Courtroom Use and Misuse of Mathematics, Physics and Finance

Courtroom Use and Misuse of Mathematics, Physics and Finance
Author: Ashley Saunders Lipson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2013
Genre: Evidence, Expert
ISBN: 9781531006778

"The subject matter can be deceiving, not with respect to content, which is quite clear from the title, but rather with respect to difficulty and tediousness. Moreover, the book is designed to take an important trio of crucial topics and spoon feed them as comfortably as possible to the people who need them the most but like them the least?law students. Many jokingly state that they became law students because they couldn't handle numbers in college. A rude awakening, however, confronts them in practice, where numbers become the primary focus of what they do. As the first pedagogical book combining the subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Finance and Law, this treatise is built on the notion that lawyers are ill prepared to face the world dominated by numbers and the multitudes who know how to distort and misrepresent them". -- PREFACE.

Courtroom Use and Misuse of Mathematics, Physics and Finance

Courtroom Use and Misuse of Mathematics, Physics and Finance
Author: Ashley S. Lipson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Evidence, Expert
ISBN: 9781611633764

Numbers are every bit as persuasive and powerful as verbal arguments and presentations. In fact, they can be far more potent, insidious and misleading. Formerly Mathematics, Physics and Finance for the Legal Profession, this new edition catalogs a vast array of scams, schemes and deceptive courtroom presentations that confront lawyers regularly. Nearly every chapter of this book provides information that all lawyers must possess. We live in a scientific world, a digital world -- one that is ruled by numbers, equations, formulas and statistics. The topics may seem complex, but the explanations are elementary and, at times, entertaining.

Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks

Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks
Author: Myint Swe Khine
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2013-06-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400741685

The critical analysis of science textbooks is vital in improving teaching and learning at all levels in the subject, and this volume sets out a range of academic perspectives on how that analysis should be done. Each chapter focuses on an aspect of science textbook appraisal, with coverage of everything from theoretical and philosophical underpinnings, methodological issues, and conceptual frameworks for critical analysis, to practical techniques for evaluation. Contributions from many of the most distinguished scholars in the field give this collection its sure-footed contemporary relevance, reflecting the international standards of UNESCO as well as leading research organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (whose Project 2061 is an influential waypoint in developing protocols for textbook analysis). Thus the book shows how to gauge aspects of textbooks such as their treatment of controversial issues, graphical depictions, scientific historiography, vocabulary usage, accuracy, and readability. The content also covers broader social themes such as the portrayal of women and minorities. "Despite newer, more active pedagogies, textbooks continue to have a strong presence in classrooms and to embody students’ socio-historical inheritance in science. Despite their ubiquitous presence, they have received relatively little on-going empirical study. It is imperative that we understand how textbooks influence science learning. This book presents a welcome and much needed analysis." Tina A. Grotzer Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA The present book provides a much needed survey of the current state of research into science textbooks, and offers a wide range of perspectives to inform the 'science' of writing better science textbooks. Keith S Taber University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Math on Trial

Math on Trial
Author: Leila Schneps
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0465037941

In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Even the simplest numbers can become powerful forces when manipulated by politicians or the media, but in the case of the law, your liberty -- and your life -- can depend on the right calculation. In Math on Trial, mathematicians Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez describe ten trials spanning from the nineteenth century to today, in which mathematical arguments were used -- and disastrously misused -- as evidence. They tell the stories of Sally Clark, who was accused of murdering her children by a doctor with a faulty sense of calculation; of nineteenth-century tycoon Hetty Green, whose dispute over her aunt's will became a signal case in the forensic use of mathematics; and of the case of Amanda Knox, in which a judge's misunderstanding of probability led him to discount critical evidence -- which might have kept her in jail. Offering a fresh angle on cases from the nineteenth-century Dreyfus affair to the murder trial of Dutch nurse Lucia de Berk, Schneps and Colmez show how the improper application of mathematical concepts can mean the difference between walking free and life in prison. A colorful narrative of mathematical abuse, Math on Trial blends courtroom drama, history, and math to show that legal expertise isn't't always enough to prove a person innocent.

Writing Centers and Writing Across the Curriculum Programs

Writing Centers and Writing Across the Curriculum Programs
Author: Robert W. Barnett
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1999-02-28
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Writing Centers have traditionally been viewed as marginalized facilities within their institutions. At the same time, faculty in all disciplines have come to stress the importance of good writing, and institutions have created Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Programs to address this concern. Often, the interests of Writing Centers conflict with those of WAC programs, and the theoretical foundations of the two may not necessarily be the same. Nonetheless, Writing Centers—whether voluntarily or involuntarily—have become more involved with efforts to promote Writing Across the Curriculum and have formed fruitful partnerships with WAC Programs. While journal articles have begun to discuss these partnerships, this book offers an extended treatment of the topic. By examining the relationships between Writing Centers and WAC programs, this volume challenges the view that Writing Centers are marginalized and demonstrates how they are aggressively moving toward the curricular center of education. Each chapter examines the evolving theoretical, practical, and institutional relationships between Writing Centers and Writing Across the Curriculum programs. By drawing from institutionally specific experiences, expert contributors present a variety of approaches for establishing and developing effective Writing Center/WAC partnerships. Included are perspectives from established and emerging theorists from all levels, including high schools, community colleges, small four-year colleges and universities, and major research institutions. The contributors accurately portray the true diversity of Writing Center/WAC partnerships and assess the compatibility of these partnerships with larger institutional missions. The volume touches on such topics as the use of computers in writing instruction, the use of student writing tutors, and the problems inherent in discipline-specific language. By deepening our knowledge of the merging of Writing Centers and WAC Programs, this book sets the foundation for more advanced future research.

Social Science Research

Social Science Research
Author: Anol Bhattacherjee
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2012-04-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781475146127

This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages.

Videogame Law

Videogame Law
Author: Ashley S. Lipson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Copyright
ISBN: 9781611636451

The multi-billion-dollar global video game industry has been growing exponentially and so, too, have its legal difficulties. This casebook features problems, exercises, and sample contracts that cover all aspects of this fascinating phenomenon, including: Product History and Development, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Gambling, Sex and Violence, Virtual Worlds, and Regulation. The cases guide the reader down a colorful path of disputes involving familiar hardware names and game titles, including: Game Boy, Wii, PlayStation, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Tetris, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Donkey Kong, and Doom.

Mathematics, Physics and Finance for the Legal Profession

Mathematics, Physics and Finance for the Legal Profession
Author: Ashley S. Lipson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Evidence, Expert
ISBN: 9781594609640

As the first pedagogical casebook combining the subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Finance and Law, this treatise is predicated on the notion that lawyers are ill-prepared to face a world dominated by numbers and the many who know how to distort and misrepresent them. The title of the book can be deceiving, particularly because the book is designed to avoid the tedious topics and calculations which would typically fall under its headings. Moreover, the book is designed to take an important trio of crucial topics and spoon feed them to the people who need them the most but like them least -- law students. Many jokingly state that they became law students because they couldn't handle numbers. A rude awakening, however, soon confronts them in practice, where numbers are the primary focus of their careers. Nearly every chapter of this book provides information that all lawyers must possess; some of the information is indispensable. We live in a scientific world, a digital world -- one that is ruled by numbers, equations, formulas and statistics. The topics may seem complex, but the explanations are elementary and, at times, entertaining.