Comic-Strip Math Problem Solving

A student in class asks the math teacher: "Shouldn't minus times minus make minus?" Teachers soon convince most students that it does not. Yet the innocent question brings with it a germ of mathematic

A 4–colour, illustrated best–of–the–best of the comic book world – with writers/creators who launched an industry (Jack Kirby, Stan Lee), amazing grap

The Japanese Comic style -- manga -- has become wildly popular throughout North America and the rest of the world, as evidenced by Harper Design’s bestselling “Japanese Comickers.”But

100 ready-to-use lessons with reproducible activity sheets to support any intermediate math programEach section in this valuable resource features detailed lesson plans, objectives, activity sheets, m

Collection of The City, a social/political humor strip.

The Alden children join forces with the creator of Captain Fantastic to discover who is selling fake copies of the comic books.

The Inquisitive Problem Solver is a collection of mathematical miniatures composed to stimulate and entertain. On a deeper level, these little puzzles, accessible to a general audience, provide a sett

Scientifically proven: Daily Word Problems frequent, focused practice leads to mastery and retention of the math skills practiced.

Whether an individual is checking it out at the supermarket or cashing it in at the stock market, one needs a command of basic math to survive in today's number crunching world.But most people have pr

At a time when vintage comics are fetching huge prices at auction, this book traces the history of the medium from 'comic papers' for kids, through the underground 'comix' movement of the 1960s and 19

Today comic book heroes and villains are more popular than ever, appearing not only in print but in video games and movies as well. Now fans can learn how to create their own heroes and villains from

The Big Ideas Math: A Common Core Curriculum Student Edition features several components to help position students for success and keep them on the right track for mathematical proficiency. The Big Id

Part of the experience of being alive in the twenty-first century is the feeling that your attention span is collapsing, along with those of everyone around you - including your children. Why have we lost our ability to focus? What are the causes? And - most importantly - how do we get it back? In Stolen Focus, internationally bestselling author Johann Hari sets out on a global investigative journey into our shortening attention spans. He tells us what he learned from spending three months off the internet, reveals the inside story of the war to grab our attention that is waged every day, and explores why those prescribing mood stimulants to 10% of children in schools are getting it so wrong.Drawing on more than two hundred interviews with the world's leading experts on attention problems, Stolen Focus moves beyond individual solutions towards a collective understanding of a problem facing us all. Only by first solving the attention crisis, Hari argues, can we turn to fixing the issues

發明問題解決理論(Theory of inventive problem solving，英文簡寫為TRIZ)在實際工程問題解決領域發揮的積極作用已經得到充分報道。本書具有理論及實踐兩方面的獨特貢獻： 1 理論方面，首先，本書基於TRIZ理論構建了全新的管理創新方法理論體系M-TRIZ，並構建了一套系統化管理創新工具體系。其次，基於M-TRIZ理論，從管理問題的真實情境出發，開發了流分析、因果分析

Porcupines, anteaters, and grizzly bears all grapple with everyday life with wit and humor.From bestselling comic artist Liz Climo comes this charming and humorous engagement calendar, featuring comic

The 1970s continues with some of the greatest Peanuts newspaper strip storylines ever!We are offering a gift box edition of Vols. 11-12. Rerun is born and takes his first ride on his mom's bike, Sally

In a world of conflict and strife, how can we be proactive—not reactive—makers of change? The words of the Buddha have inspired readers for thousands of years, and can still today teach us how to skillfully handle the ineveitable conflicts we face.Collected here for the first time are the Buddha's teachings on conflict resolution, interpersonal and social problem solving, and building harmonious relationships. Each selection is drawn from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmonycovers the breadth of cultivating harmony, including chapters onDealing with AngerGood FriendshipSettling DisputesEstablishing an Equitable Societyand more.A concise, informative introduction precedes each chapter, guiding the reader toward a deeper understanding of the texts that follow.The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony allows even readers unacquainted with

"A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nix

Ian Scheffler, journalist and aspiring “speedcuber,” attempts to break into the international phenomenon of speed solving the Rubik’s Cube—described as chess played at the speed of ping pong—while exp

A lot of us hate math, but that's just because we don't remember much of it from high school or we think it's too hard (which is probably why we've forgotten it). But who needs it, when you've got a c

The Shopkins(TM) are back in this hilarious comic book. Every page tells its own a mini comic adventure, staring favorite characters like Apple Blossom, Lippy Lips, Kooky Cookie, and more! Plus, this

The exciting second volume of the wondrous wall-crawler's long-running newspaper strip by Stan Lee, John Romita, and Larry Lieber, with all Sundays in color and integrated with the dailies-just as the

Practice and review questions for all sections of the new 2016 SAT are presented on this set of 500 revised and updated flash cards. The math cards include 75 important math facts and 25 valuable stra

Voodoo has put a spell on you! One of the weirdest, coolest, cheesiest, most bizarre, goriest Pre-Code comic books is being reprinted in its entirety. This over-the-top comic was originally printed in

Re-presenting the classic Popeye comic book series that debuted in 1948 by Bud Sagendorf, the long-time assistant to creator E.C. Segar! Carefully reproduced from the original comic books and lovingly

With details on everything from the Hollywood Bowl to the Sunset Strip, this is the only guide a native or traveler needs.The Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles is the essential urban handbook that

Get the extra practice you need for the excellent GED Mathematical Reasoning section score you want!The Math portion of the GED test is often considered the hardest part of the whole exam—and with the

For the first time in years, new mega-resorts are opening on the Strip and in Greater Las Vegas, and in 2014 visitors to Las Vegas reached a record 41.1 million. Fodor's writers have been on the scene

Re-presenting the classic Popeye comic book series that debuted in 1948 by Bud Sagendorf, the long-time assistant to creator E.C. Segar! Carefully reproduced from the original comic books and lovingly

The wondrous wall-crawler's long-running newspaper strip by Stan Lee, John Romita, and others is given the deluxe Library of American Comics treatment, with all Sundays in color and integrated with th

The mid-1970s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color! Hermes Press is collecting all 74 issues of The Phantom comic books that ran from 1962-1977. The Charlton comic book

Walt Kelly's Pogo, acknowledged as one of the most important and influential comic strips of all time, first appeared not in newspapers but as a feature in the Dell comic book anthology Animal Comics,

"When math fact instruction is thoughtful and strategic, it results in more than a student's ability to quickly recall a fact; it cultivates reflective students who have a greater understandi

The Bittinger Worktext Series recognizes that math hasn’t changed, but students—and the way they learn math—have. This latest edition continues the Bittinger tradition of objective-based, guided learn

Poverty and Power asserts that American poverty is a structural problem resulting from failings in our social system, rather than individual failings of the poor. The second edition has been revised t

Poverty and Power asserts that American poverty is a structural problem resulting from failings in our social system, rather than individual failings of the poor. The second edition has been revised t

Integrating Math and Science in Early Childhood Classrooms Through Big Ideas offers teachers a way to think about the future classroom and to meet the needs of children who come to into it with divers

Imagine waking up in 1939 and reading the first Phantom Sunday strip in the newspaper. Now, for the first time, these rare Phantom Sundays are being collected in their full size in an archival reprint

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 800. Equip yourself to ace the SAT Math 2 Subject Test with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including 2 full-length practice tests, thoroug

When we say "complete," we mean COMPLETE! Bobby London's take on the Sailor Man has often been overshadowed by his being fired from the strip in 1992, ostensibly for presenting a storyline that was an