...English 175-‐02: Introduction to Literary Genres Instructor: Aaron Schab aschab@uidaho.edu 209 Brink Hall Department of English University of Idaho Course Meets: Life Sciences South 163 Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:30 am – 10:20 am January 9, 2013 – May 10, 2013 Course Description In this class, we will learn about the basic conventions and terms used to understand and discuss the three major genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama. This class will help you understand the sometimes baffling world of literature, and is intended to provide the general student with basic experience in literary analysis. Additionally, I hope this class will lead you to a lifelong appreciation for (and engagement with) reading literature. Although this class features extensive reading and writing, it is not necessary for you to be a bookworm or a writing superstar to succeed in this class – if you ...
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...ACCUPLACER® Sample Questions for Students © 2012 The College Board. College Board, ACCUPLACER, WritePlacer and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. Sentence Skills In an ACCUPLACER® placement test, there are 20 Sentence Skills questions of two types. • The first type is sentence correction questions that require an understanding of sentence structure. These questions ask you to choose the most appropriate word or phrase for the underlined portion of the sentence. • The second type is construction shift questions. These questions ask that a sentence be rewritten according to the criteria shown while maintaining essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. Within these two primary categories, the questions are also classified according to the skills being tested. Some questions deal with the logic of the sentence, others with whether or not the answer is a complete sentence, and still others with the relationship between coordination and subordination. 3. To walk, biking, and driving are Pat’s favorite ways of getting around. A. To walk, biking, and driving B. Walking, biking, and driving C. To walk, biking, and to drive D. To walk, to bike, and also driving 4. When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking. A. When you cross the street in the middle of...
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...Q U A N T I T A T I V E F I N A N C E V O L U M E 2 (2002) 45–60 INSTITUTE O F PHYSICS PUBLISHING RE S E A R C H PA P E R quant.iop.org Dynamics of implied volatility surfaces Rama Cont1,3 and Jos´ da Fonseca2 e Centre de Math´ matiques Appliqu´ es, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 e e Palaiseau, France 2 Ecole Superieure d’Ingenierie Leonard de Vinci, F-92916 Paris La D´ fense, e France E-mail: Rama.Cont@polytechnique.fr and jose.da fonseca@devinci.fr Received 20 September 2001 Published 4 February 2002 Online at stacks.iop.org/Quant/2/45 1 Abstract The prices of index options at a given date are usually represented via the corresponding implied volatility surface, presenting skew/smile features and term structure which several models have attempted to reproduce. However, the implied volatility surface also changes dynamically over time in a way that is not taken into account by current modelling approaches, giving rise to ‘Vega’ risk in option portfolios. Using time series of option prices on the SP500 and FTSE indices, we study the deformation of this surface and show that it may be represented as a randomly fluctuating surface driven by a small number of orthogonal random factors. We identify and interpret the shape of each of these factors, study their dynamics and their correlation with the underlying index. Our approach is based on a Karhunen–Lo` ve e decomposition of the daily variations of implied volatilities obtained from market data. A simple factor model...
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...fourth EDItION fourth EDItION This clear, learner-friendly text helps today’s students bridge the gap between Its comprehensiveness allows instructors to tailor the material to their individual teaching styles, resulting in an exceptionally versatile text. Highlights of the Fourth Edition: Additional readings and essays in a new Appendix as well as in Chapters 7 and 8 nearly double the number of readings available for critical analysis and classroom discussion. An online chapter, available on the instructor portion of the book’s Web site, addresses critical reading, a vital skill for success in college and beyond. Visit www.mhhe.com/bassham4e for a wealth of additional student and instructor resources. Bassham I Irwin Nardone I Wallace New and updated exercises and examples throughout the text allow students to practice and apply what they learn. MD DALIM #1062017 12/13/09 CYAN MAG YELO BLK Chapter 12 features an expanded and reorganized discussion of evaluating Internet sources. Critical Thinking thinking, using real-world examples and a proven step-by-step approach. A student ' s Introduction A student's Introduction everyday culture and critical thinking. It covers all the basics of critical Critical Thinking Ba ssha m I Irwin I Nardone I Wall ace CRITICAL THINKING A STUDENT’S INTRODUCTION FOURTH EDITION Gregory Bassham William Irwin Henry Nardone James M. Wallace King’s College TM bas07437_fm_i-xvi.indd i 11/24/09 9:53:56 AM TM Published by McGraw-Hill...
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...fourth EDItION Critical Thinking A student ' s Introduction Ba ssha m I I rwi n I N ardon e I Wal l ac e CRITICAL THINKING A STUDENT’S INTRODUCTION FOURTH EDITION Gregory Bassham William Irwin Henry Nardone James M. Wallace King’s College TM TM Published by McGraw-Hill, an imprint of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2005, 2002. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOC/DOC 0 ISBN: 978-0-07-340743-2 MHID: 0-07-340743-7 Vice President, Editorial: Michael Ryan Director, Editorial: Beth Mejia Sponsoring Editor: Mark Georgiev Marketing Manager: Pam Cooper Managing Editor: Nicole Bridge Developmental Editor: Phil Butcher Project Manager: Lindsay Burt Manuscript Editor: Maura P. Brown Design Manager: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Laurie Entringer Production Supervisor: Louis Swaim Composition: 11/12.5 Bembo by MPS Limited, A Macmillan Company Printing: 45# New Era Matte, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Cover Image: © Brand X/JupiterImages Credits: The credits section for this book begins on page C-1 and is considered...
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...statistics involves using a representative subset of data (a sample) in order to draw conclusions about unknown characteristics of an entire set of data (a population). Population: The entire set of elements of interest (i.e. all humans, all working-age people in Canada, all IT companies). A population parameter is a characteristic used to describe a population. For example, Population mean ( Population standard deviation ( Population median ( The values of the population parameters would be preferable for use in decision-making but seldom will these values be known since collecting all the population elements (a census) is usually too expensive and/or time consuming. Sample: A representative subset of the entire set of elements of interest that is used to gain insight about the population. A sample statistic is a characteristic used to describe a sample. For example, Sample mean [pic] Sample standard deviation s Sample median Md It is cheaper, less time-consuming and more practical to use sample statistics as estimates for population parameters in making business decisions. How well the sample represents the population depends on the sample design. Using Samples to Describe Populations: The following data consists of two samples of house prices, one sample selected from the city of Montreal and the other selected from...
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... |macmillan (macarter) |Reading: | | |Ex.3 Camb 7 Section 1 |Test 2: |RP3 T4T1 (cam5) |task 2 |Camb 7 test 2 | | |Ex 4. Emotions Barrons |Cambr 7 test 4 |RP4 Mozart (macmillan) |Kaplan (celeb) |Writing | | |Ex. 4 |Test 3 |RP5 T4T3 (cam5) |simon |Chicken consumption | | |-camb 7 test 4 sect3 |Plus 2 (old) |RP6 T2T1 (cam6) |dcielts |(camb 7 test 2) | | |-sect 3 from previous |Test 4: | |Sample essays |Media essay | | |final test1 |Plus 2 (old) | |1 celebrities |(vocabulary for | | |Ex “time” “frequency” |Test 5: | |2 TV |ielts unit 19) | | |from barrons |Plus 2 (old) | |3 economic development | | | | |Test 6: | |4 uni or job | | | |LPT 1-6 Plus 2 longman |Plus 2 (old) | |5 environment | ...
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...1. The equilibrium between nitrogen dioxide, NO2, and dinitrogen tetroxide, N2O4, is shown below. 2NO2(g) [pic] N2O4(g) Kc = 0.01 What happens when the volume of a mixture at equilibrium is decreased at a constant temperature? I. The value of Kc increases II. More N2O4 is formed III. The ratio of [pic] decreases A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III (Total 1 mark) 2. Which statement about chemical equilibria implies they are dynamic? A. The position of equilibrium constantly changes. B. The rates of forward and backward reactions change. C. The reactants and products continue to react. D. The concentrations of the reactants and products continue to change. (Total 1 mark) 3. Methanol may be produced by the exothermic reaction of carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas. CO(g) + 2H2(g) [pic] CH3OH(g) ∆HO = –103 kJ (a) State the equilibrium constant expression, Kc, for the production of methanol. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... (1) (b) State and explain the effect of changing the following conditions on the amount of methanol present at equilibrium: ...
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...CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER ANSWER KEY CHAPTER 1 ANSWERS FOR THE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. b The sociological perspective is an approach to understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context. (4) 2 . d Sociologists consider occupation, income, education, gender, age, and race as dimensions of social location.(4) 3. d All three statements reflect ways in which the social sciences are like the natural sciences. Both attempt to study and understand their subjects objectively; both attempt to undercover the relationships that create order in their respective worlds through controlled observation; and both are divided into many specialized fields. (5-7) 4. c Generalization is one of the goals of scientific inquiry. It involves going beyond individual cases by making statements that apply to broader groups or situations. (7) 5. b The Industrial Revolution, imperialism, and the development of the scientific method all contributed to the development of sociology. The fourth influence was the political revolutions in America and France — there was no political revolution in Britain at that time. (8-9) 6. d Positivism is the application of the scientific approach to the social world. (9) 7. d Of the four statements, the one that best reflects Herbert Spencer’s views on charity is “The poor are the weakest members of society and if society intervenes to help them, it is interrupting the natural process of social evolution.” While many contemporaries of Spencer’s were...
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...Boston College Economics The Stata Journal (yyyy) Working Paper Number ii, pp. 1–38 vv, No. 667 Enhanced routines for instrumental variables/GMM estimation and testing Christopher F. Baum Mark E. Schaffer Boston College Heriot–Watt University Steven Stillman Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Abstract. We extend our 2003 paper on instrumental variables (IV) and GMM estimation and testing and describe enhanced routines that address HAC standard errors, weak instruments, LIML and k-class estimation, tests for endogeneity and RESET and autocorrelation tests for IV estimates. Keywords: st0001, instrumental variables, weak instruments, generalized method of moments, endogeneity, heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, HAC standard errors, LIML, CUE, overidentifying restrictions, Frisch–Waugh–Lovell theorem, RESET, Cumby-Huizinga test 1 Introduction In an earlier paper, Baum et al. (2003), we discussed instrumental variables (IV) estimators in the context of Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation and presented Stata routines for estimation and testing comprising the ivreg2 suite. Since that time, those routines have been considerably enhanced and additional routines have been added to the suite. This paper presents the analytical underpinnings of both basic IV/GMM estimation and these enhancements and describes the enhanced routines. Some of these features are now also available in Stata 10’s ivregress, while others are not. The additions include: • Estimation and testing...
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...Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank to accompany A First Look at Communication Theory Sixth Edition Em Griffin Wheaton College prepared by Glen McClish San Diego State University and Emily J. Langan Wheaton College Published by McGrawHill, an imprint of The McGrawHill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright Ó 2006, 2003, 2000, 1997, 1994, 1991 by The McGrawHill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may be reproduced in print form solely for classroom use with A First Look At Communication Theory provided such reproductions bear copyright notice, but may not be reproduced in any other form or for any other purpose without the prior written consent of The McGrawHill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. PREFACE Rationale We agreed to produce the instructor’s manual for the sixth edition of A First Look at Communication Theory because it’s a first-rate book and because we enjoy talking and writing about pedagogy. Yet when we recall the discussions we’ve had with colleagues about instructor’s manuals over the years, two unnerving comments stick with us: “I don’t find them much help”; and (even worse) “I never look at them.” And, if the truth be told, we were often the people making such points! With these statements in mind, we have done some serious soul-searching about the texts that so many teachers—ourselves...
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...Management control systems Solutions to Chapter 16 questions (a) See Chapter 16 for the answer to this question. In particular, your answer should stress: (i) The need for a system of responsibility accounting based on a clear definition of a manager’s authority and responsibility. (ii) The production of performance reports at frequent intervals comparing actual and budget costs for individual expense items. Variances should be analysed according to whether they are controllable or non-controllable by the manager. (iii) The managers should participate in the setting of budgets and standards. (iv) The system should ensure that variances are investigated, causes found and remedial action is taken. (v) An effective cost control system must not be used as a punitive device, but should be seen as a system that helps managers to control their costs more effectively. (b) Possible problems include: (i) Difficulties in setting standards for non-repetitive work. (ii) Non-acceptance by budgetees if they view the system as a punitive device to judge their performance. (iii) Isolating variances where interdependencies exist. (a) See ‘Planning’, ‘Motivation’ and ‘Performance evaluation’ in the section on the multiple functions of budgets in Chapter 15 for the answer to this question. The answer should emphasize that the role of motivation is to encourage goal congruence between the company and the employees. (b) See ‘Conflicting roles of budgets’ in Chapter 15 for an explanation of how...
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...Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez School for Professional Studies Florida Campuses Universidad del Este, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad del Turabo STMG 601 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT GERENCIA ESTRATEGICA © Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, 2007 Derechos Reservados. © Ana G. Méndez University System, 2007. All rights reserved STMG 601 Strategic Management 2 TABLA DE CONTENIDO/TABLE OF CONTENTS Página/Page Prontuario ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Study Guide ................................................................................................................................. 11 Workshop One ............................................................................................................................ 17 Taller Dos..................................................................................................................................... 21 Workshop Three ......................................................................................................................... 25 Taller Cuatro ................................................................................................................................ 29 Workshop Five/Taller Cinco ...................................................................................................... 34 Anejo A/Appendix A ......................................
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...SOLUTIONS MANUAL Frank Wood’s Business Accounting 1&2 ELEVENTH EDITION Frank Wood BSc(Econ), FCA and Alan Sangster BA, MSc, CertTESOL, CA ISBN 978-0-273-71824-6 © Pearson Education Limited 2008 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download and photocopy this manual as required. Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies around the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.pearsoned.co.uk Eleventh edition published in 2008 © Pearson Education Limited 2008 The rights of Frank Wood and Alan Sangster to be identified as authors of this Work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. Permission is hereby given for the material in this publication to be reproduced for OHP transparencies and student handouts, without express permission of the Publishers, for educational purposes only. In all other cases, 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 either the prior written permission of the Publishers or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London ECIN 8TS. ISBN 978-0-273-71824-6 10 11 9 8 7 6 10 09 08 5 Printed in Great Britain 4 3 2 ...
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