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Based on the popular Koffman style and self-teaching techniques, this new book teaches ANSI C to programmers who need an easy-to-understand introduction to the language. Using style standards that are

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This book uncovers a transformative period in the history of creativity studies, tracing its emergence as a distinct field of inquiry during the pivotal decades from 1950 to 1970. Building on the foundation laid by The Creativity Reader (2018), which explored creativity research from 1850 to 1950, this new volume turns to the mid-20th century to recover the voices, ideas, and debates that helped shape creativity as we know it today. The book includes 27 never-before-published speeches delivered by pioneering scholars and practitioners at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), an annual conference hosted by the Creative Education Foundation. In addition, a number of speeches were drawn from a special creativity program hosted by Cooper Union Forum. These archival recordings, now transcribed for the first time, feature seminal figures such as Alex Osborn and J.P. Guilford whose work laid the intellectual and practical foundations for contemporary creativity research, training, an

Foster early learning and problem-solving skills with this beautifully crafted wooden peg puzzle featuring Tabitha Paige's signature watercolor farm animals. Tabitha Paige's beloved watercolor animals come to life in a timeless, tactile way with this premium wooden peg puzzle for toddlers and preschoolers. Designed for little hands, each of the 8 large, easy-to-grasp animal shapes fits neatly into its corresponding slot, encouraging shape recognition, animal vocabulary, and hand-eye coordination. Plus, the back of the puzzle board features a bonus farm scene for interactive play and storytelling. Crafted from sturdy, child-safe wood and printed with Tabitha's warm, lifelike artwork, this puzzle blends play with learning, making it a beautiful addition to any nursery or playroom. Parents will love its educational value, and children will delight in the charming farm friends waiting to be discovered.

Who can dig the park out of the mud? Digger Daisy and her awesome excavator sure can! They scoop and dump. They lift and load. They clean the mess to clear the road. Digger Daisy and her team are called when rain floods a local park with mud, trees, and rocks. With Daisy in the lead, a team of excavators, diggers, backhoes, and dump trucks begin cleaning up. But when a digger gets stuck in the mud, can Daisy finish the job? With clever problem solving and some helpful beavers, Digger Daisy saves the day. The Big Jobs, Bold Women series introduces kids to strong women in tough hands-on jobs. Don't miss Firefighter Flo!, Crane Jane!, and Plumber Pearl! With dynamic artwork from Dan Yaccarino, Nickelodeon character designer for The Backyardigans, and energetic verse from Andrea Zimmerman, best-selling author of Trashy Town, Digger Daisy is the perfect book for the kids who love big construction trucks.

Pillow the adorable round bear and Fae the shape-shifting fairy are back in this second graphic novel for early readers, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, Pizza and Taco, and Pokemon. Includes a bonus sticker sheet to start your own badge collection! Pillow the round, fluffy bear is on a mission to become a hero, one badge at a time! He's already earned plenty of Hero Badges, but when a mysterious troublemaker stirs up chaos in town, Pillow spots the perfect chance to earn his next one. But not everything is as it seems. . . . With the help of his shape-shifting best friend, Fae, Pillow must crack the case, clear some names, and collect even more badges. Teamwork, problem-solving, and lots of laugh-out-loud moments await in this second adventure of the Badge Quest graphic novel series. Pok?c)mon meets Boy and Girl Scouts in this laugh-out-loud sequel in the Badge Quest graphic novel series! Pillow and Fae must work together to uncover the truth, prove their heroism, and collect

急著解決的事不難。 不急、但沒有頭緒的重大問題才考驗你如何使用邏輯與智力。 讀完本書，你會驚訝發現自己的思考有多易受限，判斷又多可能出錯！ 這本書不僅是要學習解決問題，更重要的是拓展思維。 它已協助許多大學生在專精領域之外，發展出如何處理問題的通才技能。 策略思考的問題解決能力是許多專業人士認為必要的技能，但卻不會出現在學校教育的專科課程裡。就連部分STEM（科學理工）學系出身的人，也往往缺乏這種「通才」的重要技能；他們往往無法釐清思緒、研究執行，甚而無法向工作團隊以簡明的語言「推銷」解決問題的方案。 原因是什麼？因為他們很少受過正式以問題分析並進行策略思考的系統性訓練。 擔任過企業諮詢顧問、並在大學任教的本書作者謝瓦里耶，將在這本書中由朋友的狗「哈利」走失開始，帶領讀者走過一趟完整的問題解決思考訓練，在書中，這樣的問題即是複雜（complex）、定義模糊（ill-defined）、非迫切（nonimmediate）的問題（簡稱為CIDNI問題） CIDNI問題在生活中並不是時時會出現──但這樣的問題往往正是考驗我們對問題解決的思考能力。對於這樣的問題，我們可以經由本書規劃的四大步驟及其工具進行探索與分析： 「找到你需要解決的問題」（What）。面對不熟悉的新狀況時，我們應先釐清真正的問題所在。我們時常以為對情況瞭若指掌，急著尋找解決辦法，但後來往往只會發現自己鎖定了錯的問題。 瞭解為何會遇到這個問題（Why）。釐清問題之後，接著是找出原因。學著從本書的「問題診斷分析圖」，將問題分解成不同面向，一次列舉所有可能肇因，再逐一檢驗假設後得出結論。 找出解決問題的可行方案（How）。明瞭問題癥結與原因後，主動尋找解決辦法。「解決方案分析圖」 能引導決策生成，從可能的解決辦法中挑選最理想的選項。 實際執行解決方案（Do）。要實際執行解決辦法，首要之務就是說服重要關係人，讓他們相信我們的結論正確無誤，本書最後會討論執行解決問題行動的考量事項，尤其著重於如何有效領導團隊。 現實中的難題沒有特定領域或形態，被教導著重特定領域的深度非壞事，但可能忽略了事情的廣度。「他山之石，可以攻錯。」培養有廣度的思維，是通才基礎，本書是結合了多種領域理論與實證的工具組合，以深入淺出的文字詳盡解說，正可提供一個廣泛適用的架構與必備工具，協助你更了解問題解決的思考之道。

Have you ever wondered how AI came to be? How did ChatGPT develop? Who is “Siri”? Find out everything you need to know about the rise of AI and advancing technology, including future applications and concerns, in this informative book that features 16 pages of photos.It all began in 1822 when an English mathematician created the “Difference Engine,” the world’s first mechanical calculating machine. Fast-forward two hundred years, and cars are beginning to drive themselves! How did this technology advance? Over a series of trials and errors, steps forward and back, AI, or artificial intelligence, has most steadily developed since the 1950s. By the '90s, AI technology began interacting with people in laboratories and at conferences, dazzling the world with its impressive knowledge and capabilities. The simulation of human intelligence by machines continues to revolutionize healthcare, transportation, and efficiency across the world. Learn all about this problem-solving facet of the compu

BATTLE AT FEI RIVERAs the northern emperor Fu Jian prepares to march on the south with an army of the undead, Chen Xing and his ragtag team of exorcists make one final, desperate attempt to convince him to reconsider. But even if Fu Jian abandons his unwitting alliance with the forces of darkness, that will only delay the plans of the Demon God Chiyou, not bring them to an end—and Chen Xing is no closer to solving the mystery of the Dinghai Pearl and releasing the Spiritual Qi of the Heavens and Earth, without which he knows they have no chance of defeating their ultimate foe. Xiang Shu, meanwhile, makes a drastic decision to solve what to him is the more pressing problem: Chen Xing’s imminent, fated death. Other forces are at work here, though, than the exorcists and their enemies, and when the pivotal moment arrives, nothing goes as either Xiang Shu or Chen Xing could possibly have planned…Series Overview: Once, ancient China was brimming with magic…but three hundred years ago, the S