Science Math

Our world simply wouldn't function if we didn't have numbers. But where do they come from? Why do we cut cake the wrong way? How can there be different sizes of infinity? All these questions and more are answered in this engaging romp through the history of numbers by acclaimed science writer Colin Stuart. From the mathematicians who have (and haven't) shouted 'Eureka!' to the theories that affect and inform our everyday lives, Numbers shows us that maths was never boring—we were just being taught it in the wrong way.

Just prior to the end of the previous millennium, Dr. Bread accepted a full-time position to do research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. While she is prohibited from revealing classified information, Janet Bread can and does describe the evidence of a miscarriage of justice in the nation’s most notorious espionage case from the 1940s. As a compassionate individual with a sense of purpose and loyalty to the truth, she found the callous mistreatment of certain participants in a disinformation project to be deeply disturbing.

Passing the TEAS is a crucial step for students applying to nursing programs. Conquer the TEAS: Your Concise Guide to the Test of Essential Academic Skills for Nursing Programs provides a streamlined, easy-to-follow study guide to help you master key concepts and improve your test performance. This guide covers all four TEAS subject areas: reading, math, science, and English. It breaks down essential topics like reading comprehension strategies, algebra and measurement conversions, human anatomy and physiology, and grammar rules. Each chapter is designed to clarify complex ideas in a ...

Examines inclined planes, explains their functions, and suggests simple experiments to demonstrate how they work.

A description of the relationship between deductive thought and artistic creation.

Cats can code? These cats sure can! Playful rhyming verse introduce coding languages and syntax. Listeners will learn why we need special languages for coding and examples from a number of languages. And they'll quickly find out why correct syntax is key for avoiding up-mixes mix-ups!

Do you know how to create an algorithm? These cats sure do! Author Brian P. Cleary offers a fun and accessible introduction to algorithms with the help of the CATegorical cats.

Can cats code? These cats sure can! Find out all about loops and conditionals, presented with playful rhyming verse. Kids will learn how loops and conditionals can save coders time, with lots of examples from everyday life. If loops and conditionals are throwing you for a loop, then this is just the book for you!

Can cats code? These cats sure can! Computer bugs come to life with playful rhyming verse. Listeners will learn about types of errors that can bring a computer to a crawl. And they'll discover these bugs aren't so scary - all thanks to debugging!

Have you ever wondered how astronauts float in space, or how your pizza gets from your plate to your mouth? Basic principles of physics, including learning about distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, forces, friction, gravity, and Newton’s laws of motion, are explored through informative and engaging text in this newest addition to the How Do series.