Download or read book Millions Billions Zillions written by Brian Kernighan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Numbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptive--especially when they are really big. The media loves to report on millions, billions, and trillions, but frequently makes basic mistakes or presents such numbers in misleading ways. And misunderstanding numbers can have serious consequences, since they can deceive us in many of our most important decisions, including how to vote, what to buy, and whether to make a financial investment. In this short, accessible, enlightening, and entertaining book, leading computer scientist Brian Kernighan teaches anyone--even diehard math-phobes--how to demystify the numbers that assault us every day. With examples drawn from a rich variety of sources, including journalism, advertising, and politics, Kernighan demonstrates how numbers can mislead and misrepresent. In chapters covering big numbers, units, dimensions, and more, he lays bare everything from deceptive graphs to speciously precise numbers. And he shows how anyone--using a few basic ideas and lots of shortcuts--can easily learn to recognize common mistakes, determine whether numbers are credible, and make their own sensible estimates when needed. Giving you the simple tools you need to avoid being fooled by dubious numbers, Millions, Billions, Zillions is an essential survival guide for a world drowning in big--and often bad--data"--Jacket
Download or read book Read a Zillion Books written by Jerry Pallotta and published by Meet the Author. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerry Pallotta, author of many alphabet books and other nonfiction works for children, recounts his life and describes how his daily activites and creative process are interwoven.
Download or read book Zillions written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Zillion Valentines written by Frank Modell and published by Greenwillow Books. This book was released on 1987-09-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Marvin shows Milton how to make valentines, they decide to make one for each person in their neighborhood.
Download or read book Zillions of Practice Problems Fractions written by Stanley Fredric Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Excessive Alphabet written by Judi Barrett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader is invited to identify items in the illustrations that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
Download or read book Art Before Breakfast written by Danny Gregory and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5– to 10–minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule—whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table—along with practical instruction on techniques and materials, plus strategies for making work that's exciting, unintimidating, and fulfilling. Filled with Gregory's encouraging words and motivating illustrations, Art Before Breakfast teaches readers how to develop a creative habit and lead a richer life through making art.
Download or read book Life of Fred written by Stanley Fredric Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you know your addition and multiplication tables by heart, your next step is to get to know Fred. In this book and the next book (Life of Fred: Decimals) you can learn everything you need to know to begin Algebra!
Download or read book ZILLION MILES and nowhere to go written by Miss URVI KOCHHAR and published by ANURADHA PRAKASHAN . This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author : Urvi Kochhar There is this very big problem with growing up -we don't realize when we cross that fine line and outgrow instead of growing. Growing is a part of life; it is natural so to say. But this phenomenon is defined in absolutely different ways by different people. My neighbour had his first correspondence with the tooth fairy... a fourteen-year-old had her menarche... somebody just got their driver's license... another one just drank the hidden booze. My friend got into the college of his dreams and well, they all grew up! And as far as I am concerned, I am still trying to figure it out.We all have certain connotations about the different stages of life, certain milestones that mark their ends and beginnings. Well, I am just seventeen. People say that the time when you step into this world all by yourself is not far. My head and ambitions quite know when that is going to happen, but my heart just does not want to accept it. A little more time... a little more time... if only I had a little more time. But you know what's the best part, no matter what happens, I still grow up. What I have realized is that it is not so important to define what defines growing. Because when we do so, we spoil the whole process of growing. So yeah, I am growing everyday and learning too. This enormous thing you are reading is my first ever brand- new poetry book, right from my heart to yours. Enormous, because this amalgamation touches everything from life to after life and from love to pride. And of-course it tells how much I have grown XD. So, are you ready for a bumpy ride?
Download or read book Building Your Zillion Dollar App Empire written by Avinash Shankaranarayanan and published by The Journal. This book was released on 2020-09-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This phenomenal book makes the process of creating your own Apps a breeze. Christine and Avinash start off with a unique transformational hands-on learning experience with the reader by guiding them step by step using a gamified environment unique to the examples used in this book. All you need is an Android Device (A Phone or Tablet or even a Computer) and the rest is left up to your imagination. This extraordinary book introduces you to App Inventor, a powerful Cloud-Based Visual Block Coding Environment that lets anyone build Mobile Apps instantaneously. Learn App Inventor basics using a Micro Learning approach with this step-by-step guide to building hours of fun filled projects for kids and adults alike. Build a Puppy App and see a Sheltie Puppy ‘Barking’ every time you touch the screen or shake your phone; Build a game of TIC-TAC-TOE and other 3D titles including 3D Pong; Create a Calculator App to show off to your friends; and Build an amazing Selfie App and sell it Online to Monetize on Google Play to start Building Your Zillion $$$ App Empire! The second half of this book features a primer on: HTML 5; CSS 3; jQuery; and JavaScript for the Mobile Apps platform. It helps the reader to understand the fundamentals of the App building process along with digesting small but unique computing concepts. Building your Zillion $$$ App Empire makes an excellent text for beginners and experienced Appreneurs of the App Ecosystem: · Make a Selfie App to take your pictures to the next level; · Create a TODO App and store your routine information on your phone; · Design Gaming Apps with 2D/3D Graphics and Animation using the Canvas Component; · Build a Tic-Tac-Toe App using Bluetooth and other Network Components; · Create Apps that help people during the Covid-19 Pandemic; · Create Event Driven Apps using Custom Animations and Multiple Screens; and · Build Location-Aware and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Apps with your phone sensors; and store information on Google Drive to develop IoT and Internet Rich Apps. “This is an amazing text for sophomore, high school and university students alike for building Mobile Apps for all age groups. My students loved the examples especially building the Hello Alex App (featuring a Puppy Barking when the phone is shaken) which was extended into building their own creative apps like a Talking Parrot and using a Mirror for Selfie Apps. Overall, this is a great introductory text on Mobile Apps development for Professionals and Novices!” - Dr Marystella Amaldas, Senior Educator, Singapore International. “It is incredible to see how my students were able to build apps from scratch using this book. Personally, I have worked with the authors and they are truly remarkable at bringing such content to the Japanese and Taiwanese students. A void honestly filled by one’s research in one’s academic endeavors. Congratulations (Omedetou gozaimasu - おめでとうございます) on a job well done!” - Miki Yuasa, Consultant, Aries Group, India.
Download or read book Alpha Beta Zero to Zillion Word Codes for Numbers written by Dr Godwin Lekwuwa and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ABZZ word code system is a method that can be used to convert any given number to word code equivalents. With this method, any given number from zero to zillion can be converted to word codes. The principles of this method are explained in this book. This book also contains a thesaurus that gives two examples of easily derivable and meaningful word code equivalents of every number from 0 to 9,999. It is a forerunner to a proposed online thesaurus that would list word code alternatives of every number from zero to one billion (01,000,000,000). For centuries, people have been attracted to the idea of converting numbers to words. One of the major advantages of this is that people would be able to find meaningful word names for phone numbers, passwords, pin numbers, log-in numbers, access codes, etc. Other advantages include the ability to generate prospective number codes based on any words of your choice. Numerous other advantages and uses are elaborated in this book. Word code systems for numbers devised over the centuries have been cumbersome and difficult to use. This has limited their use in everyday life. The ABZZ word code system introduces a new, simpler, and user-friendly system of converting any given numbers to words and vice versa. The principles of the system can be mastered in a few minutes. Regular usage would engrain it as one of our basic thinking processes. The ABZZ is an idea whose time has come.
Download or read book ONE ZILLION STEPS AWAY written by Raffaele Birlini and published by Raffaele Birlini. This book was released on with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A postmodern literature novel inspired by the book of Wizard of Oz. The ebook contains the first 5 chapters, the full book can be purchased in print on amazon.
Download or read book Bella s Recipe for Success written by Ana Siqueira and published by Beaming Books. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Bella wants to find out what she's good at. But she quits everything she (barely) tries because she's a disaster at it. Her somersaults are like clumsy jirafas rolling downhill, her piano playing like elephant feet. When she decides to learn how to bake with her wise old abuela, her first attempt at dulce de leche frosting looks like scaly cocodrilo skin. She must learn it's okay to try again or she won't be good at anything. Peppered with Spanish vocabulary and set in an intergenerational Latinx home, Bella's Recipe for Success will show all kids the value of practicing to learn a new skill, and that it's okay to make mistakes along the way. A recipe for Polvorones con Dulce de Leche is included at the back of the book so kids can have fun making their own.
Download or read book Children s Magazine Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In the Unlikely Event written by Judy Blume and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The author of Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret returns with an adult novel that takes us back to the 1950s and introduces us to the town where she herself grew up, where a community is left reeling after a real-life tragedy when a series of airplanes fell out of the sky. “Makes us feel the pure shock and wonder of living.... Judy Blume isn’t just revered, she’s revolutionary.” —The New York Times Book Review “No one captures coming-of-age milestones…like Blume.” —The Boston Globe Here she imagines and weaves together a vivid portrait of three generations of families, friends, and strangers, whose lives are profoundly changed during one winter. At the center of an extraordinary cast of characters are fifteen-year-old Miri Ammerman and her spirited single mother, Rusty. Their warm and resonant stories are set against the backdrop of an extraordinary real-world tragedy. Gripping, authentic, and unforgettable, In the Unlikely Event has all the hallmarks of this renowned author’s deft narrative magic.
Download or read book WISLA SORE JOURNAL OF EVERLASTING LIFE SORE COVENANT X 101 ZILLION FOR THE CHRIST CHILDEREN TO DISCOVER THIER SORE written by MICHAEL TAYLOR and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CHRITIANIZED BOOK OF EVERLASTING LIFE SORE COVENANT AMEN
Download or read book Consumers Index to Product Evaluations and Information Sources written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
