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"Few of us really appreciate the full power of math--the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this ... book, Kit Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the application--or misapplication--of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms; innocent victims of miscarriages...
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John Murray Learning/Hachette UK
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2017.
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Do you shy away from using numbers? Basic Mathematics can help. An easy-to-follow guide, it will ensure you gain the confidence you need to tackle maths and overcome your fears. It offers simple explanations of all the key areas, including: numbers and calculations (arithmetic), shape and space (geometry), handling data (statistics), and problem solving. Along the way you will also learn what algebra is about, discover how to use a spreadsheet and...
27) Math curse
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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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As a mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian, socialist, pacifist, and social critic, Bertrand Russell is noted for his "revolt against idealism" in Britain in the early 20th century, as well as his pacifist activism during WWI, a campaign against Adolf Hitler and later the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. In addition to his political activism, he is considered to be one of the founders of analytic philosophy, receiving the Nobel...
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Candlewick Press
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2022.
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Betsy Franco is back with a performance that explores a range of math topics--from fractions and time measurements to geometry and graphs--in a way that relates math to the daily lives of children. Illustrated by Priscilla Tey, whose clever mechanical "Numbots" guide readers through a surreal playground of calculated delights from multiplying mice to missing socks, from stinky scales to bug races.
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The frustrations book shows several ways to solve many math problems. These would include factoring binomials and polynomials, solving quadratic equations, work and other story problems, such as distance, rate and time, plus trig relationships and everyday math questions. You will enjoy the 45-day road trip analyzing many questions to be solved as you ride down and up the east coast.
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CALCULUS For the Practical Man by J. E. THOMPSON. Originally published in 1931. PREFACE: THIS book on simplified calculus is one of a series designed by the author and publisher for the reader with an interest in the meaning and simpler technique of mathematical science, and for those who wish to obtain a practical mastery of some of the more usual and directly useful branches of the science without the aid of a teacher. Like the other books in the...
40) Dinosaur deals
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HarperCollins
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c2001
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At the Dinosaur Card Trading Fair, brothers Mike and Andy learn how equivalent values can help them make the best trades.
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