How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-So Stories

How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-So Stories
Author: David P. Barash
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0231146655

The authors demonstrate the pleasure of using evolutionary theory to help make sense of some puzzling aspects of the anatomy, physiology, and behaviour of women.

How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-so Stories

How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-so Stories
Author: David P. Barash
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2009
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780231146647

Barash and Lipton discuss the theories scientists have advanced to explain evolutionary enigmas--from how women get their curves to why women menstruate--and present hypotheses of their own.

Choice

Choice
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Total Pages: 594
Release: 2009
Genre: Academic libraries
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Girls Get Curves

Girls Get Curves
Author: Danica McKellar
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1101644400

New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar makes it a breeze to excel in high school geometry! Hollywood actress and math whiz Danica McKellar has completely shattered the “math nerd” stereotype. For years, she’s been showing girls how to feel confident and ace their math classes—with style! With Girls Get Curves, she applies her winning techniques to high school geometry, giving readers the tools they need to feel great and totally “get” everything from congruent triangles to theorems, and more. Inside you’ll find: • Time-saving tips and tricks for homework and tests • Illuminating practice problems (and proofs!) with detailed solutions • Totally relateable real-world examples • True stories from Danica’s own life as an actress and math student • A Troubleshooting Guide, for getting unstuck during even the trickiest proofs! With Danica as a coach, girls everywhere can stop hiding from their homework and watch their scores rise!