One of five textbooks for use in school and at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: decimal columns; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals, including money; vulgar fractions; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of vulgar fractions; conversion between decimals and vulgar fractions; and percentage.

One of five textbooks for use in school and at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: average (mean); clocks and calendars, including 24-hour clock; set notation and Venn diagrams; speed, distance and time; bases other than ten; angles; and polygons.

One of five textbooks for use in school and at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: algebra addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; brackets and factorization; fractions involving letters; perimeter, area and volume using letters; substitution; simple equations and inequalities; and formulae.

One of five textbooks for use in school and at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: factors, including prime factors, HCF and LCM; squares, square roots and cubes; unitary (units and quantities); ratio; linear measurement; approximation and estimation; decimal places and significant figures; standard form; plane figures, including perimeter and area; solids, including nets; and volume of prism.

This dictionary includes explanations of over 200 mathematical words and phrases. Other features include: multiplication tables; table of squares and cubes; frequently-used fractions, decimals and percentages; metric and imperial units; simple coordinate graphs; angle and circle rules.

One of five textbooks for use in school and at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: finding square roots; Pythagoras' theroem; simultaneous equations; matrices; vectors; multiplication and factorization with brackets; quadratic equations; probability; mean, mode, median and range; trigonometry; circles; volume of pyramids, cylinders and cones.

The answers to all the questions in Maths for Practice & Revision, Books 1-5.

First published in 1968, this reissue is a study of contemporary international economic policy, with particular emphasis upon economic integration as a means of bringing about a faster rate of economic progress and of helping to overcome poverty. Peter Robson's book is a study of the rationale of common markets and other forms of economic integration among African states and of their operation in practice. The book will be of great value to those concerned with administering or assessing integration schemes in Africa and indeed in less developed areas throughout the world. In addition, it is an important contribution to the field of development economics.

This reissue, first published in 1983, is an authoritative study of economic integration among the states of West Africa, focusing upon the issues and experience of the four main initiatives for regional integration in West Africa, namely the Economic Community of West African States, the Mano River Union, the Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, and the recent initiative for the establishment of an economic and monetary union between Senegal and the Gambia.

This title was first published in 2001. Inspired by the thirtieth anniversary of Shelter Scotland, this volume provides an overview of Scottish housing policies and legislation, looks back at the changes to major tenures, eviction policies and homelessness over the past thirty years and explores the potential of the new Scottish Parliament to bring about change in this important social, political and economic arena.

This reissue, first published in 1969 brings together structural and analytical studies of seven single African countries, together with two studies of groups of countries which, although politically separate, have in the past had close economic links. These countries are Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria and the Sudan. The groups are East Africa, comprising Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; and Central Africa, comprising Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia.The countries have been chosen to bring out the main contemporary economic issues arising in the efforts of the independent African States to achieve economic growth. The book will be invaluable to students and practicing economists concerned with Africa and the developing economies generally.

This new edition of the an established introduction to the economics of regional integration among nation states, has been completely revised to reflect the latest developments in the past decade and current policy initiatives. Features of the new edition include:
* revised and updated analysis of customs unions, free trade areas, common markets, fiscal integration and harmonisation, monetary integration and regional policy
* two entirely new chapters dealing with the 'new' economics of market integration and the role of transnational corporations
* analysis of influential initiatives in the European Community
* an assessment of the Single Market programme and the implications of enlargement into Eastern Europe
* a survey of the new initiatives for regionalism outside Europe, including NAFTA.

This new edition of the an established introduction to the economics of regional integration among nation states, has been completely revised to reflect the latest developments in the past decade and current policy initiatives. Features of the new edition include:
* revised and updated analysis of customs unions, free trade areas, common markets, fiscal integration and harmonisation, monetary integration and regional policy
* two entirely new chapters dealing with the 'new' economics of market integration and the role of transnational corporations
* analysis of influential initiatives in the European Community
* an assessment of the Single Market programme and the implications of enlargement into Eastern Europe
* a survey of the new initiatives for regionalism outside Europe, including NAFTA.

This title was first published in 2001. Inspired by the thirtieth anniversary of Shelter Scotland, this volume provides an overview of Scottish housing policies and legislation, looks back at the changes to major tenures, eviction policies and homelessness over the past thirty years and explores the potential of the new Scottish Parliament to bring about change in this important social, political and economic arena.

First published in 1968, this reissue is a study of contemporary international economic policy, with particular emphasis upon economic integration as a means of bringing about a faster rate of economic progress and of helping to overcome poverty. Peter Robson's book is a study of the rationale of common markets and other forms of economic integration among African states and of their operation in practice. The book will be of great value to those concerned with administering or assessing integration schemes in Africa and indeed in less developed areas throughout the world. In addition, it is an important contribution to the field of development economics.

This reissue, first published in 1983, is an authoritative study of economic integration among the states of West Africa, focusing upon the issues and experience of the four main initiatives for regional integration in West Africa, namely the Economic Community of West African States, the Mano River Union, the Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, and the recent initiative for the establishment of an economic and monetary union between Senegal and the Gambia.

This reissue, first published in 1969 brings together structural and analytical studies of seven single African countries, together with two studies of groups of countries which, although politically separate, have in the past had close economic links. These countries are Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria and the Sudan. The groups are East Africa, comprising Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; and Central Africa, comprising Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia.The countries have been chosen to bring out the main contemporary economic issues arising in the efforts of the independent African States to achieve economic growth. The book will be invaluable to students and practicing economists concerned with Africa and the developing economies generally.

This reference includes explanations of over 500 scientific words and phrases. It covers biology, chemistry, and physics as well as elementary electronics and astronomy.

This textbook is suitable for students from seven to ten years. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: counting and number sequences; addition; subtraction; and shapes.

For all the buzz about trendy IT techniques, data processing is still at the core of our systems, especially now that enterprises all over the world are confronted with exploding volumes of data. Database performance has become a major headache, and most IT departments believe that developers should provide simple SQL code to solve immediate problems and let DBAs tune any "bad SQL" later.

In "The Art of SQL," author and SQL expert Stephane Faroult argues that this "safe approach" only leads to disaster. His insightful book, named after Art of War by Sun Tzu, contends that writing quick inefficient code is sweeping the dirt under the rug. SQL code may run for 5 to 10 years, surviving several major releases of the database management system and on several generations of hardware. The code must be fast and sound from the start, and that requires a firm understanding of SQL and relational theory.

"The Art of SQL" offers best practices that teach experienced SQL users to focus on strategy rather than specifics. Faroult's approach takes a page from Sun Tzu's classic treatise by viewing database design as a military campaign. You need knowledge, skills, and talent. Talent can't be taught, but every strategist from Sun Tzu to modern-day generals believed that it can be nurtured through the experience of others. They passed on their experience acquired in the field through basic principles that served as guiding stars amid the sound and fury of battle. This is what Faroult does with SQL.

Like a successful battle plan, good architectural choices are based on contingencies. What if the volume of this or that table increases unexpectedly? What if, following a merger, the numberof users doubles? What if you want to keep several years of data online? Faroult's way of looking at SQL performance may be unconventional and unique, but he's deadly serious about writing good SQL and using SQL well. "The Art of SQL" is not a cookbook, listing problems and giving recipes. The aim is to get you-and your manager-to raise good questions.

An introduction to simple graphs. Features of the book include: pictograms, bar charts, time charts, frequency charts and histograms; pie charts; line graphs, scientific graphs and conversion graphs; travel graphs; and 105 questions and explanations.