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"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
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"This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up." --
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Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
4) Math curse
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When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse. From the inventive team that brought you The Stinky Cheese Man, a tale of a girl in the relentless grip of math-mania. What if you think of everything as a math problem--and you spend your morning tabulating your teeth and calculating your corn flakes? You've got the math curse, that's what! Let...
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Great Courses volume 9
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Logic is intellectual self-defense against such assaults on reason and also a method of quality control for checking the validity of your own views. But beyond these very practical benefits, informal logic—the kind we apply in daily life—is the gateway to an elegant and fascinating branch of philosophy known as formal logic, which is philosophy’s equivalent to calculus. Formal logic is a breathtakingly versatile tool. Much like a Swiss army...
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Henri has attended a special school for her learning disability, dyscalculia, but when she is mainstreamed, she finds herself struggling to balance other parts of her life, and not just in math class--a family feud, drama on the soccer team, and a passion for poetry.
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Master Your Coursework with Collins College Outlines
From fractions, decimals, and geometric measurement to exponents, scientific notation, and an introduction to algebra, the Collins College Outline in Basic Mathematics explores and explains the topics that students will find in introductory mathematics classes. Completely revised and updated by Dr. Lawrence Trivieri, Basic Mathematics includes a test yourself section with answers and complete...
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OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
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Women's History Month 2024 - Teens
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Women's History Month 2024 - Teens
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The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention...
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Did you know that measurement is important to firefighters? Learn all about measurement and how it helps firefighters do their jobs. You'll also learn the exciting history of firefighting! With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn measurement and build their STEM skills.
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Babymouse volume 11
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An imaginative mouse who likes to read heroic fantasy novels finds herself on the school math team as it prepares to compete for the coveted Golden Slide Rule.
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Fractals come in a huge variety of forms, but they are generally defined as shapes that exhibit self-similarity and high complexity. These shapes appear in many different forms throughout nature. Introduce students to the fascinating topic of fractals with this high-interest nonfiction book! Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this title includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents....
18) A Dozen Cousins
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Introduces young readers to the idea of a group of twelve, or one dozen, and of counting different numbers of smaller groups to make up a dozen.
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Go on a journey through land, air, and sea to learn all about reading maps! This exciting title familiarizes readers with many different types of maps, teaching them about map symbols, keys, compasses, and grid coordinates. From street maps to moon maps, maps are used every day, everywhere! Vibrant images, clear mathematical charts and diagrams, relatable practice problems, and an accessible glossary all work together to engage children and improve...
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Use patterns to plan the best way to use space to create a garden in the city! With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn about practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn about mathematical patterns and build their STEM skills.
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