Genius at Play
Genius at Play

Author: Siobhan Roberts

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2024-10-29

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 0691267510

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A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclast A mathematician unlike any other, John Horton Conway (1937–2020) possessed a rock star’s charisma, a polymath’s promiscuous curiosity, and a sly sense of humor. Conway found fame as a barefoot professor at Cambridge, where he discovered the Conway groups in mathematical symmetry and the aptly named surreal numbers. He also invented the cult classic Game of Life, a cellular automaton that demonstrates how simplicity generates complexity—and provides an analogy for mathematics and the entire universe. Moving to Princeton in 1987, Conway used ropes, dice, pennies, coat hangers, and the occasional Slinky to illustrate his winning imagination and share his nerdish delights. Genius at Play tells the story of this ambassador-at-large for the beauties and joys of mathematics, lays bare Conway’s personal and professional idiosyncrasies, and offers an intimate look into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s most endearing and original intellectuals.

They Say
They Say

Author: Cathy Birkenstein

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780393664546

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Their Names Will Live On
Their Names Will Live On

Author: Andy Smart

Publisher: Matador

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781848765863

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For every warrior who has won a Victoria Cross, countless thousands more have faced the same dangers and, on so many occasions, made the same selfless sacrifices. This book, a collection of interviews, personal photographs and articles drawn from the archives of the Nottingham Post, seeks to give just a handful of those unsung heroes their place in history..This book is a collection of interviews, personal photographs and articles drawn for the archives of the Nottingham Post. The book seeks to give just a handful of those featured their due. Because this book covers all major conflicts over the past century, a donation of £2 from each copy sold will go to the Royal British Legion which continues to provide help and comfort for so many veterans and dependants from so many wars.

Mallet Madness
Mallet Madness

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780893284442

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Grades K-6 * From master-teacher Artie Almeida comes this exciting collection of over thirty activities for mallet percussion instruments and drums that will energize your classroom. "Mallet Madness" uses songs, poems, music & literature connections, and reproducible flashcards to promote learning in the concept areas of beat, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and expressive qualities. Thanks to its unique rotation system, your students will play all of the mallet percussion instruments in your classroom, as well as many of the non-pitched instruments. Suggestions for adapting the activities for use in classrooms with few, or even no, mallet instruments are also given. Whether presented as a unit or spread over a semester or school year, your students will love "Mallet Madness" and you will love the skills and musicality they develop during these lessons.

Clueless in Academe
Clueless in Academe

Author: Gerald Graff

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0300132018

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Gerald Graff argues that our schools and colleges make the intellectual life seem more opaque, narrowly specialized, and beyond normal learning capacities than it is or needs to be. Left clueless in the academic world, many students view the life of the mind as a secret society for which only an elite few qualify. In a refreshing departure from standard diatribes against academia, Graff shows how academic unintelligibility is unwittingly reinforced not only by academic jargon and obscure writing, but by the disconnection of the curriculum and the failure to exploit the many connections between academia and popular culture. Finally, Graff offers a wealth of practical suggestions for making the culture of ideas and arguments more accessible to students, showing how students can enter the public debates that permeate their lives.

Victims Have No Rights
Victims Have No Rights

Author: Jerry Shelby

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780741452122

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He was injured and victimized again. Nobody would help him or the other victims. This is how he tried to get justice with uncooperative insurance companies and the unjust judicial system.