1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972744903321

Autore

Mello Michael

Titolo

Legalizing gay marriage / / Michael Mello; foreword by David L. Chambers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2004

ISBN

9786612581915

9781282581913

1282581910

9781592137985

1592137989

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

America in transition

Disciplina

306.84/8

Soggetti

Same-sex marriage - Vermont

Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - Vermont

Same-sex marriage - United States

Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - United States

Gay couples - Legal status, laws, etc - Vermont

Gay couples - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; 1 Vermont: A Preview of America's War over Same-Sex Civil Marriage; 2 The Baker Decision: A Legitimate Exercise in Constitutional Adjudication; 3 Backlash Against Gays and Lesbians: A Despised Minority in Vermont; 4 Vermont's "Third Way": Enacting Civil Unions as an Alternative to Civil Marriage; 5 The Choice: What's Wrong with Vermont's Civil Marriage Substitute; 6 Conclusion: Three Years After; Appendix: Vermont Supreme Court Decision for Baker v. State; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Every day seems to bring news of legal challenges to existing marriage laws and the constitutionality of any form of union for same-sex partners. In this timely and accessible book, Michael Mello argues that the public debates and political battles that have divided Vermont and Massachusetts will be repeated across the country as state after state



confronts the issue of legalizing gay marriage.Michael Mello examines recent landmark decisions in state and federal high courts granting civil rights protections to homosexuals. In Vermont, the Supreme Court's recommendation that legislators recogni

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911006552903321

Autore

Corner Kevin

Titolo

Mathematics for marine engineers / / Leslie Jackson, William Embleton OBE

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

9781472974037

1472974034

9781472987518

1472987519

9781523104086

1523104082

9781408175569

1408175568

Edizione

[Eighth edition /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (657 p.)

Collana

Reeds marine engineering and technology ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

EmbletonWilliam

Disciplina

770.95692

Soggetti

Marine engineering - Mathematics

Marine engineers - Examinations

Marine Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This new edition is a major update in the subject and learning methods, and brings the material for study completely up to date"--Preface.

Previous edition published as: Reed's mathematics for engineers / William Embleton ; revised by Leslie Jackson. East Molesey : Thomas Reed, 1997.

Original edition published as: Reed's mathematics for marine engineers / William Embleton. 1961.

Includes index.



Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; 1 INDICES AND LOGARITHMS; Indices; Behaviour of Indices; Logarithms; Test Examples 1; 2 ALGEBRA; Simplification of Algebraic Expressions; Highest Common Factor (HCF) and Lowest Common Multiple (LCM); Algebraic Fractions; Expansions and Factors; Polynomial Division; Factorisation; Evaluation; Test Examples 2; 3 SIMPLE EQUATIONS; Further Examples on Simple Equations; Summary of the Important Points; Practical Problems Involving Simple Equations; Further Problems; Problems Involving Simple Equations; Transposition of Formulae; Partial Fractions

Logarithmic or Indicial EquationsTest Examples 3; 4 SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS; Two Unknowns Where the Coefficients Are Whole Numbers; Two Unknowns Where the Coefficients Are Fractions; Two Unknowns Where the Coefficients Are Decimals; Two Unknowns Involving Reciprocals; Practical Problems: Simultaneous Equations in Two Unknowns; A More Complicated Situation; Test Examples 4; 5 QUADRATIC EQUATIONS; Solution by Factorisation; Solution by 'Completing the Square'; Solution of Quadratic Equations by Formula; Simultaneous Equations - One Linear and One Quadratic; Recap: Polynomial Division

Function NotationCubic Equations; The Factor Theorem; Test Examples 5; 6 GRAPHS; Plotting of Straight-Line Graphs; Determining the Equation to a Straight-Line Graph; Graphical Solution of Simultaneous Linear Equations; Graphical Solution of Quadratic Equations; Graphical Solution of Simultaneous Quadratic and Linear Equations; Determination of laws; Curve Sketching; Test Examples 6; 7 TRIGONOMETRY AND GEOMETRY; Measurement of Angles; Trigonometric Ratios; Alternative Notation for the Right-Angled Triangle, ABC; Properties of Angles and Straight Lines; Theorem of Pythagoras

Examples Where Trigonometry can be UsedBearings; Coordinate Systems; The Equation of a Sine Wave; Sinusoidal Waveforms; Addition of Sine Waves of Equal Frequency; Theory; Relationships Between Sine, Cosine and Tangents of Angles; Identities; Introduction to Hyperbolic Functions; Hyperbolic Identities; Solving Equations Using Hyperbolic Functions; Addition of sinh(ax) and cosh(ax); Basic Hyperbolic Trigonometric Identities; Latitude and Longitude; Longitude and Time; Test Examples 7; Circle Theorems; Definition; 8 SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES; Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Cosine Rule and the Sine Rule for Non-Right-Angled TrianglesPlane Trigonometry - Sine and Cosine Rules; Application of Trigonometry; Areas of Triangles; Double Angles; Test Examples 8; 9 MENSURATION OF AREAS; Units; Sector of a Circle; Segment of a Circle; Ellipse; Surface of a Cylinder; Surface of a Sphere; Test Examples 9; 10 VOLUME - MASS, CENTRE OF GRAVITY, MOMENT; Prisms; Pyramids; Oblique Prisms and Pyramids; Frustums; Test Examples 10; 11 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS (DIFFERENTIATION); Gradient of a Straight Line; Infinitesimally Small Changes 'd'; Zero Gradient; Gradient of a Curve

Differentiation from First Principles

Sommario/riassunto

"This indispensible guide to ship stability covers topics such as flotation and buoyancy, small angle, large angle and longitudinal stability, water density effects, bilging, ship resistance, and advanced hydrostatics. Each chapter has a comprehensive list of aims and objectives at the start of the topic, followed by a check-list at the end of the topic for students to ensure that they have developed all the relevant skills before moving onto the next topic area. The book features over 170 worked examples with fully explained solutions, enabling students to work through the examples to build up their knowledge and develop the necessary key skills. The worked examples,



which range in difficulty from very simple one-step solutions to SQA standard exam questions and above, are predominantly based on a hypothetical ship, with the reader supplied with extracts from a typical data book for the ship which replicates those found on real ships, enabling the reader to develop and practise real-life skills"--Abstract.