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Measurement

by Paul Lockhart ...

Lockhart’s Mathematician’s Lament outlined how we introduce math to students in the wrong way. Measurement explains how math should be done. With plain English and pictures, he makes complex ideas about shape and motion intuitive and graspable, and offers a solution to math phobia by introducing us to math as an artful way of thinking and living. ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Lockhart’s Mathematician’s Lament outlined how we introduce math to students in the wrong way. Measurement explains how math should be done. With plain English and pictures, he makes complex ideas about shape and motion intuitive and graspable, and offers a solution to math phobia by introducing us to math as an artful way of thinking and living.
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Beyond Measure

The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

by James Vincent ...

**Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & TechnologyNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Economist"Quietly thrilling.…The story of humans measuring things is no less than the story of civilization." —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times Book ReviewA vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day.* ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

**Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & TechnologyNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Economist"Quietly thrilling.…The story of humans measuring things is no less than the story of civilization." —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times Book ReviewA vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day.*
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The Times Beginner’s Guide to Bridge

All you need to play the game

by Andrew Robson, The Times Mind Games ...

Series series The Times Puzzle Books
Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.A one-stop practical guide on how to play and master the fascinating and rewarding game of bridge with expert advice throughout from Andrew Robson, the Times bridge correspondent, the world’s most famous and successful player and teacher of bridge.Previously published as Collins Need to Know? Bridge. Now with additional practice deals ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.A one-stop practical guide on how to play and master the fascinating and rewarding game of bridge with expert advice throughout from Andrew Robson, the Times bridge correspondent, the world’s most famous and successful player and teacher of bridge.Previously published as Collins Need to Know? Bridge. Now with additional practice deals
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The Science of Measurement

A Historical Survey

by Herbert Arthur Klein ...

Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
"Klein is both a skilled reporter and a wide-ranging humanistic scholar. The book is popular and learned, witty and serious, literary and mathematical — always solid and entertaining." — Los Angeles Times.Although the topic of measurement might seem to lend itself to a dry-as-dust treatment, this book is just the opposite: an engrossing, easy-to-read study that treats a multifaceted topic with wit ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

"Klein is both a skilled reporter and a wide-ranging humanistic scholar. The book is popular and learned, witty and serious, literary and mathematical — always solid and entertaining." — Los Angeles Times.Although the topic of measurement might seem to lend itself to a dry-as-dust treatment, this book is just the opposite: an engrossing, easy-to-read study that treats a multifaceted topic with wit
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Ancient Measurement

How Ancient Civilizations Created Precise and Reproducible Standards

by Roland A.. Boucher ...

The Sumerians were not the only ones to create remarkably accurate standards of measurement in the Ancient world. Some would travel to the ends of the Earth, some would be with us still today.Roland A. Boucher, a licensed professional engineer, examines incredible achievements of the past in this book that highlights standards of measure from the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Minoans, and others ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

The Sumerians were not the only ones to create remarkably accurate standards of measurement in the Ancient world. Some would travel to the ends of the Earth, some would be with us still today.Roland A. Boucher, a licensed professional engineer, examines incredible achievements of the past in this book that highlights standards of measure from the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Minoans, and others
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Data Quality

Dimensions, Measurement, Strategy, Management, and Governance

by Rupa Mahanti ...

Good data is a source of myriad opportunities, while bad data is a tremendous burden. Companies that manage their data effectively are able to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace, while bad data, like cancer, can weaken and kill an organization. In this comprehensive book, Rupa Mahanti provides guidance on the different aspects of data quality with the aim to be able to improve data ... Read more

$152.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Good data is a source of myriad opportunities, while bad data is a tremendous burden. Companies that manage their data effectively are able to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace, while bad data, like cancer, can weaken and kill an organization. In this comprehensive book, Rupa Mahanti provides guidance on the different aspects of data quality with the aim to be able to improve data
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Vedic and Creative Math for Class 2

Vedic Math, #4

by Gaurish Borkar ...

Series Book 4 - Vedic Math
It's interesting to see and experience how kids learn. It's also interesting to develop something that kids enjoy. Mathematics is manmade subject. Some kids get it quickly and some of them don't. When we were in school the learning was more Verbal and now days it is more Visual. In fact, kids are more kinaesthetic and they enjoy doing and feeling something all the time. Due to this some kids don't ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

It's interesting to see and experience how kids learn. It's also interesting to develop something that kids enjoy. Mathematics is manmade subject. Some kids get it quickly and some of them don't. When we were in school the learning was more Verbal and now days it is more Visual. In fact, kids are more kinaesthetic and they enjoy doing and feeling something all the time. Due to this some kids don't
... Read more
The ASQ Metrology Handbook

Edited by Heather A. Wade ...

The ever-changing fields of science and technology have made huge leaps, thanks in part to improvements in measurements. Without metrology, these areas may not have experienced exponential growth. Developed by experts in the field as a comprehensive and practical reference, The ASQ Metrology Handbook, Third Edition provides a foundation for understanding metrology as well as calibration principles ... Read more

$169.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The ever-changing fields of science and technology have made huge leaps, thanks in part to improvements in measurements. Without metrology, these areas may not have experienced exponential growth. Developed by experts in the field as a comprehensive and practical reference, The ASQ Metrology Handbook, Third Edition provides a foundation for understanding metrology as well as calibration principles
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Lebesgue Measure and Integration Theory

Foundations and Solved Exercises

by Alberto Cabada, Francisco Javier Fernández ...

Lebesgue Measure and Integration Theory: Foundations and Solved Exercises offers a thorough, engaging introduction to Lebesgue measure and the theory of integration for students of mathematics and physics. This book provides the complete theoretical underpinnings of this theory, with the corresponding proofs, adapted to the level of advanced undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines ... Read more

$79.99 CAD

Lebesgue Measure and Integration Theory: Foundations and Solved Exercises offers a thorough, engaging introduction to Lebesgue measure and the theory of integration for students of mathematics and physics. This book provides the complete theoretical underpinnings of this theory, with the corresponding proofs, adapted to the level of advanced undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines
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History of Statistics

When Numbers Learned to Speak

by Malik Scribe ...

What if the numbers shaping our world have a history more surprising than the discoveries they reveal?From ancient civilizations counting populations to modern scientists predicting the future, statistics has transformed how humanity understands uncertainty, measures progress, and makes decisions.History of Statistics: When Numbers Learned to Speak takes you on a fascinating journey through the ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

What if the numbers shaping our world have a history more surprising than the discoveries they reveal?From ancient civilizations counting populations to modern scientists predicting the future, statistics has transformed how humanity understands uncertainty, measures progress, and makes decisions.History of Statistics: When Numbers Learned to Speak takes you on a fascinating journey through the
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Measure Theory And Functional Analysis

by Nik Weaver ...

This book provides an introduction to measure theory and functional analysis suitable for a beginning graduate course, and is based on notes the author had developed over several years of teaching such a course. It is unique in placing special emphasis on the separable setting, which allows for a simultaneously more detailed and more elementary exposition, and for its rapid progression into ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

This book provides an introduction to measure theory and functional analysis suitable for a beginning graduate course, and is based on notes the author had developed over several years of teaching such a course. It is unique in placing special emphasis on the separable setting, which allows for a simultaneously more detailed and more elementary exposition, and for its rapid progression into
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Number Savvy

From the Invention of Numbers to the Future of Data

by George Sciadas ...

This book is written for the love of numbers. It tells their story, shows how they were invented and used to quantify our world, and explains what quantitative data mean for our lives. It aspires to contribute to overall numeracy through a tour de force presentation of the production, use, and evolution of data.Understanding our physical world, our economies, and our societies through ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

This book is written for the love of numbers. It tells their story, shows how they were invented and used to quantify our world, and explains what quantitative data mean for our lives. It aspires to contribute to overall numeracy through a tour de force presentation of the production, use, and evolution of data.Understanding our physical world, our economies, and our societies through
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Gibbs Measures in Biology and Physics

The Potts Model

by Utkir A Rozikov ...

This book presents recently obtained mathematical results on Gibbs measures of the q-state Potts model on the integer lattice and on Cayley trees. It also illustrates many applications of the Potts model to real-world situations in biology, physics, financial engineering, medicine, and sociology, as well as in some examples of alloy behavior, cell sorting, flocking birds, flowing foams, and image ... Read more

$124.99 CAD

This book presents recently obtained mathematical results on Gibbs measures of the q-state Potts model on the integer lattice and on Cayley trees. It also illustrates many applications of the Potts model to real-world situations in biology, physics, financial engineering, medicine, and sociology, as well as in some examples of alloy behavior, cell sorting, flocking birds, flowing foams, and image
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The Long and the Short of It

How We Came to Measure Our World

by Graeme Donald ...

We’ve always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they’re worth and practically everything in between. But who decided how we do it, and why?The Long and the Short of It takes us back in time to discover the origins and evolution of a huge variety of different units of measurement. On the way it answers such questions as:Why do we measure time in ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

We’ve always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they’re worth and practically everything in between. But who decided how we do it, and why?The Long and the Short of It takes us back in time to discover the origins and evolution of a huge variety of different units of measurement. On the way it answers such questions as:Why do we measure time in
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Große Ideen der Wissenschaft

by Ernst Peter Fischer ...

Die Naturwissenschaft arbeitet mit grundlegenden Begriffen, die sehr berühmt sind und die wir alle zumindest schon einmal gehört haben. Aber was bedeuten sie? Ernst Peter Fischer erklärt große Ideen wie Atom, Energie, Raumzeit und Evolution auf ebenso prägnante wie elegante Weise und macht deutlich, dass die Naturwissenschaften grandios sind, aber auch geheimnisvoll bleiben. ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Die Naturwissenschaft arbeitet mit grundlegenden Begriffen, die sehr berühmt sind und die wir alle zumindest schon einmal gehört haben. Aber was bedeuten sie? Ernst Peter Fischer erklärt große Ideen wie Atom, Energie, Raumzeit und Evolution auf ebenso prägnante wie elegante Weise und macht deutlich, dass die Naturwissenschaften grandios sind, aber auch geheimnisvoll bleiben.
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Does Measurement Measure Up?

How Numbers Reveal and Conceal the Truth

by John M. Henshaw ...

A critical perspective of how measurements have come to affect our lives—from reasonable doubt to No Child Left Behind.There was once a time when we could not measure sound, color, blood pressure, or even time. We now find ourselves in the throes of a measurement revolution, from the laboratory to the sports arena, from the classroom to the courtroom, from a strand of DNA to the far reaches of ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

A critical perspective of how measurements have come to affect our lives—from reasonable doubt to No Child Left Behind.There was once a time when we could not measure sound, color, blood pressure, or even time. We now find ourselves in the throes of a measurement revolution, from the laboratory to the sports arena, from the classroom to the courtroom, from a strand of DNA to the far reaches of
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Orde van grootte

Waarom je moet meten om de wereld te begrijpen

by Vaclav Smil ...

Translated by Joost Pollmann, Rob de Ridder ...

'Interessante observaties. Smil is een meester in het verzamelen van cijfers en statistieken.' de Volkskrant'Orde van grootte staat vol met interessante feiten en statistieken.' NRC HandelsbladGrootte is de belangrijkste variabele van het universum. Of het nu gaat om minuscule bacteriën of enorme keizerrijken: ze zijn allemaal onderworpen aan de wetten van grootte.Op basis van de nieuwste ... Read more

$20.86 CAD

'Interessante observaties. Smil is een meester in het verzamelen van cijfers en statistieken.' de Volkskrant'Orde van grootte staat vol met interessante feiten en statistieken.' NRC HandelsbladGrootte is de belangrijkste variabele van het universum. Of het nu gaat om minuscule bacteriën of enorme keizerrijken: ze zijn allemaal onderworpen aan de wetten van grootte.Op basis van de nieuwste
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Quantitative Analysis Made Clear

by Zerai Hagos, PhD ...

Afraid of numbers? This book was written for you.You already think in numbers. You compare prices, judge whether a bus is unusually late, and notice when a result seems too good to be true. Quantitative Analysis Made Clear takes those everyday instincts and turns them, step by step, into the skills to analyze real data with confidence.Written by Zerai Hagos, PhD, an experienced university ... Read more

$18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Afraid of numbers? This book was written for you.You already think in numbers. You compare prices, judge whether a bus is unusually late, and notice when a result seems too good to be true. Quantitative Analysis Made Clear takes those everyday instincts and turns them, step by step, into the skills to analyze real data with confidence.Written by Zerai Hagos, PhD, an experienced university
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10 Steps to Successful Coaching, 2nd Edition

by Sophie Oberstein ...

Build Your Coaching Skills to Develop OthersCoaching has the power to enhance individual, team, and organizational performance. Its interactive process helps individuals set and act upon goals, make better decisions, and produce results.10 Steps to Successful Coaching offers meaningful advice to help you embrace and elevate your existing coaching skills, drawing upon your strengths as a leader, ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build Your Coaching Skills to Develop OthersCoaching has the power to enhance individual, team, and organizational performance. Its interactive process helps individuals set and act upon goals, make better decisions, and produce results.10 Steps to Successful Coaching offers meaningful advice to help you embrace and elevate your existing coaching skills, drawing upon your strengths as a leader,
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Escala de Mokken, TCT ou TRI: qual é a melhor opção?

by Marcia Andrade ...

Este e-book destaca a importância da Escala de Mokken pela sua praticidade, flexibilidade e robustez em relação aos modelos da TCT e da TRI.De forma simples e ilustrativa, sem perder o rigor matemático, este livro 'Escala de Mokken, TCT ou TRI: qual é a melhor opção?' é um convite para você apreciar mais uma contribuição relevante e original no desenvolvimento da Teoria de Resposta ao Item não ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Este e-book destaca a importância da Escala de Mokken pela sua praticidade, flexibilidade e robustez em relação aos modelos da TCT e da TRI.De forma simples e ilustrativa, sem perder o rigor matemático, este livro 'Escala de Mokken, TCT ou TRI: qual é a melhor opção?' é um convite para você apreciar mais uma contribuição relevante e original no desenvolvimento da Teoria de Resposta ao Item não
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MONITORING AND EVALUATION FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING

by Zerai Hagos, PhD ...

Did it work?It is the question every funder, ministry, and review board asks about health system investments. It is also the one evaluators find hardest to answer. Health systems strengthening programs change the conditions under which hundreds of services are delivered, and their effects are diffuse, delayed, and tangled with everything else happening in a country. The usual M&E toolkit was never ... Read more

$18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Did it work?It is the question every funder, ministry, and review board asks about health system investments. It is also the one evaluators find hardest to answer. Health systems strengthening programs change the conditions under which hundreds of services are delivered, and their effects are diffuse, delayed, and tangled with everything else happening in a country. The usual M&E toolkit was never
... Read more
Categorical Data Analysis for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

by Razia Azen, Cindy M. Walker ...

Featuring a practical approach with numerous examples, the second edition of Categorical Data Analysis for the Behavioral and Social Sciencesfocuses on helping the reader develop a conceptual understanding of categorical methods, making it a much more accessible text than others on the market. The authors cover common categorical analysis methods and emphasize specific research questions that can ... Read more

$190.99 CAD

Featuring a practical approach with numerous examples, the second edition of Categorical Data Analysis for the Behavioral and Social Sciencesfocuses on helping the reader develop a conceptual understanding of categorical methods, making it a much more accessible text than others on the market. The authors cover common categorical analysis methods and emphasize specific research questions that can
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Zoomintounits of Measurement

by Ph.D Dr. Ismat Safar ...

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Measurement Units, Conversions, and ApplicationsZoomintounits of Measurements © Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference resource designed to help students, educators, researchers, and professionals understand the many systems and units used to measure the world around us.Covering subjects across mathematics, physics, chemistry, science, accounting, economics, ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Measurement Units, Conversions, and ApplicationsZoomintounits of Measurements © Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference resource designed to help students, educators, researchers, and professionals understand the many systems and units used to measure the world around us.Covering subjects across mathematics, physics, chemistry, science, accounting, economics,
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Datenfallen im Alltag

Zwölf kurze Fälle für einen klareren Blick auf Zahlen

by Carlo Brzuska ...

Wann führt eine richtige Zahl zu einer falschen Entscheidung? Zwei Lieferdienste brauchen im Durchschnitt fünf Tage – und liefern doch ganz unterschiedlich. Ein Team verbessert seine Erfolgsquote in beiden Aufgabenbereichen, während seine Gesamtquote sinkt. Ein Scanner erkennt 90 Prozent der Defekte, aber die meisten seiner Alarme betreffen brauchbare Teile. "Datenfallen im Alltag" führt durch ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Wann führt eine richtige Zahl zu einer falschen Entscheidung? Zwei Lieferdienste brauchen im Durchschnitt fünf Tage – und liefern doch ganz unterschiedlich. Ein Team verbessert seine Erfolgsquote in beiden Aufgabenbereichen, während seine Gesamtquote sinkt. Ein Scanner erkennt 90 Prozent der Defekte, aber die meisten seiner Alarme betreffen brauchbare Teile. "Datenfallen im Alltag" führt durch
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