Study Aids : College Guides

The updated edition of the must-have resource for any student applying to college. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the bestselling book Admission Matters demystifies the college application process and offers practical advice for choosing the right school, writing an effective essay, navigating financial aid, and more. This handy resource will help any college-bound student whether they attend well-funded private schools or cash-strapped public schools. Filled with helpful suggestions, ideas, and advice, the new edition also includes tips for home-schooled students who are preparing to attend college.: Helps all students who are applying to college understand the process and find the school that fits their needs; Expanded information on testing, early decision/early action, applying as a home schooler, and tackling the dreaded college essay; Up-to-date advice on financial aid in tough economic times – how it works and how to maximize your chances of getting aid; Authors bring the multiple viewpoints of college admissions officer, high school counselor, and parent of college-bound students. This book gives any college-bound student the information they need to make the application process run smoothly. more...

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Boost Your grades with this illustrated quick-study guide. You will use it from high school all the way to graduate school and beyond. FREE first 3 chapters in the trial version. Includes both Algebra I and II. Clear and concise explanations. Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms. Illustrated with graphs and diagrams. Search for the words or phrases. Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway. Use your down time to prepare for an exam. Always have the guide available for a quick reference. Table of Contents. Introduction: Simple Operations | Exponents and Powers | Order of Operations | Variables and Expressions | Working With Negative Numbers | Solving Equations Using Properties of Mathematics. Real Numbers: Integers and the Number Line | Absolute Value | Rational Numbers | Adding Rational Numbers | Postulates for The Natural Numbers | Combining Like Terms | Real Numbers | Irrational Number. Functions: Function as Box | Function as Relation | Domain and Range | Terminology | Piecewise-defined function | Even and odd functions | Composite function | Inverse function. Solving Equations: Quadratic equations | Factorization | Completing the square | Quadratic Formula | Weda''s Theorem | Systems of Linear Equations | Solving Equations Properties | Solving simultaneous linear and nonlinear equations. Linear Inequalities: Solving linear inequalities | Properties | Solving Inequalities | Compound Inequalities | Solving Inequalities with Absolute Value. Systems of Linear Equations: Linear Equation | Systems of Simultaneous Equations | Linear Simultaneous Equations with Two Variables | Solving Linear Simultaneous Equations | Elimination by Addition Method | Elimination by Substitution Method | Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines | Solving Systems of Simultaneous Equations Involving Equations Of Degree 2 | Solving Systems of Simultaneous Equations Using a Graphing Calculator. Polynomials: Polynomial Equations | Solving P more...

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The nonprofit arts currently face an environment that challenges the way the arts have grown and raises the prospect of future consolidation. Cognizant of these problems, William Penn Foundation and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance asked RAND to examine the condition of Philadelphia's arts and culture sector and recommend actions to ensure its sustainability. The authors identify the sources and characteristics of this new environment and describe the ways local arts communities are responding to the challenges confronting them. In the course of their analysis of eleven metropolitan regions, including Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Pittsburgh, they introduce two novel ways of examining the local arts sector. First, they focus on the relationship among the three components of communities' “arts ecology”: their arts infrastructures; the support systems upon which the arts depend; and the sociodemographic, economic, and the political environment in which they operate. Second, they create a new framework for describing and evaluating the range of support services that communities provide to their arts sectors. They then use this framework to analyze the components of Philadelphia's arts ecology and assess its specific strengths and weaknesses. more...

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A number of important steps have been taken in recent years to improve the planning and management of Army International Activities (AIA). Still, a need remains, and is widely recognized, for a high-level assessment mechanism to allocate AIA resources more efficiently, execute AIA programs more effectively, and highlight the contributions of AIA to the National Military Strategy, the DoD Security Cooperation Guidance, and The Army Plan. This report presents a framework for assessing the value of the Army’s non-combat interactions with other militaries. It provides an overview of AIA programs and establishes their connection to the U.S. government’s current strategy for security cooperation. It also provides a matrix of eight AIA “ends,” derived from top-level national and Army guidance, and eight AIA “ways,” which summarize the various capabilities inherent in AIA programs. Next, the report presents a method for linking AIA “ends” and “ways” that involves a theoretical rationale for security cooperation, selection criteria for AIA “output” and “outcome” indicators, and related measures of performance and effectiveness. The report also describes the new online AIA Knowledge Sharing System (AIAKSS) that is being used to solicit programmatic and assessment data from AIA officials in the Army’s Major Commands. In addition, the report includes the results of three test cases-involving the Army Medical Department, the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Army South-that helped to identify potential problems in evaluating AIA and to suggest improvements in the proposed AIA assessment mechanism. Finally, the report contains an extensive list of “output” and “outcome” indicators that have been reviewed by AIA officials throughout the Army. more...

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Admissions Secrets of the Best Business Schools offers MBA candidates insider tips on how to crack the competitive admissions world. Chioma Isiadinso introduces MBA applicants to successful strategies to stand out in the application process. more...

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