This book is an essential and practical resource for helping children with severe and complex learning difficulties and their schools. The highly adaptable activities and ideas presented in this book will be useful both in the classroom and in training to promote understanding of emotional well-being and mental health of all pupils.
This second edition offers a comprehensive exploration of optical physics in solids, featuring thoroughly updated chapters and new sections on cutting-edge topics such as optical control of spin, quantum dots, plasmonics, negative refraction, carbon nanostructures, and diamond NV centers. It serves as an essential resource for students and researchers seeking to understand the latest advancements in the field.
This dramatic and sustained response to decades of research into near-death experiences (NDEs) is the first book to credibly bridge the gap between the competing factions of science and spirituality. Neither a religious argument touting NDEs as hard evidence for God, nor a scientific rebuke to religious interpretations, it balances investigation of these much-reported yet baffling phenomena, and brings fresh urgency to the study of our hopes for a life beyond.
Focusing on advanced concepts in physics, this textbook serves as a comprehensive introduction to quantum optics for students. It covers both standard and contemporary topics, including laser cooling, Bose-Einstein condensation, and quantum information processing, making it suitable for advanced undergraduates and master's level learners. The inclusion of applied quantum optics topics enriches the learning experience and provides a well-rounded foundation in this cutting-edge field.
Exploring over 150 unpublished accounts, this study delves into extraordinary experiences of overwhelming love that transcend earthly feelings. It reveals that such love often emerges during crises from sources beyond the physical realm, supported by dramatic testimonies sharing a common essence. The narratives illustrate a life-changing, universally accessible love, regardless of religious beliefs or personal backgrounds, suggesting a profound connection to a higher source of love that impacts all who encounter it.
Drawing from his extensive experience in various sectors, including a UK charity and telecommunications, the author explores one of the most challenging and debated topics of the 21st century. Mark Fox's academic credentials and professional insights lend credibility to his examination of contemporary dangers, offering readers a unique perspective on pressing societal issues.
The author navigates the complex discourse surrounding the application of extrasensory effects in a post-Brexit context, reflecting on their nuanced political stance that balances skepticism towards supranationalism with concerns about isolation. Drawing from a unique blend of perspectives, including neo-functionalism, the book delves into the implications of these effects in contemporary debates, offering insights into the evolving political landscape.
A new pictorial reference book for artists and designers, with over 400 images from sources ranging from Greco-Roman art to Benjamin Franklin and Wes Anderson—Symbols offers a fresh approach to understanding symbolism in the visual arts. Symbols are embedded everywhere in our global visual culture, from oil paintings to biscuit packaging, monuments to mass-produced ashtrays. Designers and California College of the Arts instructors Mark Fox and Angie Wang recognize sources both historical and contemporary, high and low, revealing the narrative riches of symbolism found in a range of media and across times, places, and cultures. Whether human or animate, natural or man-made—each symbol (from sun, moon, lightning, and serpent to lozenge, spiral, and swastika) is illustrated with both classical and archetypal examples and often surprising contributions from textiles, fine art photography, ceramics, African sculpture, ancient coins, modern architecture, Native American crafts, European heraldry, Soviet propaganda, bookplates, film stills, military insignia, and much more. A beautiful, visually arresting compendium that both informs and inspires, Symbols is a vital resource.