04272nam 2200613 450 991015308720332120230803220413.01-292-05170-1(CKB)2550000001160237(SSID)ssj0001214870(PQKBManifestationID)12561022(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001214870(PQKBWorkID)11172866(PQKB)10783093(MiAaPQ)EBC5174988(MiAaPQ)EBC5176546(MiAaPQ)EBC5831756(MiAaPQ)EBC5137179(MiAaPQ)EBC6400856(Au-PeEL)EBL5137179(CaONFJC)MIL543442(OCoLC)1015864718(EXLCZ)99255000000116023720190816d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrHuman development a cultural approach /Jeffrey Jensen ArnettPearson new international edition.Harlow, England :Pearson,[2014]©20141 online resource (765 pages) illustrationsPearson custom library"Pearsonal New International Edition."1-292-03959-0 1-306-12191-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary -- 1. A Cultural Approach to Human Development -- 2. Genetics and Prenatal Development -- 3. Birth and the Newborn Child -- 4. Infancy -- 5. Toddlerhood -- 6. Early Childhood -- 7. Middle Childhood -- 8. Adolescence -- 9. Emerging Adulthood -- 10. Young Adulthood -- 11. Middle Adulthood -- 12. Late Adulthood -- 13. Death and Afterlife Beliefs -- References -- Index -- 2.Help students understand how culture impacts development- and why it matters. It is more important than ever for students to have knowledge of the wider world. Through current research and examples from around the world, Arnett's Human Development teaches students to think culturally about their own development and see how it applies to their own lives and future careers. Whether they travel the globe or remain in their home towns, in a culturally diverse and globalized world, students will benefit from being able to think culturally about human development. New U.S. and international videos, shot in several countries, allow students to observe similarities and differences in human development across cultures.   Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning - The new MyDevelopmentLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Engage Students - Arnett's personal anecdotes, career and real world applications, cross-cultural examples, and in-text video scans help to engage students. Improve Critical Thinking - Students learn to think critically about the influence of culture on development. Learning objectives help students organize and understand the material covered within each section. Explore Research - "Research Focus" provides students with a firm grasp of various research methods and helps them see the impact that methods can have on research findings. Understand Culture and Diversity - By taking a cultural approach to human development, Arnett includes culture on every page and integrates culture throughout the narrative.  Support Instructors - The Arnett supplements were written and tested by adedicated team of instructors who teach the lifespan development course and believe in the importance of taking a cultural approach to human development. Click here to view a sample chapter!  www.pearsonhighered.com/showcase/arnett.Pearson custom library.Developmental psychologyCross-cultural studiesDevelopmental psychology155Arnett Jeffrey Jensen752651MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910153087203321Human development1513648UNINA03504nam 2200505 a 450 991096733490332120251116134137.0978352767574635276757449783527676729352767672497835276753263527675329(CKB)24989734200041(Au-PeEL)EBL1315867(CaPaEBR)ebr10734603(CaONFJC)MIL505063(MiAaPQ)EBC1315867(OCoLC)853364772(Perlego)1001270(EXLCZ)992498973420004120130802d2013 uy 0gerur|||||||||||Quantum Monte-Carlo programming for atoms, molecules, clusters, and solids /Wolfgang Schattke and Ricardo Diez MuinoWeinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany Wiley-VCHc20131 online resource (xii, 279 p.) ill., graphsIncludes bibliographical references and index.Quantum Monte Carlo is a large class of computer algorithms that simulate quantum systems to solve many body systems in order to investigate the electronic structure of many-body systems. This book presents a numeric approach to determine the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids. Because of the simplicity of its theoretical concept, the authors focus on the variational Quantum-Monte-Carlo (VQMC) scheme. The reader is enabled to proceed from simple examples as the hydrogen atom to advanced ones as the Lithium solid. Several intermediate steps cover the Hydrogen molecule, how to deal with a two electron systems, going over to three electrons, and expanding to an arbitrary number of electrons to finally treat the three-dimensional periodic array of Lithium atoms in a crystal. The exmples in the field of VQMC are followed by the subject of diffusion Monte-Calro (DMC) which covers a common example, the harmonic ascillator. The book is unique as it provides both theory and numerical programs. It includes rather practical advices to do what is usually described in a theoretical textbook, and presents in more detail the physical understanding of what the manual of a code usually promises as result. Detailed derivations can be found at the appendix, and the references are chosen with respect to their use for specifying details or getting an deeper understanding. The authors address an introductory readership in condensed matter physics, computational phyiscs, chemistry and materials science. As the text is intended to open the reader's view towards various possibilities of choices of computing schemes connected with the method of QMC, it might also become a welcome literature for researchers who would like to know more about QMC methods. The book is accompanied with a collection of programs, routines, and data. To download the codes, please follow http://www.wiley-vch.de/books/sample/3527408517_codes.tar.gz Density functionalsMaterials scienceMathematicsMonte Carlo methodDensity functionals.Materials scienceMathematics.Monte Carlo method.620.1101518282Schattke Wolfgang1812961Díez Muiño Ricardo1601894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967334903321Quantum Monte-Carlo programming4365655UNINA