Egret nameplate   The magazine of University of Houston-Clear Lake
spring 2012 | volume 18 | number 2

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Faculty Bookshelf

An Anthology of Educational Innovation: Digital Frameworks of UnderstandingAn Anthology of Educational Innovation: Digital Frameworks of Understanding; Edited by Caroline M. Crawford, Associate Professor of Instructional Technology. Common Ground Publishing, Champaign, Illinois (2011).Crawford shares her immense and diverse collection of suggested works that illustrate different methodologies for creating successful online learning environments − concepts that are critical for today's evolving environment in education. Included in the works are examples of support, technology resources and teaching techniques. ISBN: 9781863358996.
Guide to the National Electrical Code, 2011 EditionGuide to the National Electrical Code, 2011 Edition; By Thomas L. Harman, Professor of Computer Engineering and Co-Director of High Technologies Laboratory. Prentice Hall, New Jersey (2012). This ideal companion for studying the National Electrical Code features updates for 2011. Harman's text is geared toward both advanced and student electricians, featuring problem-solving exercises, examples and illustrations. Tables are arranged for readability and ease of use, and references are practical and explained in detail. ISBN: 978-0-13-212162-0.

Guide to the National Electrical Code, 2011 Edition My Life as I Lived It; By Jib Fowles, Professor Emeritus of Communication. Self published, Dickinson, Texas (2011). Meet UHCL charter faculty member Jib Fowles as he narrates his lifetime journey and discovers what it means to be content. He revels about his first impressions of the university, becoming a Houstonian, and the experiences he had at the young Bay Area campus. ISBN: 9780615417547.

Setting the Table: Preparing Judy Chicago's The Dinner PartySetting the Table: Preparing Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party; Edited by Jane Chin Davidson, Assistant Professor of Applied Design and Visual Arts. Alfred R. Neumann Library, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston (2011). Featuring essays by Jane Chin Davidson and Gretchen Mieszkowski, this illustrated catalog details the 30- year anniversary of Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party" exhibit at UHCL as well as the controversy surrounding the exhibit's 1980 Houston premiere. ISBN: 9781450761604.
Testing Binary Black Hole Codes in Strong Field Regimes: Understanding Numerical Instabilities Through Computational Experiments Testing Binary Black Hole Codes in Strong Field Regimes: Understanding Numerical Instabilities Through Computational Experiments; By David Garrison, Program Chair of Physics and Associate Professor of Physics. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (2011). Garrison's text focuses on Einstein equations, offering a study of vacuum solutions of the cosmological type, exploring constraint violating and gauge mode instabilities. ISBN: 9783844314458.

To obtain a copy of the books listed above, call the UHCL Bookstore at 281-283-2180.

 
 
 
 
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