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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Test the popular theory that six steps, at most, connect you to any person on the planet. Social networks like Facebook provide a wealth of data for quantifying our relative connectedness. See how graph theory helps you to visualize any linked phenomena.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Garbage in, garbage out is a famous expression in computer science, underscoring the importance of starting with reliable data. Learn how data is prepared to remove errors and ambiguities. As an example, see how the US Postal Service perfected machines that can read hastily scribbled addresses.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Internet searches used to be frustratingly hit-or-miss. See how Google changed that by creating a realistic model of the way web surfers use the Internet. Then look at attempts to hijack search results to improve page rankings and how programmers thwart these tactics.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Study the role of big data in predicting election results. Contrast the disastrous 1936 presidential poll by the Literary Digest with today's impressively accurate aggregators of polls, such as statistician Nate Silver. Analyze what makes aggregation more effective than any single poll.
Publisher
Benchmark Media
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Key concepts explained: the multiplication and division of integers.. . Our young presenter ventures fearlessly into the negative zone to learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide positive and negative numbers. A variety of highly visual tools are presented in a fun format to help students make sense of the rules for integer operations. Plugs removed from a wood block represent positive quantities and the remaining holes, negative quantities....
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Graphics have long been a compelling way to present and understand data. Survey some unusually effective graphics from the pre-computer era. Then explore the wealth of graphical tools available today. Graphics can reveal new information, but they can also obscure it when used poorly.
267) My bus
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
"A bus driver named Joe heads out on his route, stopping at one bus stop after another to pick up passengers. He picks up five dogs and five cats in all, dropping nine of them off at the plane, train, or boat. The tenth passenger, a dog, Joe takes home"--
268) Trigonometry
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Believe it or not, trigonometry is easier than it looks! With the right help, you can breeze through your next trig class, test, or exam and be ready for your next math challenge. In Trigonometry For Dummies, you'll learn to understand the basics of sines, cosines, and tangents, graph functions, solve tough formulas, and even discover how to use trig outside the classroom in some cool and interesting ways. Ditch the confusing jargon and take a plain-English...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"[A] guide to finding joy and understanding by adopting a diverse approach to learning math ... Stanford researcher, mathematics education professor, and the leading expert on math learning Dr. Jo Boaler argues that our differences are the key to unlocking our greatest mathematics potential ... Boaler shares ... neuroscientific research on how embracing the concept of 'math-ish'--a theory of mathematics as it exists in the real world--changes the...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Learning must-know math concepts is easy as 1-2-3 with these lively little books children can read all by themselves! Inside this sturdy little box, you'll find 25 fun-filled titles on these key topics: numbers, counting, addition, subtraction, shapes, simple fractions, sets, time, measurement, and more. Includes a handy parent guide!"--
273) Go Figure!
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In Go Figure! Jessica Shumway takes viewers into first-, second-, and fourth-grade classrooms where teachers have set up daily opportunities for developing, nourishing, and expanding students' number sense. See number sense routines in action as Jessica, author of Number Sense Routines, and three other teachers engage students in these quick yet numerically rich experiences that, over time, help build a strong foundation for understanding mathematics....
275) Math games with bad drawings: 75 1/4 simple, challenging, go-anywhere games-and why they matter
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Best-selling author and worst-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games. Each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, this treasure chest of 70-plus games will delight, educate, and entertain"--
278) Flatland
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 1962 John Hubley came to Harvard University as the first teacher of animation in the new Visual Arts Center. It was his idea to make a film based on Edwin Abbott's famous novel about life in a two-dimensional world, Flatland.
279) Math for all seasons
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of math riddles showing readers how to solve math problems by looking for patterns, symmetries, and familiar number combinations.
280) Math curse
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
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