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Although a very basic guide this is a good introduction on how to care for dwarf hamsters. It offers helpful tips on care, for example the best way to catch an escapee, how to tame, dietary requirements, etc.
I do have concerns that they promoted exercise balls rather than free roaming for exercise. Also that hamsters are climbers, which isn't the case. Mice and rats are climbers. Hamsters only do this when their enclosure is too small and they are stressed.
If you're interested in keeping dwarf hamsters, this is a good starting point for your research.
I do have concerns that they promoted exercise balls rather than free roaming for exercise. Also that hamsters are climbers, which isn't the case. Mice and rats are climbers. Hamsters only do this when their enclosure is too small and they are stressed.
If you're interested in keeping dwarf hamsters, this is a good starting point for your research.
Even though this was published in 2016 - some sections definitely feel a bit dated. This was useful reading for the TM111 block 1. The mathematics where explained clearly and was easy to pick up. I was hoping for more activities where I would need to use my laptop more. The most interactivity was for the Audacity and HTML & CSS sections.
I wish for activities that the solutions for the OUBuild programs (Scratch) where on the back pages like the self-assessment tasks. It's pointless to ask the reader to solve the problem and then have a massive answer screenshot beneath.
The book would have greatly benefited from showing more examples of Python and/or Java code. It relies to heavily on the visual block programing.
The book would have greatly benefited from showing more examples of Python and/or Java code. It relies to heavily on the visual block programing.
This was a really useful book to have for the first part of the Discover Mathematics module. A lot of the maths problems were broken down step-by-step and in good detail. As a student who isn't confident with maths, this book really improved my maths skills. This has, in turn, helped me with the computer programming side of my degree.
However, this book clearly needs a new edition. Some of the text relating to the course is out of date (e.g. all videos are now on the module page and no longer given on a DVD and some activities have changed from interactive apps to video demonstration). There are erratas that are shown on the module website but haven't been updated in a book. Considering this edition was published in 2014, I would think 6/7 years is a good time to update it.
However, this book clearly needs a new edition. Some of the text relating to the course is out of date (e.g. all videos are now on the module page and no longer given on a DVD and some activities have changed from interactive apps to video demonstration). There are erratas that are shown on the module website but haven't been updated in a book. Considering this edition was published in 2014, I would think 6/7 years is a good time to update it.
This text book has a great set up. Chapters are themed into 'Essential information technologies' and 'Problem solving with Python' so the student learns about hardware and theory, and in other chapters learn the practical skills of coding in Python.
Issues with the book, is that it is filled with erratas and thus could do with a new edition being printed. Also, for exploratory activities I wish the solutions where kept at the end of the chapter along with the self-assessments answers. For the Python activities I feel that it doesn't help the student think for themselves and therefore impact their understanding.
Issues with the book, is that it is filled with erratas and thus could do with a new edition being printed. Also, for exploratory activities I wish the solutions where kept at the end of the chapter along with the self-assessments answers. For the Python activities I feel that it doesn't help the student think for themselves and therefore impact their understanding.