Download or read book A Summer with Pascal written by Antoine Compagnon and published by Harvard University Press - T. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an eminent scholar, a spirited introduction to one of the great polymaths in the history of Europe. Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) is best known in the English-speaking world for his contributions to mathematics and physics, with both a triangle and a law in fluid mechanics named after him. Meanwhile, the classic film My Night at Maud’s popularized Pascal’s wager, an invitation to faith that has inspired generations of theologians. Despite the immensity of his reputation, few read him outside French schools. In A Summer with Pascal, celebrated literary critic Antoine Compagnon opens our minds to a figure somehow both towering and ignored. Compagnon provides a bird’s-eye view of Pascal’s life and significance, making this volume an ideal introduction. Still, scholars and neophytes alike will profit greatly from his masterful readings of the Pensées—a cornerstone of Western philosophy—and the Provincial Letters, in which Pascal advanced wry theological critiques of his contemporaries. The concise, taut chapters build upon one another, easing into writings often thought to be forbidding and dour. With Compagnon as our guide, these works are not just accessible but enchanting. A Summer with Pascal brings the early modern thinker to life in the present. In an age of profound existential doubt and assaults on truth and reason, in which religion and science are so often crudely opposed, Pascal’s sophisticated commitment to both challenges us to meet the world with true intellectual vigor.
Download or read book The Boys of Summer written by Laurie John and published by Sweet Valley. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessica finally has Ryan Taylor, the guy who broke her sister's heart, all to herself. Elizabeth's summer can't get any worse now that Ryan has left her for Jessica, but she knows that he's spinning out of control and could be putting Jessica in danger. Can she ignore her jealousy long enough to save them both?
Download or read book Malibu Summer written by Kate William and published by Sweet Valley. This book was released on 1986 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wakefield twins spend an exciting summer at Malibu.
Download or read book Summer of Love written by Laurie John and published by Sweet Valley. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth, Jessica, and their friends hit the road for a wild cross-country adventure during their summer off from the university.
Download or read book Sweet Kiss of Summer written by Laurie John and published by Sweet Valley. This book was released on 1996 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth searches for her summer love after he disappears. Winston Egbert is determined to become a lifeguard.
Download or read book Elizabeth s Summer Love written by Laurie John and published by Sweet Valley. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ryan Taylor can't resist Elizabeth Wakefield. Ben Mercer decides Jessica Wakefield is the woman of his dreams.
Download or read book The Summer Slide written by Karl Alexander and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an authoritative examination of summer learning loss, featuring original contributions by scholars and practitioners at the forefront of the movement to understand—and stem—the “summer slide.” The contributors provide an up-to-date account of what research has to say about summer learning loss, the conditions in low-income children’s homes and communities that impede learning over the summer months, and best practices in summer programming with lessons on how to strengthen program evaluations. The authors also show how information on program costs can be combined with student outcome data to inform future planning and establish program cost-effectiveness. This book will help policymakers, school administrators, and teachers in their efforts to close academic achievement gaps and improve outcomes for all students. Book Features: Empirical research on summer learning loss and efforts to counteract it. Original contributions by leading authorities. Practical guidance on best practices for implementing and evaluating strong summer programs. Recommendations for using program evaluations more effectively to inform policy. Contributors: Emily Ackman, Allison Atteberry, Catherine Augustine, Janice Aurini, Amy Bohnert, Geoffrey D. Borman, Claudia Buchmann, Judy B. Cheatham, Barbara Condliffe, Dennis J. Condron, Scott Davies, Douglas Downey, Ean Fonseca, Linda Goetze, Kathryn Grant, Amy Heard, Michelle K. Hosp, James S. Kim, Heather Marshall, Jennifer McCombs, Andrew McEachin, Dorothy McLeod, Joseph J. Merry, Emily Milne, Aaron M. Pallas, Sarah Pitcock, Alex Schmidt, Marc L. Stein, Paul von Hippel, Thomas G. White, Doris Terry Williams, Nicole Zarrett “A comprehensive look at what’s known about summer’s impact on learning and achievement. It is a wake-up call to policymakers and educators alike” —Jane Stoddard Williams, Chair, Horizons National “Provides the reader with everything they didn’t know about summer learning loss and also provides information on everything we do know about eliminating summer learning loss. Do your school a favor and read this book and then act upon what you have learned.” —Richard Allington, University of Tennessee
Download or read book White Rapids written by Pascal Blanchet and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Blanchet blends fact and fiction as he weaves together the official history of the town and snapshots of the quotidian life of its residents. ... Intended as an incentive to lure workers to the remote and inaccessible region, Rapide Blanc provided its residents with all the luxuries of middle-class modern life in a pastoral setting until the town was abruptly shut down in 1971 when the company changed hands."--Back cover.
Download or read book My First Love and Other Disasters written by Francine Pascal and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During summer vacation, Victoria Martin falls for two different boys, both of whom are already taken.
Download or read book A Summer with Montaigne written by Antoine Compagnon and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brings the man to life and shows his questions, ideas, and solutions to be every bit as relevant as they were in the 16th century.” —New York Journal of Books Michel de Montaigne embodies the humanist ideal—curious, measured, contemplative yet not unworldly, witty, free of prejudice, and urbane. But what does this French Renaissance philosopher have to tell us about how to think and live today? In forty short, erudite, and lively chapters written over a single summer, Antoine Compagnon seeks answers to that question. In A Summer with Montaigne, Compagnon invites his readers to join him as he strolls through Montaigne’s key contributions to our understanding of what is good and worthwhile in life. This engaging book, then, serves as both an introduction to Montaigne for readers unfamiliar with his work and a refresher for those who are already acquainted with his unique brilliance, vitality, and timeliness. Montaigne’s Essays deal with themes that remain relevant today, from the problems posed by religion, war, power, and friendship to the absurdity of our fixations and peccadillos. Accompanying readers through the Essays, Compagnon never pontificates and is never austere. Rather, he approaches Montaigne with a sense of humor, admiration, and joy. “Agreeably useful reading in any season.” —Library Journal
Download or read book A Third Testament written by Malcolm Muggeridge and published by The Plough Publishing House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Modern pilgrim explores the spiritual wanderings of Augustine, Blake, Pascal, Tolstoy, Bonhoeffer, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky. Based on an acclaimed TV series, this illuminating collection of portraits brings to life seven men in search of God, seven maverick thinkers whose spiritual wanderings make for unforgettable reading.
Download or read book Living Together written by Laurie John and published by Sweet Valley. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessica and her twin sister Elizabeth have moved out of their college dorm and have moved in with Sam and Neil.
Download or read book Pascal the Man and the Message written by Roger Henry Soltau and published by London : Blackie & Son. This book was released on 1927 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Code a Sandcastle written by Josh Funk and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the computer science nonprofit Girls Who Code comes this lively and funny story introducing kids to computer coding concepts. All summer, Pearl has been trying to build the perfect sandcastle, but out-of-control Frisbees and mischievous puppies keep getting in the way! Pearl and her robot friend Pascal have one last chance, and this time, they’re going to use code to get the job done. Using fundamental computer coding concepts like sequences and loops, Pearl and Pascal are able to break down their sandcastle problem into small, manageable steps. If they can create working code, this could turn out to be the best beach day ever! With renowned computer science nonprofit Girls Who Code, Josh Funk and Sara Palacios use humor, relatable situations, and bright artwork to introduce kids to the fun of coding.
Download or read book Blaise Pascal written by D. Adamson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1994-12-19 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chronological survey explores Pascal's (162362) achievement as mathematician, physicist and religious thinker; it also has a chapter on his life. His work on conic sections, the probability calculus, number theory, cycloid curves and hydrostatics is considered in detail. Analyses of the Provincial Letters and the Thoughts bring out the many distinctive features, thematicnn and technical, of each text. Pascal's lesser known works are also studied. There is a chapter on the Wager argument. A wide-ranging bibliography completes the book.
Download or read book Pascal s God and the Fragments of the World written by Martin Nemoianu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pascal s Arithmetical Triangle written by A.W.F. Edwards and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An impressive culmination of meticulous research into original sources, this definitive study constitutes the first full-length history of the Arithmetic Triangle." — Mathematics of Computation Pascal's Arithmetical Triangle was named for the seventeenth-century French philosopher/mathematician Blaise Pascal, though he did not invent it. A never-ending equilateral triangle of numbers that follow the rule of adding the two numbers above to get the number below, it appears much earlier in the literature of Hindu and Arabic mathematics and continues to fascinate Western mathematicians. Two sides are comprised of "all 1s," and because the triangle is infinite, there is no "bottom side." This book by A. W. F. Edwards, Professor of Biometry at the University of Cambridge, explores Pascal's Arithmetical Triangle and the way it has been studied, enjoyed, and used by mathematicians throughout history. "A fascinating book...giving new insights into the early history of probability theory and combinatorics and incidentally providing much stimulating material for teachers of mathematics." — G. A. Bernard, International Statistical Institute Review "Scrupulously researched . . . carries the reader along in a rewarding manner. It is a scientific who-dun-it and one must admire the author for the scholarly yet unpedantic manner in which he disperses some of the mists of antiquity." — A. W. Kemp, Biometrics "Recommended not only to historians and mathematicians, but also to students seeking to put some life into the dry treatment of these topics to which they have doubtless been subjected." — Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Annals of Science
