In the first section of the Enquiry, Hume provides a rough introduction to philosophy as a whole.

De temporibus, or On Time, written in about 703, provides an introduction to the principles of Easter computus.

ISBN 90-277-1224-7 provides an undergraduate level introduction.

He provides an introduction to the debates and issues of postmodernist history.

" It provides an introduction to Guattari's theories on " schizoanalysis ", a process that develops Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis but which pursues a more experimental and collective approach towards analysis.

This article provides an introduction to representations of Hercules in the later tradition.

In his introduction to Mishneh Torah Maimonides provides a generation by generation account of the direct line of all those who transmitted this tradition beginning with Moses himself up until the Mishnaic era.

Sorting algorithms are prevalent in introductory computer science classes, where the abundance of algorithms for the problem provides a gentle introduction to a variety of core algorithm concepts, such as big O notation, divide and conquer algorithms, data structures, randomized algorithms, best, worst and average case analysis, time-space tradeoffs, and upper and lower bounds.

In general, this article is an introduction to the think tank landscape, and provides a way to quickly navigate to those of interest.

The order of business in each house provides a proper time for the introduction of bills.

A celesta provides the introduction to a song Louis Armstrong recorded for RCA entitled " Someday You'll Be Sorry ", and is featured prominently throughout the song.

This allows quick and easy fitting and provides a snug and comfortable diaper fit that will neither bind nor wad on the infant … as a result of this snugger fit obtained because of this fold configuration, the diaper is less likely to leak or, in other words, its containment characteristics are greatly enhanced .” Further developments in diaper design were made, such as the introduction of refastenable tapes, the " hourglass shape " so as to reduce bulk at the crotch area, and the 1984 introduction of super-absorbent material from polymers known as sodium polyacrylate that were originally developed in 1966.

This book provides a layman's introduction to string theory, although some of the views expressed are already becoming outdated.

With the introduction of the current IntelliSTAR system, traffic information is also incorporated alongside local weather information, in areas that traffic. com ( via its TrafficPulse service ) provides traffic data.

Despite these problems, however, the novella's length provides unique advantages ; in the introduction to a novella anthology titled Sailing to Byzantium, Robert Silverberg writes:

( This 75-minute documentary, available on VHS and DVD, provides an introduction to Khan's life and work.

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Cultural Centre, located inside the Park on the main road to Uluru, provides an introduction to Tjukurpa ( law, knowledge, religion, philosophy ), Anangu art, Anangu way of life ( traditional and current ), history, languages, wildlife and joint management of the Park.

They currently operate two scout camps: Camp Kanza, which provides the name for their Lodge ; and Quivira Scout Ranch, at which they host their largest summer camp program each summer, and offer Black Jack Trail, an introduction to backpacking, twice a year.

Emery provides several long commentaries on Hammett's career that provide context for the stories ; introduction by Joe Gores ).

: This article provides an introduction.

Managing Urban America ( first published in 1979 ) is a book that provides an academic overview and introduction to local urban planning and management in the United States, written by David R. Morgan and Robert E. England.

While time value of money can be understood without using the framework of differential equations, the added sophistication sheds additional light on time value, and provides a simple introduction before considering more complicated and less familiar situations.

On 14 March 1673, Browne sent a short autobiography to the antiquarian John Aubrey, presumably for Aubrey's collection of Brief Lives, which provides an introduction to his life and writings.

Charles Plummer in the introduction and notes to his splendid edition of Bede voiced some early doubts concerning the `` elaborate superstructure '' they raised up over the slim foundations afforded by the traditional narratives of the conquest.

The introduction of one-shot polyether foam systems, aided by the development of new catalysts, helped to alleviate some of the problems of closed molding.

A special introduction written by Milne is included in some editions of Grahame's novel.

For example, in some groups, the group operation is commutative, and this can be asserted with the introduction of an additional axiom, but without this axiom we can do quite well developing ( the more general ) group theory, and we can even take its negation as an axiom for the study of non-commutative groups.

It is possible that he suffered a speech impediment of some kind, but this depends on a phrase in the introduction to his verse life of Saint Cuthbert.

Motivated by his sense of nationalism, he viewed some Western ideas as foreign, and he believed that the great introduction of Western ideas and literature that the May Fourth Movement promoted was not beneficial to China.

These are long-standing criticisms of the DSM, originally highlighted by the Rosenhan experiment in the 1970s, and continuing despite some improved reliability since the introduction of more specific rule-based criteria for each condition.

Practical introduction took some time ( see Use of ephemeris time in official almanacs and ephemerides ); ephemeris time ( ET ) remained a standard until superseded in the 1970s by further time scales ( see Revision ).

Although the imperial court was not moved to the Asuka region of Japan until 592, Emperor Kimmei's rule is considered by some to be the beginning of the Asuka period of Yamato Japan, particularly by those who associate the Asuka period primarily with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan from Korea.

The introduction of tabbed panels in some file managers ( for example Total Commander ) made it possible to manipulate more than one active and passive directory at a time.

While some genetically modified plants are developed by the introduction of a gene originating from distant, sexually incompatible species into the host genome, cisgenic plants contain genes that have been isolated either directly from the host species or from sexually compatible species.

The narrative structure allows for this diversity through simple stylistic devices such as the principle of ring composition, familiar since the time of Homer, in which the introduction and conclusion of a story or sub-plot is signalled by the repetition of some formulaic statement, facilitating the reader's comprehension of stories within stories in a kind of ' Chinese-box technique '— a structure that has no resemblance to the nine books artificially created by Alexandrian scholars.

One approach, the regulative principle of worship, favoured by many Zwinglians, Calvinists and some radical reformers, considered anything that was not directly authorised by the Bible to be a novel and Catholic introduction to worship, which was to be rejected.

It opposed King Zog's return and called for the creation of a republic and the introduction of some economic and social reforms.

The increase was to be funded by the introduction of new top-level domains, charges to domain registries, and a fee for some domain name registrations, renewals and transfers ( initially USD 0. 20 for all domains within a country-code top-level domain, and USD 0. 25 for all others ).

He viewed some western ideas as foreign, as a Chinese nationalist, and that the introduction of western ideas and literature that the May Fourth Movement wanted was not welcome.

Among the distinguished foreign officers given commissions in the 60th ( Royal Americans ) was Henri Bouquet, a Swiss citizen, whose ideas on tactics, training and man-management ( including the unofficial introduction of the rifle and ' battle-dress `) would become universal in the British Army some 150 years later.

Due to their diminutive size and the introduction of new predators, some colonies have been reduced in size by as much as 98 % in just a few years, such as the small colony on Middle Island, near Warrnambool, Victoria, which was reduced from 5000 penguins to 100.

The majority of Native American tribes did practice some form of slavery before the European introduction of African slavery into North America, but none exploited slave labor on a large scale.

Kier Elam has traced Shakespeare's Italian idioms in Shrew and some of the dialogue to Florio's Second Fruits, a bilingual introduction to Italian language and culture published in 1591.

There was a short period during the introduction of printing where parchment and paper were used interchangeably: although most copies of the Gutenberg Bible are on paper, some were printed on parchment.

Touchscreens are becoming popular with the introduction of palmtop computers like those sold by the Palm, Inc. hardware manufacturer, some high range classes of laptop computers, mobile smartphones like HTC or the Apple Inc. iPhone, and the availability of standard touchscreen device drivers into the Symbian, Palm OS, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Collodion-based wet-glass plate negatives with prints made on albumen paper remained the preferred photographic method for some time, even after the introduction of the even more practical gelatin process in 1871.

The introduction of Arab scholarship from European relations with the Muslim empire ( in particular Al-Andalus ) renewed interest in Aristotle and Classical thought in general, leading to what some historians call the 12th century renaissance.