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Valve Amplifiers has been recognized as the most comprehensive guide to valve amplifier design, analysis, modification and maintenance. It provides a detailed presentation of the rudiments of electronics and valve design for engineers and non-experts. The source also covers design principles and construction techniques to help end users build their own tool from scratch designs that work. The author's approach walks the reader through each step of designing and constructing, starting with an ove...

Developed in the context of health sciences education in the late 1960s, problem-based learning (PBL) is now widely deployed as an education methodology. Its problem-solving, collaborative, student-centred ethos is seen as a more appropriate system of pedagogy than earlier 'chalk-and-talk' modes. Focusing on its use in clinical education, this collection of recent scholarship on PBL examines the ways in which PBL is both conceived and implemented in clinical education. The work has a dual emphas...

A severe shortage of trained tractor-trailer drivers faces the trucking industry and the nation. The Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook and ancillaries can help solve this problem by providing a comprehensive and turn-key curriculum for tractor-trailer trailer training. Written at a 3rd -6th grade reading level for ease of understanding, the Handbook/Workbook, addresses not only the body of knowledge a driver needs to know, but it also teaches the procedures that, with practice,...

"Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices", Second Edition, is a greatly enhanced version of the highly successful text "Principles of Electrical Engineering Materials and Devices". It is designed for a first course on electronic materials given in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Physics Departments at the undergraduate level. The second edition has numerous revisions, additional sections such as "Phonons" and "Optoelectronic Materials and Devices", more solv...

Covering everything from color TV basics to state-of-the-art test equipment, this fully illustrated professional guide supplies vital information on every aspect of TV systems, including remote controls, digital audio, compression, and receivers. The newest digital and high definition TV systems are also discussed in detail.

With the advent of digital video cameras, anyone can shoot and produce a video for very little money. What "anyone" can't do is create a high quality, professional looking video that will generate clients and open doors. No Budget Video Production will show the undercapitalized video producer how every step in production - preproduction, writing, storyboarding, lighting, locations, on-camera talent, editing and post-production - can be cost minimized, yet still result in a sterling, professional...

Both Turkey and Iran are large and important countries in the Middle East; how these two countries relate to each other is of crucial importance both for the region and for the wider world. This book explores the diplomatic, security and energy relations of these two middle power states since 1979, analysing the impact of religious, political and social transformation on their bilateral relationship. It considers the nature of Turkey-Iran relations in the context of middle power relations theory...

Die berufliche Integration von Aussiedlern aus Osteuropa kann nur dauerhaft erfolgreich sein, wenn die vielfaltigen sozialen und beruflichen Problemlagen der Aussiedler in die Konzepte der beruflichen Qualifizierung eingehen. Zu berucksichtigen ist dabei, dass berufsqualifizierende Massnahmen neben verwertbaren berufsfachlichen Qualifikationen auch sprachliche und soziale Kompetenzen curricular und didaktisch-methodisch verbindend vermitteln mussen. Vorgestellt wird ein erprobtes Konzept, das im...

Mastering the theory and application of electrical concepts is necessary for a successful career in the electrical installation or industrial maintenance fields, and this newly revised, full color text delivers! Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity, 3E trains aspiring electricians by blending concepts relating to electrical theory with practical 'how to' information that prepares students for situations commonly encountered on the job. Topics span the major aspects of the electrical field i...

Die bisherigen Forschungsarbeiten zur beruflichen Weiterbildung gingen kaum auf die besondere Situation der Bauwirtschaft ein. In der vorliegenden Studie werden daher Fragestellungen der beruflichen Weiterbildung unter dem speziellen Aspekt der Arbeits- und Qualifikationsstrukturen in Klein- und Mittelbetrieben des Bauhauptgewerbes untersucht. Analysen des Berufs- und Arbeitsplatzwandels fur gewerbliche Arbeitnehmer stehen im Mittelpunkt des ersten Teils der Arbeit. Im zweiten, empirischen Teil...

The skills of "Sales and Marketing" for the travel industry are defined in this preparatory guide for Travel Professionals Associate certification and also serve as a general review for sharpening agency proficiencies. An in-depth examination of sales senarios allows readers to develop listening and telephone skills, handle complaints, become familiar with various types of reservation forms, and participate in role-play activities with agent-client conversations. Checklists, review questions, sa...