he objective of this introductory chapter is to explain the common rationalebehind the papers of this volume. The structure is as follows.The first section shows that learning environments are a natural way to addressteachers in their main role, teaching, and that therefore this approach is promisingfor improving mathematics teaching in an effective way. The section ends with ateaching model ba…
This ICME-13 Topical Survey is designed to provide an overview of contemporaryresearch in the philosophy of mathematics education. This is a broad cluster ofoverlapping but at times disparate themes. In thefirst instance, this publicationexposes some of the problems and questions in mathematics education that thephilosophy of mathematics education clarifies, illuminates and sometimes helps toso…
Despite advances, thedebate currently is broad, diffuse and somewhat confusing, while concepts, meth-ods and tools, as well as directions for policy remain vague and often contested.This book, a joint effort of the Loss and Damage Network—a partnership effort byscientists and practitioners from around the globe—provides evidence-based insightinto the L&D discourse by highlighting state-of-t…
The North American Arctic addresses the emergence of a new security relationship within the North American North. It focuses on current and emerging security issues that confront the North American Arctic and that shape relationships between and with neighbouring states (Alaska in the US; Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada; Greenland and Russia).
The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tys…
Fish and Amphibians is one book in the Britannica Illustrated Science Library Series. The new edition of the Britannica Illustrated Science Library Series covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touch screens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics, more than 1,000 per t…
Shoots in this class must be of superior quality, very well formed and practically straight. Having regard to the normal characteristics of the group to which they belong, their tips must be very compact. Only a few very slight traces of rust caused by non-pathogenic agents on the shoot, removable by normal peeling by the consumer, are allowed. For the white asparagus group, the tips and shoots…
Water plants of all sizes, from the 60-meter long Pacific Ocean giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) to the micro ur-plant blue-green algae, deserve attention from critical plant studies. This is the first book in environmental humanities to approach algae, swimming across the sciences, humanities, and arts, to embody the mixed nature and collaborative identity of algae. Ranging from Medieval Isla…
Humans have a long history of using fire and it is difficult to separate humaninfluence from the natural occurrence of fire on the landscape (Pyne1997). Forcenturies, Native Americans used fire as a tool for multiple purposes, includingagriculture, managing wildlife habitat and hunting grounds, and cultural practices.As a result of lightning fires and Native American burning, as well as agricul…