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What is the nature of syntactic structure? Why do some languages
have radically free word order ('nonconfigurationality')? Do
parameters vary independently (the micro-view) or can they co-vary
en masse (the macro-view)? Mirrors and Microparameters examines
these questions by looking beyond the definitional criterion of
nonconfigurationality - that arguments may be freely ordered,
omitted, and split. Drawing on data from Kiowa, a member of the
largely undescribed Kiowa-Tanoan language family, the book reveals
that classically nonconfigurational languages can nonetheless
exhibit robustly configurational effects. Reconciling the
cooccurrence of such freedom with such rigidity has major
implications for the Principles and Parameters program. This
approach to nonconfigurational languages challenges widespread
assumptions of linguistic theory and throws light on the syntactic
structures, ordering principles, and nature of parametrization that
comprise Universal Grammar.
What is the nature of syntactic structure? Why do some languages
have radically free word order ('nonconfigurationality')? Do
parameters vary independently (the micro-view) or can they co-vary
en masse (the macro-view)? Mirrors and Microparameters examines
these questions by looking beyond the definitional criterion of
nonconfigurationality - that arguments may be freely ordered,
omitted, and split. Drawing on newly discovered data from Kiowa, a
member of the largely undescribed Kiowa-Tanoan language family, the
book reveals that classically nonconfigurational languages can
nonetheless exhibit robustly configurational effects. Reconciling
the cooccurrence of such freedom with such rigidity has major
implications for the Principles and Parameters program. This novel
approach to nonconfigurational languages challenges widespread
assumptions of linguistic theory and throws light on the syntactic
structures, ordering principles, and nature of parametrization that
comprise Universal Grammar.
Written in honor of Dale K. Van Kley, leading specialist on
religion and politics in the Old Regime and the French Revolution,
these essays examine how Jansenist belief shaped enlightenment
ideas, cultural identities, social relations and politics in France
throughout the long eighteenth century. Van Kley's work has invited
scholars to think beyond the traditional parameters of the
Enlightenment and to consider how religious faith functioned in the
broader context of Old Regime, Revolutionary, and
post-Revolutionary France. In different ways, each essay challenges
the idea of an inherent opposition between faith and Enlightenment,
which likewise equates modernity with secularization. The authors
within this volume address two main questions. Firstly, how did
religious belief continue to shape identities and experiences in
the long eighteenth century? Secondly, how does this narrative of
enduring religious belief in eighteenth-century France help
historians rethink the Enlightenment and the French Revolution? The
various methodologies used by the contributors illustrate how
belief, Enlightenment, and Revolution coexisted and indeed
co-mingled in different contexts: politics and political culture,
the social and cultural history of ideas, and the history of
material culture.
For decades, the question of judicial review's status in a
democratic political system has been adjudicated through the
framework of what Alexander Bickel labeled "the
counter-majoritarian difficulty." That is, the idea that judicial
review is particularly problematic for democracy because it opposes
the will of the majority. Judicial Review and Contemporary
Democratic Theory begins with an assessment of the empirical and
theoretical flaws of this framework, and an account of the ways in
which this framework has hindered meaningful investigation into
judicial review's value within a democratic political system. To
replace the counter-majoritarian difficulty framework, Scott E.
Lemieux and David J. Watkins draw on recent work in democratic
theory emphasizing democracy's opposition to domination and
analyses of constitutional court cases in the United States,
Canada, and elsewhere to examine judicial review in its
institutional and political context. Developing democratic criteria
for veto points in a democratic system and comparing them to each
other against these criteria, Lemieux and Watkins yield fresh
insights into judicial review's democratic value. This book is
essential reading for students of law and courts, judicial
politics, legal theory and constitutional law.
For decades, the question of judicial review's status in a
democratic political system has been adjudicated through the
framework of what Alexander Bickel labeled "the
counter-majoritarian difficulty." That is, the idea that judicial
review is particularly problematic for democracy because it opposes
the will of the majority. Judicial Review and Contemporary
Democratic Theory begins with an assessment of the empirical and
theoretical flaws of this framework, and an account of the ways in
which this framework has hindered meaningful investigation into
judicial review's value within a democratic political system. To
replace the counter-majoritarian difficulty framework, Scott E.
Lemieux and David J. Watkins draw on recent work in democratic
theory emphasizing democracy's opposition to domination and
analyses of constitutional court cases in the United States,
Canada, and elsewhere to examine judicial review in its
institutional and political context. Developing democratic criteria
for veto points in a democratic system and comparing them to each
other against these criteria, Lemieux and Watkins yield fresh
insights into judicial review's democratic value. This book is
essential reading for students of law and courts, judicial
politics, legal theory and constitutional law.
How a new mathematical field grew and matured in America Graph
Theory in America focuses on the development of graph theory in
North America from 1876 to 1976. At the beginning of this period,
James Joseph Sylvester, perhaps the finest mathematician in the
English-speaking world, took up his appointment as the first
professor of mathematics at the Johns Hopkins University, where his
inaugural lecture outlined connections between graph theory,
algebra, and chemistry-shortly after, he introduced the word graph
in our modern sense. A hundred years later, in 1976, graph theory
witnessed the solution of the long-standing four color problem by
Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken of the University of Illinois.
Tracing graph theory's trajectory across its first century, this
book looks at influential figures in the field, both familiar and
less known. Whereas many of the featured mathematicians spent their
entire careers working on problems in graph theory, a few such as
Hassler Whitney started there and then moved to work in other
areas. Others, such as C. S. Peirce, Oswald Veblen, and George
Birkhoff, made excursions into graph theory while continuing their
focus elsewhere. Between the main chapters, the book provides short
contextual interludes, describing how the American university
system developed and how graph theory was progressing in Europe.
Brief summaries of specific publications that influenced the
subject's development are also included. Graph Theory in America
tells how a remarkable area of mathematics landed on American soil,
took root, and flourished.
The natural numbers have been studied for thousands of years, yet
most undergraduate textbooks present number theory as a long list
of theorems with little mention of how these results were
discovered or why they are important. This book emphasizes the
historical development of number theory, describing methods,
theorems, and proofs in the contexts in which they originated, and
providing an accessible introduction to one of the most fascinating
subjects in mathematics. Written in an informal style by an
award-winning teacher, Number Theory covers prime numbers,
Fibonacci numbers, and a host of other essential topics in number
theory, while also telling the stories of the great mathematicians
behind these developments, including Euclid, Carl Friedrich Gauss,
and Sophie Germain. This one-of-a-kind introductory textbook
features an extensive set of problems that enable students to
actively reinforce and extend their understanding of the material,
as well as fully worked solutions for many of these problems. It
also includes helpful hints for when students are unsure of how to
get started on a given problem. * Uses a unique historical approach
to teaching number theory * Features numerous problems, helpful
hints, and fully worked solutions * Discusses fun topics like
Pythagorean tuning in music, Sudoku puzzles, and arithmetic
progressions of primes * Includes an introduction to Sage, an
easy-to-learn yet powerful open-source mathematics software package
* Ideal for undergraduate mathematics majors as well as non-math
majors * Digital solutions manual (available only to professors)
"Across the Board" is the definitive work on chessboard
problems. It is not simply about chess but the chessboard
itself--that simple grid of squares so common to games around the
world. And, more importantly, the fascinating mathematics behind
it. From the Knight's Tour Problem and Queens Domination to their
many variations, John Watkins surveys all the well-known problems
in this surprisingly fertile area of recreational mathematics. Can
a knight follow a path that covers every square once, ending on the
starting square? How many queens are needed so that every square is
targeted or occupied by one of the queens?
Each main topic is treated in depth from its historical
conception through to its status today. Many beautiful solutions
have emerged for basic chessboard problems since mathematicians
first began working on them in earnest over three centuries ago,
but such problems, including those involving polyominoes, have now
been extended to three-dimensional chessboards and even chessboards
on unusual surfaces such as toruses (the equivalent of playing
chess on a doughnut) and cylinders. Using the highly visual
language of graph theory, Watkins gently guides the reader to the
forefront of current research in mathematics. By solving some of
the many exercises sprinkled throughout, the reader can share fully
in the excitement of discovery.
Showing that chess puzzles are the starting point for important
mathematical ideas that have resonated for centuries, "Across the
Board" will captivate students and instructors, mathematicians,
chess enthusiasts, and puzzle devotees.
A record of the revealed story and many of the products made by the
Gloucester (England) company that brought entertainment to millions
across the world during more than six decades. Malcolm J Watkins,
former Strategic Cultural Manager for Gloucester City Council, has
spent more than a decade studying and researching the company of
Roberts Brothers of Gloucester, England. The company was at one
period considered to be the largest maker of pastimes and games in
the United Kingdom, yet its memory has faded from most people's
awareness. The firm, founded by the brothers Harry Owen Roberts and
John Owen Roberts, developed from a simple (some would say silly)
party game devised by one or both brothers for a Sunday chool
class. The game received a patent in 1890, and a publisher was
found to market it, soon causing a craze for the game of Piladex.
In 1894 the brothers decided to concentrate on the growing business
as they added more and more games to their repertoire. The game was
played by members of the royal family, and this in turn led to
further success, with expansion leading to the brothers building a
state-of-the art factory in the city. They adopted the trade name
of Glevum, based on the Roman name for Gloucester, and soon began
to use a stylised head of a Roman soldier as the trade mark. The
company continued to grow, despite the First World War and the
Depression. Agencies and offices were found across the world, and
at the height of its success more than 750 were employed. World War
II was to provide a halt to their growth. The factory was
commandeered for war work, and all but a handful of staff went into
the forces or other areas supporting the war effort. After the war
the company's fortunes were slow to recover, and as a result of a
number of factors the directors were forced to seek a friendly
take-over by rivals Chad Valley, resulting in the effective end of
the company in 1956 with the factory finally closing in 1957. This
book examines the small amount of evidence for the company and its
history that has survived, and provides the most complete
assessment of the products yet published. Thousands of pictures in
both black and white and colour illustrating the breadth of the
imagination and products of the company are shown in a way that
will prove of lasting value to many readers, whether historians or
collectors.
to Mechanics of Human Movetnent by James Watkins Scottish School oj
Physical Education lordanhill College oj Education, Glasgow,
Scotland 1983 M. TP PRESS LIM. ITED . . . . a member of (he KLUWER
ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS GROteP BOSTON / THE HAGUE! DORDRECHT !
LANCASTER " Published by MTP Press Limited Lancaster, England
Copyright (c) 1983 MTP Press Limited Softcover reprint of the
hardcover 1st edition 1983 First published 1983 All rights
reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,
without prior permission from the publishers. British Library
Cataloguing in Publication Data Watkins, James An introduction to
mechanics of human movement 1. Human locomotion I. Title 612476
QP303 ISBN-13: 978-94-011-7815-0 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-011-7813-6 DOl:
10. 1007/978-94-01\-7813-6 Typeset by Blackpool Typesetting
Services Ltd. , Blackpool. Bound by WBC Bookbinders Ltd. , Maesteg,
Mid Glamorgan. Contents PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION Mechanics of human
movement 1 1. 1 1. 2 Forms of motion 2 1. 3 Units 3 LINEAR MOTION 2
2. 1 Distance and speed, displacement and velocity 4 2. 2
Acceleration 11 2. 3 Vector and scalar quantities 13 2. 4 Mass,
inertia and linear momentum 21 2. 5 Force and Newton's First Law of
Motion 21 2. 6 Newton's Law of Gravitation (law of attraction);
gravity and weight 23 2. 7 Newton's second law of motion; the
impulse of a force 27 2. 8 Units of force 31 2.
This book examines radio and mystery drama from about 1932 to the
genre's final appearance in the late 1950's. While its focus is on
women detectives, French provides minute and fascinating details
about dozens of mystery programs and includes a comprehensive
listing of source material ranging from magazine articles, to dime
detective novels, to film noir. Each lady detective appearing under
one of eight cleverly conceived categories gets handsome,
multi-page treatment. The author traces the chronological
appearance of the subject's show, examines the program's history
and origins, and details with substantial documentation the manner
of the show's presentation and production. He intersperses the text
with actual dialogue taken directly from the program scripts.
Winner of the Agatha Award!
"John Watkins has used his years of experience on both sides of the
baton to create a charming introduction to the art of conducting.
There are not many reference books that deal with the 'how to' of
directing a group of musicians. This practical guide to conducting
wisely stays away from musical theory and concentrates on how to
communicate with musicians from base amateur to seasoned
professional.This is a must for a newly aspiring conductor, and an
experienced conductor could very well use this as a refresher."
-John Tozer, music director, Scarborough, Ontario
An invaluable reference guide for musicians of all types, "The
Art of the Conductor" contains clear and detailed descriptions of
universally accepted techniques used by the world's best and most
successful music conductors.
Classically trained musician and conductor John J. Watkins
discusses the evolution of conducting technique and how it relates
to various forms of music, and he outlines the wide array of skills
conductors need today. He also explains the finer points of
technique and control, including beat patterns and signals, tempo
changes, and using the left hand, to make the conducting experience
as rewarding as possible.
"The Art of the Conductor" will help conductors, choristers,
and instrumentalists build their skills and confidence for more
relaxed, enjoyable, and polished performances that audiences will
love.
"Topics in Commutative Ring Theory" is a textbook for advanced
undergraduate students as well as graduate students and
mathematicians seeking an accessible introduction to this
fascinating area of abstract algebra.
Commutative ring theory arose more than a century ago to address
questions in geometry and number theory. A commutative ring is a
set-such as the integers, complex numbers, or polynomials with real
coefficients--with two operations, addition and multiplication.
Starting from this simple definition, John Watkins guides readers
from basic concepts to Noetherian rings-one of the most important
classes of commutative rings--and beyond to the frontiers of
current research in the field. Each chapter includes problems that
encourage active reading--routine exercises as well as problems
that build technical skills and reinforce new concepts. The final
chapter is devoted to new computational techniques now available
through computers. Careful to avoid intimidating theorems and
proofs whenever possible, Watkins emphasizes the historical roots
of the subject, like the role of commutative rings in Fermat's last
theorem. He leads readers into unexpected territory with
discussions on rings of continuous functions and the set-theoretic
foundations of mathematics.
Written by an award-winning teacher, this is the first
introductory textbook to require no prior knowledge of ring theory
to get started. Refreshingly informal without ever sacrificing
mathematical rigor, "Topics in Commutative Ring Theory" is an ideal
resource for anyone seeking entry into this stimulating field of
study
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