Proceedings Of A National Symposium

With the 1989 release of Everybody Counts by the Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) of the National Research Council and the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the "standards movement" in K-12 education was launched. Since that time, the MSEB and the NCTM have remained committed to deepening the public debate, discourse, and understanding of the principles and implications of standards-based reform. One of the main tenets in the NCTM Standards is commitment to providing high-quality mathematical experiences to all students. Another feature of the Standards is emphasis on development of specific mathematical topics across the grades. In particular, the Standards emphasize the importance of algebraic thinking as an essential strand in the elementary school curriculum. Issues related to school algebra are pivotal in many ways. Traditionally, algebra in high school or earlier has been considered a gatekeeper, critical to participation in postsecondary education, especially for minority students. Yet, as traditionally taught, first-year algebra courses have been characterized as an unmitigated disaster for most students. There have been many shifts in the algebra curriculum in schools within recent years. Some of these have been successful first steps in increasing enrollment in algebra and in broadening the scope of the algebra curriculum. Others have compounded existing problems. Algebra is not yet conceived of as a K-14 subject. Issues of opportunity and equity persist. Because there is no one answer to the dilemma of how to deal with algebra, making progress requires sustained dialogue, experimentation, reflection, and communication of ideas and practices at both the local and national levels. As an initial step in moving from national-level dialogue and speculations to concerted local and state level work on the role of algebra in the curriculum, the MSEB and the NCTM co-sponsored a national symposium, "The Nature and Role of Algebra in the K-14 Curriculum," on May 27 and 28, 1997, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

This book presents the proceedings of CRIOCM_2016, 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, sharing the latest developments in real estate and construction management around the globe. The conference was organized by the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) working in close collaboration with the University of Hong Kong. Written by international academics and professionals, the proceedings discuss the latest achievements, research findings and advances in frontier disciplines in the field of construction management and real estate. Covering a wide range of topics, including building information modelling, big data, geographic information systems, housing policies, management of infrastructure projects, occupational health and safety, real estate finance and economics, urban planning, and sustainability, the discussions provide valuable insights into the implementation of advanced construction project management and the real estate market in China and abroad. The book is an outstanding reference resource for academics and professionals alike.

From July 25-August 6, 1966 a Summer School on Local Fields was held in Driebergen (the Netherlands), organized by the Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC) with financial support from NATO. The scientific organizing Committl!e consisted ofF. VANDER BLIJ, A.H.M. LEVELT, A.F. MaNNA, J.P. MuRRE and T.A. SPRINGER. The Summer School was attended by approximately 80 mathematicians from various countries. The contributions collected in the present book are all based on the talks given at the Summer School. It is hoped that the book will serve the same purpose as the Summer School: to provide an introduction to current research in Local Fields and related topics. July 1967 T.A. SPRINGER Contents ARnN, M. and B. MAZUR: Homotopy of Varieties in the Etale Topology 1 BAss, H: The Congruence Subgroup Problem 16 BRUHAT, F. et J. TITs: Groupes algebriques simples sur un corps local . 23 CASSELS, J.W.S. : Elliptic Curves over Local Fields 37 DwoRK, B. : On the Rationality of Zeta Functions and L-Series 40 MaNNA, A.F. : Linear Topological Spaces over Non-Archimedean Valued Fields . 56 NERON, A. : Modeles minimaux des espaces principaux homo genes sur les courbes elliptiques 66 RAYNAUD, M. : Passage au quotient par une relation d'equivalence plate . 78 REMMERT, R. : Algebraische Aspekte in der nichtarchimedischen Analysis . 86 SERRE, J.-P. : Sur les groupes de Galois attaches aux groupes p-divisibles . 118 SWINNERTON-DYER, P. : The Conjectures of Birch and Swinnerton- Dyer, and of Tate . 132 TATE, J.T.

This large volume contains 86 papers selected from papers given at the 2003 conference. Papers range from the broadly theoretical, to the discussion of specific techniques and to practical examples of their application. Themes include dating, geophysics, geoarchaeology, palaeodiet, palaeoanthropology, material characterisation techniques, ceramics, glass, stone, mortars, metals, painting media, organics and conservation.