Every year the Administration and the Congress battle stubbornly and often bitterly over appropriations for foreign aid. Clearly much more is at stake than a difference of opinion over a small fraction of the annual budget: the tug-of war stems from clashes of basic political philosophies, divergent approaches to one of the most important elements of our foreign policy, and inherent confl icts among various domestic power blocs.

Based on the premise that in order to write proofs, one needs to read finished proofs as well as study both their logic and grammar, Revolutions in Geometry depicts how to write basic proofs in various fields of geometry. This accessible text for junior and senior undergraduates explains the general development of geometry throughout time, discusses the involvement of its major contributors, and places the proofs into the context of geometry's history to illustrate how crucial proof writing is to the job of a mathematician.

Guides readers through the development of geometry and basic proof writing using a historical approach to the topic

In an effort to fully appreciate the logic and structure of geometric proofs, Revolutions of Geometry places proofs into the context of geometry's history, helping readers to understand that proof writing is crucial to the job of a mathematician. Written for students and educators of mathematics alike, the book guides readers through the rich history and influential works, from ancient times to the present, behind the development of geometry. As a result,...

A mathematical introduction to the theory and applications of logic and set theory with an emphasis on writing proofs

Highlighting the applications and notations of basic mathematical concepts within the framework of logic and set theory, A First Course in Mathematical Logic and Set Theory introduces how logic is used to prepare and structure proofs and solve more complex problems.

The book begins with propositional logic, including two-column proofs and truth table applications, followed by first-order logic, which provides the structure for writing...

A unique interview with John Lennon which was recorded when The Beatles were in New Zealand in 1964. It was recorded by Psychology Professor Dr Tony Taylor who was at the time doing a study into Beatlemania. It gives a remarkable insight into Lennon's thoughts regarding fame, music and life generally at a time when the group was still new to all the world-wide adulation they were receiving. I have included an attachment of both the covers and the text for you to enjoy and to quote from if you think it will help the posting for your blog. I think this is something of a coup for a New Zealand...

Wednesday's Women This study explores the reasons why so few women writers in Aotearoa New Zealand were seen as prominent figures in the literary scene from the end of World War Two up to the time when the feminist movement gained momentum, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Using feminist methodology, I examine whether women writers were deliberately under-represented and their work trivialised by the male writers, critics and publishers of the time. What were the factors accounting for this under-representation? I also discuss to what extent there were successes and achievements, either...

Neither Here Nor There is an intriguing story about two bohemian down and outs who are caught in an existential dilemma: They don't know which city they live in, Auckland or Dunedin. This Beckettian tale takes the reader on a dream/reality tour of the vortex into which two minds have been swept. With humour and compassion Michael O'Leary explores the inner workings of the crisis of modern people who find they have no place in the society they were born into. The book also include O'Leary's iconic poem 'Rubesahl' plus the introduction to his auto-biography, 'Die Bibel'.

The Irish Annals of New Zealand is essentially a Joycean tour-de-force through New Zealand's history from the Irish rather than the usual English point of view. However, as well as historical facts the novel incorporates many other linguistic and language conceits and concepts. The story begins with the main character falling from a train, having opened the wrong door because he is drunk. He lies dying alone in the falling snow of the central North Island. During the course of the novel he is visited by several of his ancestors, Irish and Maori, who tell him about his life. He also turns into...

Magic Alec's Revenge is the third novel in Michael O'Leary's trilogy Dreamlander Express. It concerns the main character, Magic Alex, who was part of The Beatles' entourage in the late 1960s. Exposed as a charlatan rather than the electronic 'wizard' he claimed to be, he is now, 50 years later, in a lunatic hospital, claiming that he invented all the things that control our everyday lives, the internet, cell phones, i-phones etc, and his revenge is our imprisonment by dependence on all his inventions. The novel also contrasts the All You Need Is Hate world of the 1930s Nazis to the All You...

Straight is the first in Michael O'Leary's trilogy, Dreamlander Express. It is the story of Paul Calvert who returns to his hometown, Auckland, after being away in 'dreamland' for several years. He discovers that all the things he knew about the family he grew up in are false. Questions arise: was his real father a high-ranking SS officer and was his conception and birth a Nazi racial experiment to test whether the Maori people of New Zealand are the Ayrian Maoris as suggested by 19th Century eugenic philosophers.