Download or read book Genius at Play written by Siobhan Roberts and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Usborne Look and Say written by Jo Litchfield and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stocky, sturdy board book is perfect for little hands and stand up to lots of page turning. From tractors to a farmer's cows, this book makes learning about farms fun.
Download or read book The Symmetries of Things written by John H. Conway and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way—translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point—and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own analytical skills, John Conway, with his coauthors, has developed a comprehensive mathematical theory of symmetry that allows the description and classification of symmetries in numerous geometric environments. This richly and compellingly illustrated book addresses the phenomenological, analytical, and mathematical aspects of symmetry on three levels that build on one another and will speak to interested lay people, artists, working mathematicians, and researchers.
Download or read book Really Useful Bertie written by Based On W. Awdry and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These six titles each contain a sixteen-page story, some picture puzzles and a 'spot the difference' spread designed to engage the child's interest and confidence in reading. The vocabulary used is taken from the National Curriculum word list plus key words from the TTE Learning programme. These words are repeated both within the stories and across the range for maximum benefit to the child.
Download or read book Spin and Say written by Rod Campbell and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spin, point and say! This unique board book, which features two spinners inside, is perfect for teaching simple concepts and first words from colours and counting to farm and jungle animals - and even everyday household objects. Who's that animal? What colour is that flower? How many crayons are there? And what's that noise? Simply spin the wheel, point and say! A brilliant interactive early learning book from the creator of Dear Zoo.
Download or read book Look and Say written by Axel Scheffler and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging new Pip and Posy picture book features richly-detailed scenes, a conversational, friendly text and Axel Scheffler's characteristic touches of humour. The 'Can you find these things?' panel along the bottom of each page adds an 'I-spy' game element for extra fun - an ideal book for parent and child to share.
Download or read book The Cuckoo s Egg written by Cliff Stoll and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this white-knuckled true story that is “as exciting as any action novel” (The New York Times Book Review), an astronomer-turned-cyber-detective begins a personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatens national security and leads all the way to the KGB. When Cliff Stoll followed the trail of a 75-cent accounting error at his workplace, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, it led him to the presence of an unauthorized user on the system. Suddenly, Stoll found himself crossing paths with a hacker named “Hunter” who had managed to break into sensitive United States networks and steal vital information. Stoll made the dangerous decision to begin a one-man hunt of his own: spying on the spy. It was a high-stakes game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases, one that eventually gained the attention of the CIA. What started as simply observing soon became a game of cat and mouse that ultimately reached all the way to the KGB.
Download or read book Why Johnny Still Can t Read written by Rudolf Flesch and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1983 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Back Cover: In this incendiary sequel to his earlier best-seller, Why Johnny Can't Read, Rudolf Flesch contends that our most common method of teaching reading is fraudulent and pernicious and has failed miserably. For fifty years the vast majority of American schoolchildren have been taught to read by the look-and-say method rather than by traditional phonics. Because of it, says Dr. Flesch, the majority of today's American adults are handicapped readers. Indeed, the U.S. literacy rate has dropped below that of every European nation. His wide-ranging research shows how educators have conducted a continuing defense of this teaching method despite hundreds of scientific studies proving its ineffectiveness. Bound to stir controversy and discussion, this book is must reading for parents, educators, administrators, and public officials responsible for allocating educational funds.
Download or read book Ladybird Im Ready to Look and Say written by Ladybird and published by Ladybird. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Ladybird picture dictionary I'm Ready to Look and Say forms part of the Ladybird I'm Ready series. It has colourful art and offers opportunities for vocabulary building as well as introducing key topics for children starting nursery or school. There are fascinating scenes on every double page spread of this vibrant picture-word book. There are different themes such as 'In my home' and 'Places I go' with carefully drawn objects clearly labelled within their context. Some of the contexts include 'In the kitchen', 'In my bedroom', 'At a party', 'At the zoo' and 'At school'. Environmental sounds have been added to the scenes, which forms part of Phonics Phase 1 in early learning. Children are asked to look for objects in the picture and name them and are encouraged to discuss their routine in their own personal environment. This Ladybird book will spark the imagination and prompt discussion. A perfect introduction to words and sounds.
Download or read book Let s Start 2 written by Воронка Зірка and published by Geneza. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Книга для вчителя до частини 2.
Download or read book Day Is Done written by Ingrid Adams and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are your thoughts on death and dying? No one seems to like to talk about Death. Do we hate to deal with the reality it brings? This book is an expression of my thoughts on death and dying. Yes it’s the Unknown and yes it can be scary especially if you’re not prepared for it. This book will help you handle the inevitable. Remember death comes like A thief in the night. will you be ready? I can’t say it will be fun but after reading this book you’ll be ready when your DAY IS DONE. ENJOY!
Download or read book Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale ECERS 3 written by Thelma Harms and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-anticipated new version of the internationally recognized Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale®, ECERS-3, focuses on the full range of needs of preschool- and kindergarten-aged children. This widely used, comprehensive assessment tool measures both environmental provisions and teacher-child interactions that affect the broad developmental needs of young children, including: Cognitive Social-emotional Physical Health and safety ECERS-3 also includes additional Items assessing developmentally appropriate literacy and math activities. Designed for preschool, kindergarten, and child care classrooms serving children 3 through 5 years of age, ECERS-3: Provides a smooth transition for those already using ECERS-R. Emphasizes the role of the teacher in creating an environment conducive to developmental gains. Is designed to predict child outcomes more accurately and with greater precision. Provides a stronger method of distinguishing between good and truly excellent programs. Offers a complete training program with ongoing support available at the Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI) website (www.ersi.info). ECERS-3 is appropriate for state and district-wide QRIS and continuous improvement; program evaluation by directors and supervisors; teacher self-evaluation; monitoring by agency staff; and teacher education. The established reliability and long term evidence of validity of the ERS family of instruments make this new version of ECERS particularly useful for RTTT-ELC accountability and research. Suitable for use in inclusive and culturally diverse programs, ECERS-3 subscales evaluate: Space and Furnishings Personal Care Routines Language and Literacy Learning Activities Interaction Program Structure
Download or read book X99 written by John C. Robles and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read X99 and the biblical change. You can read some of the biggest stories of the world. Through reading antique manuscripts, you would know how people from the past expected economy to be nowadays, from the Dead Sea Rolls, to the Philadelphia experiments. Find out about the economy of the future and be prepared for it, since, there will be credit to everything to 30 years in low interests. Find out, what the geopolitics of the future is and how it will be. Be prepared for the world of tomorrow... reading this book which exhibits how it will be and how super spies and advisers saved route, satellite this world.
Download or read book Thomas and Friends written by Pi Kids and published by Pi Kids. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers follow their favorite characters through various scenes, while searching for hard-to-find clues, characters and/or items. Also includes more challenges in the back of the book. Includes full-color illustrations, activities and challenges.
Download or read book Search and Find Puzzle Book For Immature Adults written by Mike Bender and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only brain activity book scientifically proven to make you both smarter and slightly dumber at the same time! Successfully launched on Kickstarter and from the folks behind AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com. Search and Find Puzzles for (Immature) Adults is a humorous twist on the classic search and find puzzles we all remember doing as kids. It makes the perfect brain activity, gag gift, or boredom buster. The book includes 40 unique puzzles from veteran illustrators with 500 + expertly hidden objects such as lederhosen, avocado toast, breast pump, lower intestine, and Socrates-- it might possibly be the most random book ever. This book features: 40 hilarious search and find puzzles that are as equally challenging as they are humorous created by the world's most talented search and find illustrators like Chuck Dillon, Laura Close, Brian Michael Weaver, and MAD Magazine alum, Rich Powell. 500 + hidden objects including shuttlecock, Dadbod, Dee Snider, rotary phone, lederhosen, hypodermic needle, and many, many more. We dare you to find them all. Complete answer key (for cheaters). It makes the perfect boredom buster, quarantine calmer, gag gift, coaster, and fly swatter so pick one up today. Or seven.
Download or read book I Made It written by Gigi A. Gates and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gigi is a bold woman who knows who she is in Christ and how she will make it to her destiny. By allowing God to order her steps and letting go. This is how all her goals and dreams will become a reality. Yes, there will be distractions and bumps in the road. But she wants you to know if you just be still and allow God to be God he does not need our help in moving us to our next level headed towards our DESTINY. No matter what your goals are God will help you make it through and the goal(s) will become a reality before you know it. Everyone has a gift and destiny. Each person has to come to a point where they will hear Gods’ voice and allow him to order their steps.
Download or read book Kid s Box American English Level 2 Teacher s Edition written by Melanie Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kid's Box is a six-level course for young learners. Bursting with bright ideas to inspire both teachers and students, Kid's Box American English gives children a confident start to learning English. It also fully covers the syllabus for the Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) tests. The Teacher's Edition contains comprehensive notes, as well as extra activities and classroom ideas to inspire both teachers and students. Level 2 completes the Starters cycle.
