The Box of Red Marbles

The Box of Red Marbles
Author: Roe Braddy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781941173077

What do helpful, caring students in a diverse, special needs classroom discover among the red marbles and about themselves? Find out in this children's picture book written for and about those with special needs. The classmates in this story are close friends. They find a marble that is not like all the other marbles. From it they learn that each person, even if they are different from everyone else, has special value which is sometimes hidden until you take the time to get to know them.

The Royal Story Teller

The Royal Story Teller
Author: Roe Braddy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2015-11-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781941173169

Classmates Cindy, David J, Tommy, and Conrad identify well with a boy in an ancient story who was mistreated and ignored because of his disability. The story read to them by their teacher is about King David and Methibosheth (nicknamed Seth in this book). From Seth and from a forgotten box of red marbles, they learn that each person, even if they are different from everyone else, has special value which is revealed more strikingly when the Light shines through them. Your child will be touched with compassion and will realize that mistreating or bullying people with disabilities is very wrong.

Red Marble

Red Marble
Author: Arman Berra
Publisher: Arman Berra
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2023-11-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Salih, a very successful son with his superior intelligence... No one could have known that the consequences of Salih's family deciding everything in his life would be like this... Who knew how bad it could be to limit an intelligent child to playing marbles so that his success would not decrease... Everyone loves marbles, just like Salih... So, can we love marbles that are painted with a red liquid that you don't want instead of paint? Could his family love... Could he love... His family thought he would play marbles like an ordinary child... Here is an enjoyable section written with literary flavours, from the life of Salih, who does not yet know that sometimes he can lose even when he wins a game, and a family who experiences the consequences of this. His family could not have predicted that Salih, whom they thought would always be with them, would change the entire equation and turn their lives upside down. But they didn't know, maybe their lives could have been better than turning them upside down...

Probability, Statistics, and Data

Probability, Statistics, and Data
Author: Darrin Speegle
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2021-11-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000504166

This book is a fresh approach to a calculus based, first course in probability and statistics, using R throughout to give a central role to data and simulation. The book introduces probability with Monte Carlo simulation as an essential tool. Simulation makes challenging probability questions quickly accessible and easily understandable. Mathematical approaches are included, using calculus when appropriate, but are always connected to experimental computations. Using R and simulation gives a nuanced understanding of statistical inference. The impact of departure from assumptions in statistical tests is emphasized, quantified using simulations, and demonstrated with real data. The book compares parametric and non-parametric methods through simulation, allowing for a thorough investigation of testing error and power. The text builds R skills from the outset, allowing modern methods of resampling and cross validation to be introduced along with traditional statistical techniques. Fifty-two data sets are included in the complementary R package fosdata. Most of these data sets are from recently published papers, so that you are working with current, real data, which is often large and messy. Two central chapters use powerful tidyverse tools (dplyr, ggplot2, tidyr, stringr) to wrangle data and produce meaningful visualizations. Preliminary versions of the book have been used for five semesters at Saint Louis University, and the majority of the more than 400 exercises have been classroom tested. The exercises in the book have been added to to the free and open online homework system myopenmath (https://www.myopenmath.com/) which may be useful to instructors.

SAT Power Math

SAT Power Math
Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2014-12-16
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0804125937

THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS! Ace the SAT math sections with 10 need-to-know essential topics for acing the exam. This eBook edition is formatted for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. In our number-crunching world, basic math knowledge is a must—especially for acing tests like the SAT. For many people, though, math is confusing and often anxiety inducing. That’s why we’ve created SAT Power Math, which uses a simple, straightforward approach to break down and explain complicated math concepts and common problems. This book is your powerful tool for building essential math skills for the SAT, school, and beyond. Everything You Need to Help Achieve a High Math Score. • Comprehensive review of math topics like algebra, geometry, and statistics • Strategies for cracking the most common question types found on the SAT • A glossary of key math terms at the end of every chapter Practice Your Way to Perfection. • Practice drills for every math topic covered in the book • Detailed step-by-step answer explanations • Targeted strategies to help you score high on the math section of the SAT

Fundamental Mathematics for the Caribbean

Fundamental Mathematics for the Caribbean
Author:
Publisher: Heinemann
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1997
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780435983222

Text was written specially by Caribbean authors for Caribbean secondary schools students of all abilities .It provides them with a firm foundation to raise competence and confidence toward CXC examinations. The information is presented in clear language which makes concepts and theories easier to understand.

Quick-to-solve Brainteasers

Quick-to-solve Brainteasers
Author: José Julián Mendoza Fernández
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1998
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780806961514

Don't think too hard or you'll never solve these logic puzzles and riddles. The answers to all 187 are easy once you catch the tricky wording. How can you tie a knot in a napkin by holding one end in each hand without letting go of it? Impossible, you say (or your friends will say, if you bet them). But: Cross your arms and hold a tip of the napkin in each hand. When you uncross your arms, the knot will be formed! Now try this riddle: I climbed up a cherry tree, where I found cherries. I did not pick cherries, nor did I leave cherries. How can you explain this? Answer: I climbed up a cherry tree with two cherries in my hand. I picked only one. I left the other one on the tree. I did not "pick cherries," because I "picked a cherry." Take this dare: My bird can fly faster than any supersonic plane. Here's how: If you put my bird inside any plane and make it fly in the same direction as the plane, it will go faster than the plane. 96 pages, 52 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Principles of Pricing

Principles of Pricing
Author: Rakesh V. Vohra
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2012-03-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107010659

"Many businesses focus on driving volume or reducing costs rather than increasing price under the mistaken belief they have greater control over volume and costs than price. Yet, a 1% increase in price (holding volume fixed) has a greater impact on operating profit than a 1% increase in volume or a 1% decrease in cost. By not seizing the initiative on price, businesses abrogate decisions about price to competitors, customers, and the channel. A careful analysis and understanding of those same actors could help them price in a more profitable manner. Hence, this book, which is designed to communicate the fundamental principles of pricing. In marked contrast to other books on pricing, this one is based on economic theory. This is not to deny the value to be had from looking at pricing through other lenses. It is simply that these other lenses do not yet provide a systematic and organized way to think about pricing. Economic theory does. Its power is not in the provision of to-do lists or the Gradgrind-like accumulation of facts.8 Rather, it is in generating the right questions to be asked. Both our own experiences and that related to us by our students who have taken our classes has confirmed us in this view. A second point of contrast with other treatments of pricing is that we convey principles through stylized examples rather than anecdotes"--Provided by publisher.

D.A.T.E.S. STUDY GUIDE FOR THE BOX OF RED MARBLES

D.A.T.E.S. STUDY GUIDE FOR THE BOX OF RED MARBLES
Author: Roe Braddy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2020-07-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781941173459

There is a long history of misinformation, stereotyping, misbeliefs and myths about people with diverse disabilities within mainstream society. It is often passed down from one generation to the next and becomes ingrained within society, It is important to begin to correct this misinformation and begin a better conversation and it should start early in the classroom in Early Childhood Education with both students and educators. This DATES Study Guide for The Box of Red Marbles, written and developed by Theo & Roe Braddy, both with ample experience in this field, will assist educators in improving their students' understanding in the areas of diversity, acceptance, tolerance, equality, and sensitivity regarding living with diverse disabilities. Table of Contents Lesson 1 We All Need Help Lesson 2 Acts of Kindness Lesson 3 No One Wants to Feel Left Out Lesson 4 I See You, You See Me Lesson 5 Now I See You, Now You See Me Lesson 6 What Color is Your Streak? Lesson 7 I am an Overcomer Contents in Detail Lesson 1 We All Need Help We all use things that help us be the best that we can be. Lesson 2 Acts of Kindness All People, including people with disabilities want to be treated like they matter and have something to give. Lesson 3 No One Wants to Feel Left Out Being a good friend means including everybody and never making anyone feel bad for being who they are. Lesson 4 I See You, You See Me, Part 1 Looking different is a cool way to be. If we all looked and sounded the same, it would be BORING!!! Lesson 5 Now I See You, Now You See Me, Part. 2 We need to see people for how they are. Visible or Invisible differences don't matter. Lesson 6 What Color is Your Streak? Always do your best to be kind to others. Spend some time with others, thinking of ways to be kind! Lesson 7 I am an Overcomer We All Are Amazing, and Different Which Makes Us Beautiful!

Who's Counting?

Who's Counting?
Author: John Allen Paulos
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2022-09-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1633888134

For decades, New York Times best-selling author John Allen Paulos has enlightened readers by showing how to make sense of the numbers and probabilities behind real-world events, political calculations, and everyday personal decisions. Who’s Counting? features dozens of his insightful essays—original writings on contemporary issues like the COVID-19 pandemic, online conspiracy theories, “fake news,” and climate change, as well as a selection of enduring columns from his popular ABC News column of the same name. With an abiding respect for reason, a penchant for puzzles with societal implications, and a disarming sense of humor, Paulos does in this collection what he’s famous for: clarifies mathematical ideas for everyone and shows how they play a role in government, media, popular culture, and life. He argues that if we can’t critically interpret numbers and statistics, we lose one of our most basic and reliable guides to reality.