Pasiones, piojos, dioses-- y matemáticas

El cálculo infinitesimal es una herramienta científica y tecnológica de primer nivel: sin duda la más potente y eficaz para el estudio de la naturaleza que hayan desarrollado jamás los matemáticos. Lo que lo hace tan versátil es la gran variedad de procesos de toda índole, matemáticos, físicos, tecnológicos, económicos, biológicos, que se modelizan y resuelven usando el cálculo infinitesimal. Parafraseando a Galileo, se puede afirmar que el cálculo infinitesimal es el lenguaje de la naturaleza. Sin embargo, pocas personas conocen la gran versatilidad de los conceptos básicos...

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of reusing resources and knowledge. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience and show how reusing resources and knowledge can be helpful in the real world. In this book, readers learn about the Bill of Rights and how parts of it...

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students about the earth’s cycles, and introduces them to important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms like combustion, hydrosphere, biosphere, and fossil fuels. The intriguing images, detailed diagrams, and stimulating sidebars will keep students connected to the text. The fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that supports STEM instruction. Aligned to state and national standards, the leveled text supports differentiation. Keep students reading with this fascinating Spanish book.

Interesting facts and experiments explore the dynamics of a race car engine to teach about air flow and drag, safety equipment and roll cages, the fuel system and horsepower, suspension and track bars, internal combustion, why race cars don't have speedometers, how roof flaps are designed like airplane wings, and more.