The Call to AdventureWhen Maya Ramasawmy inherits her grandfather's strange sapphire compass, she expects nothing more than a relic from a bygone era. Instead, the compass awakens—glowing, humming, and pointing her toward forgotten corners of Mauritius where the island's buried history refuses to sleep. Pursued by a ruthless treasure hunter and guided only by journal fragments, Maya and her reluctant ally Ravi uncover a network of emotional energy woven through the...

Most of the PMP aspirants find numerical problems in PMP exam extremely difficult. This could be either because of aversion towards mathematics or lack of conceptual knowledge to decipher these numerical problems. It is very important for PMP aspirants to become comfortable with numerical problems because it could account for 15 to 20% of 200 questions. To be specific, PMP aspirants find numerical problems related to Time Management, Cost Management and Risk Management difficult to handle ...

Enhance your programming toolkit and build robust applications by mastering Kotlin. This book connects Java and Kotlin through side-by-side code samples and practical demonstrations.Java programmers and up-and-coming developers seeking to learn Kotlin need to do so with confidence. Starting with the fundamentals of basic syntax, this book will cover data types, variables, control flow statements. From there move on to advanced topics like object-oriented programming concepts with n...

This book gives readers a deep insight into cryptography and discusses the various types of cryptography algorithms used for the encryption and decryption of data. It also covers the mathematics behind the use of algorithms for encryption and decryption.FeaturesPresents clear insight to the readers about the various security algorithms and the different mechanisms used for data encryption.Discusses algorithms such as symmetric encryption, asymmetric encrypti...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of modeling in advancing perovskite solar cell technology and its implications for the future of renewable energy. It encompasses various aspects of perovskite solar cell modeling, including computational modeling and simulation techniques, experimental validation methods, optimization strategies, and performance evaluation metrics.Features:• Discusses the basic principles, working mechanisms, materials, and designing ...

The text discusses the designing of field-programmable gate array-based green computing circuits for efficient green communication. It will help senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers from diverse engineering domains such as electrical, electronics and communication, and computer.Discusses hardware description language coding of green communication computing (GCC) circuitsPresents field-programmable gate arrays-based power-efficient models...

Why is it that some teachers have a kind of magical charisma and charm which sets them apart from their peers? This book gives us a fresh and exciting answer – They have the classroom X-Factor! White and Gardner’s gripping text, The Classroom X Factor, examines the notion of having what the public has come to call the ‘X-Factor’ from the perspective of the teacher, offering fascinating insights into the use of non verbal communication in the classroom.Using classroom and c...

In this moving account*,* “America’s Superintendent” John Kuhn lays bare the scare tactics at the root of the modern school “reform” movement. Kuhn conveys a deeply held passion for the mission and promise of public education through his own experience as a school administrator in Texas. When his “Alamo Letter” first appeared in the Washington Post, it galvanized the educational community in a call to action that was impossible to ignore. This powerful book requires us to question...

The demand on multi-line reps to sell Life insurance has never been higher. Through my coaching, conducting sales interviews, and accompanying reps on joint sales calls, I've experienced the prospect interviews collected in this book. Many times after sharing these experiences while coaching or during a seminar, I've been told "You should put that in a book!" Well, now I have. The skills, concepts, and knowledge I put forth will help you become a skilled interviewer, build strong relationship...

No matter how busy your schedule, you can renew and refresh your professional growth by using these reflection breaks!Strongly believing that educators should always reflect on their day′s work, teacher and writer Thomas S. C. Farrell designed this new book with busy teachers in mind. The 80 reflection breaks featured can be used as individual discussion starters or as part of a comprehensive professional growth plan that is perfect for teachers at all lev...

This book examines the crucial role that sound file selection plays in assessing listening ability and introduces the reader to the procedure of textmapping, which explores how to exploit a sound file. The book discusses the role of the task identifier, the task instructions and the example, and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of different test methods. Guidelines for developing listening items, and procedures that can be used in peer review and task revision are also provided. A ran...

Every early years practitioner should be able to captivate and maintain the interest of young children in their setting, through the provision of a playful learning experience.Covering age ranges 3-8 years, this textbook explores the importance of infusing playfulness throughout the entire early years day, and includes chapters that:establish the core principles underpinning playful teaching and learninghelp students and practitioners understand how playfuln...