1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910699757803321

Titolo

Middle school mathematics professional development impact study [[electronic resource] ] : findings after the first year of implementation : executive summary / / Michael S. Garet ... [and others] ; Elizabeth Warner, project officer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Dept. of Education, , [2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

GaretMichael S

WarnerElizabeth

Soggetti

Mathematics teachers - Training of - United States

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Middle school) - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 8, 2010).

"April 2010."

"NCEE 2010-4009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910811821803321

Autore

Tarko Vlad

Titolo

Elinor Ostrom : an intellectual biography / / Vlad Tarko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-78348-590-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations, map, tables

Disciplina

330.0922

Soggetti

Economists - United States

Economists - 20th century

Women economists - United States

Women political scientists - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964688803321

Autore

Valenza Enrico

Titolo

Blender 2.6 Cycles : materials and textures cookbook / / Enrico Valenza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Birmingham, : Packt Pub., 2013

ISBN

9781782161318

1782161317

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Open source : community experience distilled

Disciplina

006.696

Soggetti

Computer animation

Open source software

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"Over 40 recipes to help you create stunning materials and textures using the Cycles rendering engine with Blender."

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Overview of Materials in Cycles; Introduction; Material nodes in Cycles; Procedural textures in Cycles; Setting the World material; Creating a mesh-light material; Using displacement (aka bump); Chapter 2: Managing Cycles Materials; Introduction; Preparing an ideal Cycles interface for material creation; Naming materials and textures; Creating node groups; Linking materials; Chapter 3: Creating Natural Materials in Cycles; Introduction

Creating a rock material using image mapsCreating a rock material using procedural textures; Creating a sand material using procedural textures; Creating a simple ground material using procedural textures; Creating a snow material using procedural textures; Creating an ice material using procedural textures; Creating a clean running water material; Chapter 4: Creating Man-made Materials in Cycles; Introduction; Creating a generic plastic material; Creating a bakelite material; Creating an expanded polystyrene material; Creating a clear (glassy) polystyrene material; Creating a rubber material

Creating an antique bronze material with proceduralsCreating a multipurpose metal group node; Creating a worn metal material with procedurals; Creating a rusty metal material with procedurals; Creating a wood material with procedurals; Chapter 5: Creating Complex Natural



Materials in Cycles; Introduction; Creating an ocean material using procedural textures; Creating underwater environment materials; Creating a snowy mountain landscape with procedurals; Creating a realistic planet Earth as seen from space; Chapter 6: Creating More Complex Man-made Materials; Introduction

Creating cloth materials with proceduralsCreating a leather material with procedurals; Creating a synthetic sponge material with procedurals; Creating a brick wall material with procedurals; Creating a spaceship hull; Chapter 7: Creating Organic Materials; Introduction; Creating a snake-like scaly material with image maps and procedurals; Creating a wasp-like chitin material with procedural textures; Creating a beetle-like chitin material with procedural textures; Creating a grass shader; Creating tree shaders - the bark; Creating tree shaders - the leaves

Creating a Gray Alien skin material with proceduralsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Written in a friendly, practical style this Cookbook deep-dives into a wide-array of techniques used to create realistic materials and textures.This book is perfect for you if you have used Blender before but are new to the impressive Cycles renderer. You should have some knowledge of the Blender interface, though this is not a strict requirement. If you want to create realistic, stunning materials and textures using Cycles, then this book is for you!