Broken Strings

Broken Strings

Author: Eric Walters

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0735266255

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A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. For fans of The Devil's Arithmetic and Hana's Suitcase. It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers -- and the death of her beloved grandmother -- Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the part of the old Jewish mother in the musical rather than the coveted part of the sister. But there is an upside: her "husband" is none other than Ben Morgan, the cutest and most popular boy in the school. Deciding to throw herself into the role, she rummages in her grandfather's attic for some props. There, she discovers an old violin in the corner -- strange, since her Zayde has never seemed to like music, never even going to any of her recitals. Showing it to her grandfather unleashes an anger in him she has never seen before, and while she is frightened of what it might mean, Shirli keeps trying to connect with her Zayde and discover the awful reason behind his anger. A long-kept family secret spills out, and Shirli learns the true power of music, both terrible and wonderful.


Invisible Strings

Invisible Strings

Author: Naledi Mashishi

Publisher: Legend Press Ltd

Published: 2023-07-20

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1915643597

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Mamokgethi’s life is brought to an abrupt halt by an unplanned pregnancy.


Why String Theory?

Why String Theory?

Author: Joseph Conlon

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-08-19

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1482242494

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Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016 An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers. During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental confirmation? Why String Theory? provides the answer, offering a highly readable and accessible panorama of the who, what, and why of this large aspect of modern theoretical physics. The author, a theoretical physics professor at the University of Oxford and a leading string theorist, explains what string theory is and where it originated. He describes how string theory fits into physics and why so many physicists and mathematicians find it appealing when working on topics from M-theory to monsters and from cosmology to superconductors.


Not Even Wrong

Not Even Wrong

Author: Peter Woit

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2007-03-09

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 046500363X

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At what point does theory depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble something like aesthetic speculation, or even theology? The legendary physicist Wolfgang Pauli had a phrase for such ideas: He would describe them as "not even wrong," meaning that they were so incomplete that they could not even be used to make predictions to compare with observations to see whether they were wrong or not. In Peter Woit's view, superstring theory is just such an idea. In Not Even Wrong , he shows that what many physicists call superstring "theory" is not a theory at all. It makes no predictions, even wrong ones, and this very lack of falsifiability is what has allowed the subject to survive and flourish. Not Even Wrong explains why the mathematical conditions for progress in physics are entirely absent from superstring theory today and shows that judgments about scientific statements, which should be based on the logical consistency of argument and experimental evidence, are instead based on the eminence of those claiming to know the truth. In the face of many books from enthusiasts for string theory, this book presents the other side of the story.


Effortless Expression

Effortless Expression

Author: Marie Rosas

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 0595365795

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Life is given to be taken care of, and so. Our live's are our fault. We could have changed it, if it didn't suit us. We didn't know how to change it. All the happenings, in all of our years, should have taught us more. We didn't pay attention. All the teachers around us, family, friends, strangers, enemies, including ourselves. All the good, all the bad, all the heartaches. We didn't pay attention. We've forgotten some of the good, because we didn't change the bad. We are older, a bit wiser, looking back we stumble in thought. The bad gets worse, less talk about the good gets lost. God got us through. The bad choices we made went against the precious guidance of our Lord. Human nature nurtures stubbornness. It makes us feel good. Really, as we kick ourselves down the lane of age, we realize, we had the choice to change things, and didn't. Because we were, immature and stubborn.


Algorithms on Strings, Trees, and Sequences

Algorithms on Strings, Trees, and Sequences

Author: Dan Gusfield

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-05-28

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 0521585198

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This book describes a range of string problems in computer science and molecular biology and the algorithms developed to solve them.