Tips for simplifying tricky basic math and pre-algebra operations Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants or needs to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary math skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations.
Children will laugh out loud at the story and pictures in this sixth book in the easy-to-read Fly Guy series!
"Flies can't play football," says the coach. But Fly Guy and Buzz are determined to prove him wrong. New readers will experience both pride and delight as they read the simple text and look at the funny pictures of Fly Guy trying to kick a football, go out for a pass, and tackle his friend Buzz. In the end Fly Guy scores and gets to do his hilarious touchdown dance.
Whether you need to improve your spelling for study, work or everyday situations, this book gives your skills the boost they need. Each of the eight units looks at common sources of confusion and difficulty and invites you to tackle a series of short activities to put your learning into practice. Taking you back to the basics of spelling, the authors show you how to tackle your personal priority topics, build on what you already know, and improve your communication skills.
Whether you need to improve your grammar for study, work or everyday situations, this book gives your skills the boost they need. Each of the eight units looks at common sources of confusion and difficulty and invites you to tackle a series of short activities to put your learning into practice. Taking you back to the basics of grammar, the authors show you how to tackle your personal priority topics, build on what you already know, and improve your communication skills.
The Smart Swarm - How Understanding Flocks, Schools and Colonies Can Make us Better at Communicating, Decision Making and Getting Things Done
In a world where speed and flexibility are valued more than ever, leaders from the corporate boardroom to the military are looking for answers from seemingly unlikely experts -- the ones in the grass, in the air, in the lakes, and in the woods. In this innovative book, veteran National Geographic editor Peter Miller explains the basic principles of smart swarms -- self-organization, diversity of knowledge, indirect collaboration, and adaptive mimicking -- to show how swarm species such as ants, bees, and fish can teach us to tackle some of the most complex conundrums in business, politics, and technology.
