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...

The moon people, Kaluma, Aluma, and others use a cloud bridge to travel to the Earth, a messy but beautiful world of incredible variety that becomes their new home.

John Paul Jones is remembered as the first hero of the young American navy who raided the British coast during the American Revolution, capturing or sinking more than forty enemy ships. As Commander of the Bonhomme Richard, his ship was heavily damaged and sinking. His surrender was sought by the British commander of the attacking ship. Joness famous reply was "I have not yet begun to fight." He would board and capture that enemy ship, even as his Bonhomme Richard was sinking.

Comics go by many names worldwide--"historietas" in Latin America, "manga" in Japan, and "bande dessinée" in France, to name a few--but what qualities define the genre? This book offers information and tips for budding comic artists.

Advise yourself! Jump into Pigeon English and experience the jubilant, infectious voice of Harrison Opoku--a boy awed by the city, obsessed with gummy candy, a friend to everyone he meets. See why he is bo-styles. How being the fastest runner in Year 7 makes him dope-fine. And how crazy things get when Harri and his best friend launch their own investigation into the murder of a classmate and one of the Dell Farm Crew's hutious criminals feels them closing in on him. You'll want this book to last donkey hours, and you'll see why Harri is truly a "hero for our times." Like Room . . . and The...