Coincidences, Chaos, and All that Math Jazz
Coincidences, Chaos, and All that Math Jazz

Author: Edward B. Burger

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780393059458

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An explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, and the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper.

Thinkwell's College Algebra
Thinkwell's College Algebra

Author: Edward Burger

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13:

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This companion workbook is meant to be used alongside Thinkwell's CD-ROM and web-based College algebra text.

Pandora's Seed
Pandora's Seed

Author: Spencer Wells

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2010-06-08

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0679603743

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Ten thousand years ago, our species made a radical shift in its way of life: We became farmers rather than hunter-gatherers. Although this decision propelled us into the modern world, renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells demonstrates that such a dramatic change in lifestyle had a downside that we’re only now beginning to recognize. Growing grain crops ultimately made humans more sedentary and unhealthy and made the planet more crowded. The expanding population and the need to apportion limited resources created hierarchies and inequalities. Freedom of movement was replaced by a pressure to work that is the forebear of the anxiety millions feel today. Spencer Wells offers a hopeful prescription for altering a life to which we were always ill-suited. Pandora’s Seed is an eye-opening book for anyone fascinated by the past and concerned about the future.

What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?
What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?

Author: Robert E. Wells

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 0807593524

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What's faster than a cheetah?—no animal on earth can run faster. But a peregrine falcon can swoop faster than a cheetah can run. And the falcon can't compare to an airplane, a rocket, or the speed of light. Lively text and watercolors will make children laugh while they learn all about speed.

A Mathematician's Lament
A Mathematician's Lament

Author: Paul Lockhart

Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1934137332

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“One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen.”—Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR’s Morning Edition A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxiety-producing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart’s controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike and it will alter the way we think about math forever. Paul Lockhart, has taught mathematics at Brown University and UC Santa Cruz. Since 2000, he has dedicated himself to K-12 level students at St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn, New York.

Thinkwell's College Algebra
Thinkwell's College Algebra

Author: Edward B. Burger

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13:

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"This companion workbook is meant to be used alongside Thinkwell's CD-ROM and web-based College algebra text"--P. [i].