Mario Salvadori
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
From addition and subtraction to plane and space geometry, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle school math with problems that kids want to solve: "Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket together and win $22.5 million. How much does each employee get?-Intriguing facts about the history of math show what a human creation it is, and human errors are revealed through explorations of both Maya and Hindu...
Author
Language
English
Description
With fascinating experiments, models, and demonstrations, this scientific survey provides a vivid exploration of natural phenomena. Ideal for budding earth scientists, this in-depth resource demonstrates how to build a seismograph to record a simulated earthquake, compare pressure waves and shear waves the two types of ground shocks with a Slinky, and replicate a tsunamis destructive effect on a coastline built in a bathtub. The chapters answer questions...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Un fascinante relato de los desastres arquitectónicos e ingenieriles a lo largo de la historia. Empezando por las pirámides de Egipto, pasando por la basílica de Santa Sofía o el Campanile de san Marcos en Venecia, hasta el Empire State Building o las Torres Gemelas, los autores nos llevan a un maravilloso viaje a través de la técnica, el genio, la mala suerte y por supuesto la tragedia que ha rodeado la historia de la arquitectura.