In 1989, after several years of discussion and negotiation, the Regional Econornics Applications Laboratory (REAL) was formed. This unique relationship between the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been a significant source of intellectual inspiration for many students, visiting colleagues and members of the participating institutions for the past decade. The idea for REAL was hatched by Philip Israilevich and Geoffrey Hewings in typical Chicago style - in the back room of a local bar. In early December 1997, their collaboration came to an...

This book seeks to summarize our recent progress in dynamic trans portation network modeling. It concentrates on ideal dynamic network models based on actual travel times and their corresponding solution algorithms. In contrast, our first book DynamIc Urban Transportation Network Models - The ory and Implications for Intelligent Vehicle-Hzghway Systems (Springer-Verlag, 1994) focused on instantaneous dynamic network models. Comparing the two books, the major differences can be summarized as follows: 1. This book uses the variational inequality problem as the basic formulation approach and...

To enable our students to stand under the spotlight of competition the science department at Wreake Valley Academy endeavoured to create a science conference. The event would draw upon the participation of every student studying Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics A level subjects. This book is a peer reviewed set of proceedings created by those students to support their presentations.

This book contains 20 investigations. Each one is based around a mechanics topic and should be taught alongside lessons where problem solving is rehearsed. Each investigation takes somewhere between one and three hours to complete. Each investigation has been tested on several classes of A-level students. Most of these experiments require no technology and can be taught with little more than a few weights, some string and a box of stopwatches. Many schools are finding that much of their physics apparatus budget over the last twenty years has been spent on data loggers that are now...

This is the story of a beloved Portuguese Water Dog named Cassie and the impact she had on our lives. What you read is 100 percent true. There's no way I could make this story up. As you read more of the story, you'll find out how special she was. From boat rides to chasing squirrels, things were never dull when Cassie was around.