1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797204503321

Autore

Mallon Bill

Titolo

The 1908 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary / / by Bill Mallon and Ian Buchanan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, publishers, , [2009]

ISBN

1-4766-0952-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 p.)

Collana

Results of the early modern Olympics ; ; 5

Disciplina

796.48

Soggetti

Olympics - Records

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The present work is a reprint of the library bound edition of The 1908 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary, first published in 2000 by McFarland."--title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; Abbreviations and Usage Notes ; References ; 1908 Olympic Games-Background ; Notes ; Summary and Statistics ; Notes ; Archery ; Notes ; Athletics (track & Field) ; Notes ; Boxing ; Notes ; Cycling ; Notes ; Diving ; Notes ; Fencing ; Notes ; Figure Skating ; Notes ; Football (Association Football) [Soccer] ; Notes ; Gymnastics ; Notes ; Hockey (Field) ; Notes ; Jeu De Paume (Tennis [Court/Real Tennis]) ; Lacrosse ; Notes ; Motorboating ; Notes ; Polo ; Notes ; Racquets ; Notes ; Rowing & Sculling ; Notes ; Rugby Union Football ; Notes ; Shooting

Notes Swimming ; Notes ; Tennis (Lawn) ; Notes ; Tug-of-war ; Notes ; Water Polo ; Notes ; Wrestling ; Notes ; Yachting ; Notes ; Other Sports and Events ; Notes ; Appendix I: the 1908 Olympic Program ; Appendix II: Controversies and Protests ; Appendix III: the British and American Responses to "The Battle of Shepherd's Bush" ; Appendix IV: Maps of Olympic Sites ; Appendix V: Music-"Dorando" by Irving Berlin ; Appendix Vi: Competitors (by Country) ; Notes ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been termed ""The Battle of Shepherd's Bush,"" referring to the site of the Olympic Stadium. Reports of the 1908 Olympics have been rare and do not for



instance contain full results for archery, track and field athletics, football (soccer), gymnastics, motorboating and shooting. A great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors, and this work gives complete results for all events. The information

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910811633703321

Autore

Sammons Laney

Titolo

Teaching students to communicate mathematically / / Laney Sammons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Virginia : , : ASCD, , [2018]

�2018

ISBN

1-4166-2560-7

1-4166-2559-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

372.7

Soggetti

Communication in mathematics

Mathematics - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Teaching students to communicate mathematically -- The essentials of mathematical communication -- Effective mathematical conversations -- Teaching students to engage in mathematical conversations -- Writing about math -- Teaching students to write about mathematics -- Developing mathematical vocabulary knowledge -- Mathematical representations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the basics of effective mathematical communication and offers specific strategies for teaching students how to speak and write about math.