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Twelve groups of exercises designed to be used as the basis for precalculus lab reports by high-school or college students provide real world examples of using linear functions, quadratic functions, shifting and reflecting graphs, inequalities, multivariable linear functions, polynomial functions, rational functions, multivariable nonlinear functions, exponential growth functions, exponential decay functions, logarithmic functions, and sine functions.

A wide body of organizational and leadership literature suggests that individuals develop shared interpretations about organizational vision which facilitate shared attitudes and coordinated behavior. From an interpretive, communication perspective social interaction facilitates shared organizational meanings which underlie consensual attitudes and collective action. Within the context of a scientific research organization technical and project leadership, cohesive or structurally equivalent communication relationships, involvement in invisible colleges through professional activities, and shared demographic characteristics are essential for the development of shared meanings which stimulate unified attitudes and collaborative behaviors among professionals. This study adopts a semantic network approach and relies on observational, interview, and survey data collected from members of a European scientific research center to test the loci and outcomes of shared organizational vision. The first stage of analysis tests the loci of actual and perceived shared vision including leadership (positional, task, and visionary), communication (professional, personal, and external), professional activities (professional association memberships and journal readership), and demographic characteristics. The second stage of analysis tests the outcomes of shared vision and relates all the above factors to attitudinal outcomes (work group coordination and cohesion, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and internal work motivation), and behavioral outcomes (joint projects, joint work produced, and multi-disciplinary work produced). The results indicate that although only external communication significantly influenced members'' overall actual shared vision, a number of variables significantly influenced members'' individual vision-themes of moving beyond French nationalism, engaging in interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration, doing parallel computing and supercomputing, and establishing a unique, state-of-the-art Center. Additionally, members'' perceptions of shared vision were significantly influenced by format and task leadership, direct communication, professional activities, and work group membership. The results indicate that although the degree of actual shared vision did not significantly influence members'' attitudes or behaviors, members'' perceptions of shared vision significantly influenced their attitudes about work group coordination, work group cohesion, organizational commitment, pay satisfaction, social satisfaction, and supervisory satisfaction; as well as their collaborative behavior, including joint projects, joint works, and multi-disciplinary works produced. Finally, a number of other leadership, communication, professional activity, and demographic factors significantly influenced members'' attitudes and behaviors.

Tony and Brenda Richards run a family cow-calf operation in Murphy, Idaho. Their cattle graze a combination of private and public rangelands. The Richards actively work with agencies and other entities that have rule-making authority around grazing management on public lands. Though engagement is not a quick solution, the Richards highlight their experience with the 2015 Soda Fire, where this involvement with other entities benefitted their operation. The Richards are hopeful that by engaging in this way they can help change public lands management so that it provides them with the flexibility they need to have a resilient operation, necessary to address both current and future challenges that arise as the climate, their community, and society''s needs and values change. This case study is part of the Rancher-to-Rancher Case Study project, which explores innovative approaches regional ranchers are using that increase their resilience in the face of a changing climate.

This book combines cognitive learning theory, constructivist learning theory, brain-based learning theory with chaos theory to create an entirely new theory of learning. It shows how the four theories share mutual principles that explain many of the gaps in our understanding of the learning process. The authors take the reader through each of the theories and explain their overlapping principles. Using examples from actual classrooms from elementary school to graduate school, they show how an understanding of the new learning theory helps create the conditions necessary for critical thinking and deep understanding of content. The last chapter is a play-by-play set of instructions for creating chaos in your own classroom.

Reaction time experiments were conducted on a command/control simulator system. The system consists of three computer-driven displays with peripheral control devices. A program for on-line partial data reduction during experimental runs was developed. This program was written for the Varian 620 i and is adaptable to similar mini-computers. (Author).