felt throughout Western music. Ludwig van Beethoven composed his own early works in the shadow of Mozart, and Joseph Haydn wrote: "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years"

5 Easy Pieces for Piano by Bach

Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher : Clear Note Publications
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781625591302

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5 Easy Pieces for Piano by Bach by Johann Sebastian Bach Pdf

A well-chosen collection of easier short pieces for piano by Bach. Selected for their charm and diversity and suitable for all ages.

Twenty-three Easy Pieces

Author : Johann Sebastian Bach,Bruno Mugellini
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457471914

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Twenty-three Easy Pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach,Bruno Mugellini Pdf

This collection of easier pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, edited by Bruno Mugellini, "aims at initiating the pupil in the study of the works of this great composer." Historical and performance notes are included in English, French, and Italian language. Titles: * Bourree (Suite in B Minor) * Bourree (Suite in E Major) * Courante (French Suite in C Minor) * Fantasia in C Minor * Short Fugue in C Minor * Gigue (Partita in A Major) * Minuet (French Suite in B Minor) * Minuet (French Suite in C Minor) * Polonaise (French Suite in E Major) * Prelude in A Minor (12 Short Preludes) * Prelude in C Major (12 Short Preludes) * Prelude in C Major (6 Short Preludes) * Prelude in C Major (12 Short Preludes) * Prelude in C Minor (12 Short Preludes) * Prelude in C Minor (6 Short Preludes) * Prelude in D Minor (12 Short Preludes) * Prelude in D Minor (6 Short Preludes) * Prelude in E Major (6 Short Preludes) * Prelude in E Minor (6 Short Preludes) * Prelude in E Minor (12 Short Preludes) * Prelude in F Major (12 Short Preludes) * Prelude in G Minor (12 Short Preludes) * Trio from Minuet in G Minor (12 Short Preludes)

Six Easy Pieces (based on Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute," K. 620)

Author : Christian Gottlob Neefe,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Dmitry Rachmanov
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781470628390

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Six Easy Pieces (based on Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute," K. 620) by Christian Gottlob Neefe,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Dmitry Rachmanov Pdf

The Six Easy Pieces arranged by German composer, conductor, and organist Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748--1798) are inspired by the original vocal/orchestral score of The Magic Flute. These pieces are idiomatic piano duets (one piano, four hands) that remain faithful to the original composition. Filled with wit and charm, they contain many of the memorable elements of the opera: Papageno's magic bells, gentle love duets, tenderhearted trios, and lively arias. Based on the 1793 first edition, Neefe's dynamics, articulations, and phrase marks have been preserved. Editorial suggestions have been given in parentheses and footnotes to aid in performance. Titles: * No. 1 ("Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" / "Yes, I am the bird catcher") * No. 2 ("Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" / "In men who know the feeling of love") * No. 3 ("Soll ich dich, Theurer, nicht mehr sehn?" / "Shall I, dear one, never see you again?") * No. 4 ("Das klinget so herrlich" / "That sounds so pretty") * No. 5 ("Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" / "A sweetheart or a little wife") * No. 6 ("Klinget, Glöckchen, klinget!" / "Ring, little bells, ring!")

Three not-so-easy Pieces: Using Excel and Outlook for Mass Emailing

Author : Bhuwan Singh
Publisher : Bhuwan Singh
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Three not-so-easy Pieces: Using Excel and Outlook for Mass Emailing by Bhuwan Singh Pdf

Three not-so-easy pieces is focused on a particular and very useful feature of Microsoft Excel. Excel Macros allow a person to create and manipulate Outlook emails with content that can be sourced from Excel. The ability to create Outlook email messages using Excel can lead to huge gains in individual, professional and small business productivity in three areas: 1. The ability to create customized content for emails, based on complex logic 2. The ability to create a large number of emails in a very short duration 3. The ability to add attachments automatically. This e-book is not a beginner’s guide to Excel Macros. The place to start if you don’t know anything about Macros is Three Easy Pieces. This e-book is useful for persons familiar with Excel and Microsoft Outlook who wish to create mass emailing programs, a list that can include individuals who want to send out Christmas greetings to a hundred relatives and friends, professionals who wish to write weekly/monthly/quarterly reports to a few hundred clients, and even small businesses that wish to email about their products to thousands of potential customers. The book contains three case studies that demonstrate progressively complex methods to use Excel Macros for mass emailing. Best Wishes!