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2461) I am money
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"I am MONEY. You work hard to earn me, and if you're careful and smart about it, I can end up working for you! Introduce kids to the basics of money with this easy-to-understand picture book! Readers will learn about how to earn and save money, how to spend money wisely, and even how to use money to invest in themself. But the most important lesson of all? The best part of money is sharing it! The simple text also helps explain the different forms...
2462) Zombies and Calculus
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Colin Adams is professor of mathematics at Williams College and the author of many books, including How to Ace Calculus: The Streetwise Guide. He is also the humor columnist for Mathematical Intelligencer.
A novel that uses calculus to help you survive a zombie apocalypse
How can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and one of today's most outlandish and entertaining popular...
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This book shows you the progress of mathematics and its uses over time. Readers will clearly see how business, engineering, economics, physics, and other fields contributed to the development of mathematics, and conversely, how these areas have evolved because of this.
The author concentrates on how mathematics has grown in the last four centuries, but also includes the ancient and worldwide history of this subject. He wants you to experience number...
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Math is important because we use it every day. As they sing along, students will learn that we use math when we bake cookies, go the grocery store, and play with our friends. Text is paired with music and fun illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.
2465) Why Study Mathematics?
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Considering studying mathematics at university? Wondering whether a mathematics degree will get you a good job, and what you might earn? Want to know what it's actually like to study mathematics at degree level? This book tells you what you need to know. Studying any subject at degree level is an investment in the future that involves significant cost. Now more than ever, students and their parents need to weigh up the potential benefits of university...
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For fans of The Magic School Bus and Magic Tree House, new friendships, mysterious forces, and an island, adventure awaits in The Bridge to Sharktooth Island as, you delve into the mechanics of bridge-building fun!
One second cautious Daniel and his brave cousin Joy are playing in the snow, and the next second they're suddenly stranded on a mysterious island surrounded by sharks. Where are they and how did they get here? And, how will they find their...
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Planning a Greek getaway? Brace yourself for the ultimate travel companion. From island hopping in the Aegean to savoring mouthwatering souvlaki, this book is your go-to guide for an epic Grecian adventure. Packed with insider tips, cultural insights, and must-try local hacks, it's like having a savvy friend in your pocket. Get ready to navigate ancient ruins, blend in with the locals, and turn your Greek dreams into reality. Whether you're a first-timer...
2469) Math in the Kitchen
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What's better than baking a yummy pizza? Using math skills while you cook! Young readers will explore concepts such as measuring, adding, dividing, and counting in this cooking adventure.
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I know why you are here. You are here because you are looking for something. You have searched for this something in many places before and to you, this book is one of them. This something is a very interesting something, for it cannot be bought or borrowed. It is formless and cannot be seen, though you know it is everywhere. It is what you have been looking for your entire life, and you believe that you will be better off when you find it. This something...
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Maths is everywhere, in everything. It's in the finest margins of modern sport. It's in the electrical pulses of our hearts and the flight of every bird. It is our key to secret messages, lost languages and perhaps even the shape of the universe of itself.
David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee reveal the mathematics at the farthest reaches of our world - from its role in the plots of novels to how animals employ numerical skills to survive. Along the...
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How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? What equations should you use to decorate the Christmas tree? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner-shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night-or fatter-as he munches on cookies and milk in billions of houses across the world?
In The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus, distinguished mathematicians Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans...
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When Ralph's and Luna's science fair project doesn't work, they travel back in a time machine to see how inventors from the past have dealt with failure. After meeting Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John Lambert, Marie Van Brittan Brown, they're inspired to try again. This fantasy fiction book will appeal to science fans and budding scientists while teaching them about persistence, success, and failure. This 32-page illustrated chapter book will appeal...
2474) Counting Our People
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Counting Our People, is a new addition to Cherry Lake's Citizens and Their Governments series. This book, released to coincide with the US census, will help the reader understand the history and importance of counting our people and the impact it has on the way we govern.
2475) Restas en acción
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Friends share their strategies for figuring out how many objects remain as some are taken away.
2477) Building with Shapes
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Friends identify the shapes of things in their neighborhood, create new shapes by joining and separating existing ones, and discover why certain shapes are useful for building structures.
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Invariant manifold theory serves as a link between dynamical systems theory and turbulence phenomena. This volume consists of research notes by author S. S. Sritharan that develop a theory for the Navier-Stokes equations in bounded and certain unbounded geometries. The main results include spectral theorems and analyticity theorems for semigroups and invariant manifolds. The treatment is suitable for researchers and graduate students in the areas...
2479) Pyramid Puzzles
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You're trapped inside a pyramid in the desert! The only way out is by solving a series of puzzles. Devised by an expert on brain training, these mental gymnastics will help you outsmart the tomb's ancient curse!
2480) Fun With Sorting
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How would you sort your toys? By color, size, or shape? Young readers will learn about sorting with this engaging book. Easy-to-read text makes learning fun! Pairs with the fiction title, Match the Socks.
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