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English
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This book shows us that math isn{u2019}t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see through to the true meaning of information we take for granted: How early should you get to the airport? What does "public opinion" really represent? Why do tall parents have shorter children? Who really won Florida in 2000? And how likely are you, really, to develop...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. [This book] is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole." -- From book jacket flap.
For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive,...
Author
Series
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Language
English
Description
Based on a four-step process for solving word problems, this book helps you master the basic procedures and develop a plan of action that can be used to solve word problems found in all mathematics courses. End-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A government analyst and secret intelligence commentator draws on his personal expertise in the area of high-stakes decision making to outline a groundbreaking approach to effective problem solving.
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An art historian and attorney uses works of art to present a new paradigm for problem-solving that focuses on critical thinking skills to help recognize and overcome biases that prevent us from seeing problems clearly.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A philosophy and practice of asking the deeper, more essential questions required to address the complex problems we face as individuals, businesses, and a society. The rational mind prefers answers over questions. But we live in irrational times. Albert Einstein once said: "If I had sixty minutes to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I'd spend fifty-five minutes determining the right question to ask." At a time when our problems are too...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Outlines a breakthrough approach to conflict resolution and creative problem solving that draws on the techniques of thinkers from a broad range of disciplines to explain how to incorporate diverse viewpoints for win-win solutions.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Young readers will have a hopping good time in this hilarious story about a witch who is having a hard time wrangling a bunch of frogs into her frog soup until she comes up with a surprising solution.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Oxford University professor and award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget reveals the ways that the scrappiest organizations problem solve and how everyone can use the same tools at work and in life. We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large. Even if we had all the time and money in the world, sometimes no good solution can be found. So, what should we do, especially when we can't wait? The answer:...
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business"--
Author
Publisher
Perigee Book
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Drawing on diverse studies of the mind, from psychology to linguistics, philosophy, and learning science, Art Markman, Ph.D., demonstrates the difference between "smart thinking" and raw intelligence, showing readers how memory works, how to learn effectively, and how to use knowledge to get things done. He then introduces his own three-part formula for readers to employ "smart thinking" in their daily lives.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Peg and Cat are starting a lemonade stand on a hot day. Their first problem is figuring out a price for a cup of lemonade, and then they realize that they have a bigger problem--they forgot cups! Can Peg and Cat trade for cups so they can sell their lemonade before it rains?
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"THE EYE TEST is a necessary course correction, a call for a more balanced, personal approach to problem solving. Award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes the case for the human element-for what smart, practiced, devoted people can bring to situations that have proved resistant to analytics. Jones shares what he's learned from an army of extraordinary talents, including some of the best doctors, executives, athletes, meteorologists, magicians, designers,...
18) Math in the bath
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Peg and Cat are in the bath. One, two friends in the bath. Peg and Cat do math in the bath!
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"It's a sleepover party! Peg and Cat and four Pirates (plus the parrot) are happily drawing, playing games, and watching a video. But when the Pirates start feeling sad and homesick, it's a really big problem. Four sleeping bags (plus a sleeping sock), four pillows (plus a beanbag), and four blankets (plus a hankie) help them all feel cozy enough to go to sleep. But when the parrot's "AWK!" wakes them up again, what can they count on to return to...
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