Understanding problems and functions of small, informal groups including naturally occurring groups such as work groups, friendship groups, therapy groups, gangs, t-groups, mental patients and prison inmates.

Informal groups: An introduction (Prentice-Hall series in sociology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Wilson, Stephen

Social Sciences

PRENTICE/HALL

Assuming no prior computer or technical background, this guide introduces the art and techniques of programming computers to create exciting multimedia graphics and sound events using HyperCard. Heavily illustrated with displays of annotated program scripts along with their output.

Multimedia Design With Hypercard

Computers & Technology

Programming

Prentice Hall PTR

Using Computers to Create Art

Arts & Photography

Pearson College Div

Making Men identifies and elaborates on a theme in the Hebrew Bible that has largely gone unnoticed by scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates five examples of the male coming-of-age theme in the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of these stories include the well-known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon. He also reveals the existence of a narrative theme of failing to mature to manhood, exemplified in the tales of Samson and Gideon's son Jether. Beyond identifying the coming-of-age theme, Wilson describes how the theme is employed by biblical narrators and redactors to highlight broader messages and transitions in the historical narratives of the Hebrew Bible. He additionally considers how these stories provide unique insight into the varying representations of biblical masculinity and how the ideals associated with manhood can change dramatically over time.

Making Men: The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

Religion & Spirituality

Judaism

Oxford University Press

In this analysis of racism in late nineteenth-century France, anti-Semitism is studied in its social context as an indicator and symptom of social change. The author provides a more general analysis of anti-Semitic ideology in France, and he concludes with a study of the Jewish response to this challenge.

Ideology and Experience: Anti-Semitism in France at the Time of the Dreyfus Affair (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

Business & Money

Economics

The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

A new breed of contemporary artist engages science and technology—not just to adopt the vocabulary and gizmos, but to explore and comment on the content, agendas, and possibilities. Indeed, proposes Stephen Wilson, the role of the artist is not only to interpret and to spread scientific knowledge, but to be an active partner in determining the direction of research. Years ago, C. P. Snow wrote about the "two cultures" of science and the humanities; these developments may finally help to change the outlook of those who view science and technology as separate from the general culture. In this rich compendium, Wilson offers the first comprehensive survey of international artists who incorporate concepts and research from mathematics, the physical sciences, biology, kinetics, telecommunications, and experimental digital systems such as artificial intelligence and ubiquitous computing. In addition to visual documentation and statements by the artists, Wilson examines relevant art-theoretical writings and explores emerging scientific and technological research likely to be culturally significant in the future. He also provides lists of resources including organizations, publications, conferences, museums, research centers, and Web sites.

Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology

Mit Pr

An introduction to the work and ideas of artists who use―and even influence―science and technology.
A new breed of contemporary artist engages science and technology―not just to adopt the vocabulary and gizmos, but to explore and comment on the content, agendas, and possibilities. Indeed, proposes Stephen Wilson, the role of the artist is not only to interpret and to spread scientific knowledge, but to be an active partner in determining the direction of research. Years ago, C. P. Snow wrote about the "two cultures" of science and the humanities; these developments may finally help to change the outlook of those who view science and technology as separate from the general culture.
In this rich compendium, Wilson offers the first comprehensive survey of international artists who incorporate concepts and research from mathematics, the physical sciences, biology, kinetics, telecommunications, and experimental digital systems such as artificial intelligence and ubiquitous computing. In addition to visual documentation and statements by the artists, Wilson examines relevant art-theoretical writings and explores emerging scientific and technological research likely to be culturally significant in the future. He also provides lists of resources including organizations, publications, conferences, museums, research centers, and Web sites.

Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology (Leonardo)

History & Criticism

The MIT Press

Computers have been applied to problems in chemistry and the chemical sciences since the dawn of the computer age; however, it is only in the past ten or fifteen years that we have seen the emergence of computational chemistry as a field of research in its own right. Its practitioners, computational chemists, are neither chemists who dabble in computing nor programmers who have an interest in chemistry, but computa tional scientists whose aim is to solve a wide range of chemical problems using modern computing machines. This book gives a broad overview of the methods and techniques employed by the computational chemist and of the wide range of problems to which he is applying them. It is divided into three parts. The first part records the basics of chemistry and of computational science that are essential to an understanding of the methods of computational chemistry. These methods are described in the second part of the book. In the third part, a survey is given of some areas in which the techniques of computational chemistry are being applied. As a result of the limited space available in a single volume, the areas covered are necessarily selective. Nevertheless, a sufficiently wide range of applications are described to provide the reader with a balanced overview of the many problems being attacked by computational studies in chemistry.

Chemistry by Computer: An Overview of the Applications of Computers in Chemistry (Adam Hilger Series on Optics and)

Networking & Cloud Computing

Springer

A global overview of the ways in which contemporary artists draw on scientific and technological developments to explore new forms of creative expression. In the twenty-first century, some of the most dynamic works of art are being produced not in the studio but in the laboratory, where artists probe cultural, philosophical, and social questions connected with cutting-edge scientific and technological research. Their work ranges across disciplines―microbiology, the physical sciences, information technologies, human biology and living systems, kinetics and robotics―and takes in everything from eugenics to climate change to artificial intelligence. This comprehensive overview covers a dazzling array of work produced by some 250 artists from America, Japan, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK, and elsewhere. It presents a broad range of projects, from body art to bioengineering of plants and insects; from music, dance, and computer-controlled video performances to large-scale visual and sound installations. Special features include a full reading list and lists of pertinent museum collections, festivals, and research centers. 270+ color illustrations and photographs

Art + Science Now

Reference

Thames&Hudson

“In the face of ridicule and cultural prejudice, the artists/scientists in this book show that good art and good science are not so very different, and that when they find their joint niche, their joining can make something powerful, interesting, and beautiful.” ―The Art Book In the twenty-first century, some of the most dynamic works of art are being produced not in the studio but in the laboratory, where artists probe cultural, philosophical, and social questions connected with cutting-edge scientific and technological research. Their work ranges across disciplines―microbiology, the physical sciences, information technologies, human biology and living systems, kinetics, and robotics―taking in everything from eugenics and climate change to artificial intelligence. Art + Science Now provides an overview of this new strand of contemporary art, showcasing the best international work. Featuring some 250 artists, it presents a broad range of projects, from body art to bioengineering of plants and insects, from computer-controlled video performances to large-scale visual and sound installations. 270+ color illustrations

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Informal groups: An introduction (Prentice-Hall series in sociology)

Multimedia Design With Hypercard

Using Computers to Create Art

Making Men: The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

Ideology and Experience: Anti-Semitism in France at the Time of the Dreyfus Affair (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology

Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology (Leonardo)

Chemistry by Computer: An Overview of the Applications of Computers in Chemistry (Adam Hilger Series on Optics and)

Art + Science Now

Art + Science Now