The Mathematics of Life

The Mathematics of Life
Author: Ian Stewart
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2011-06-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0465024408

Biologists have long dismissed mathematics as being unable to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of living beings. Within the past ten years, however, mathematicians have proven that they hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of our world -- and ourselves. In The Mathematics of Life, Ian Stewart provides a fascinating overview of the vital but little-recognized role mathematics has played in pulling back the curtain on the hidden complexities of the natural world -- and how its contribution will be even more vital in the years ahead. In his characteristically clear and entertaining fashion, Stewart explains how mathematicians and biologists have come to work together on some of the most difficult scientific problems that the human race has ever tackled, including the nature and origin of life itself.

El camino del saber matemático

El camino del saber matemático
Author: Miguel Delgado Pineda
Publisher: EDITORIAL SANZ Y TORRES S.L.
Total Pages: 149
Release:
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 8419947814

Que la Matemática sea reconocida como un conjunto de conocimientos donde su aprendizaje requiere aprender a resolver problemas, no implica que el conocimiento matemático sólo se produzca vía método inductivo-deductivo, si bien, el asentamiento teórico se fundamenta con ese método. Para resolver un problema, primero debemos tener la certeza de que ese problema es resoluble, de ahí, que en Matemáticas se tengan tantos resultados que hacen hincapié en la existencia de solución aunque no se determine. Si no está asegurada la existencia, entonces un problema puede ser intentar conseguir un sueño imposible. Por ello, un primer acercamiento no inductivo-deductivo puede facilitar nuestra predisposición personal sobre la búsqueda de solución de un problema. No es frecuente que en un texto de Matemáticas, o de Matemáticas Educativas, el autor cite la letra de una canción popular. En este caso, incluimos la letra de la canción Color Esperanza del cantautor argentino Diego Torres, ya que trata conceptos como el optimismo y la resiliencia, o capacidad de adaptación, de cualquier persona ante los problemas de origen desconocido. Creemos que esta letra puede ser interpretada tanto en clave de enseñanza como en clave de aprendizaje de las Matemáticas, sin descartar la clave investigadora de todo trabajo matemático, educativo o no. Al interpretar la letra a favor de la Matemática, ésta invitar a la reflexión ante el conocimiento matemático y a intentar un posible cambio personal ante los problemas matemáticos y educativos tanto de profesores como de estudiantes. Implícitamente, nuestra interpretación remarca que se sugiere la existencia de dificultades tanto en la enseñanza como en el aprendizaje de la Matemática. En muchas ocasiones, esas dificultades conllevan experimentar un desfase emocional entre lo que se quiere hacer, o entender, y lo que se consigue hacer. No es de extrañar que en las tareas educativas se aluda a cuestiones y decisiones de índole estadísticas, por ejemplo, casi todas las apreciaciones psicológicas y pedagógicas que se emplean en Educación. Por ello, aludimos al estribillo reiterado de la canción: Saber que se puede querer que se pueda Quitarse los miedos, sacarlos afuera Pintarse la cara color esperanza Tentar al futuro con el corazón La búsqueda de una redacción que bien pudiera leer cual cualquier profesor o estudiante nos ha hecho enmarcar las definiciones de los objetos y palabras que son de acceso común a cualquier persona puesto que es información disponible en abierto en Internet. Reconocemos que la principal fuente es el diccionario de la lengua, seguido de una enciclopedia universal y de un sistema de ayuda basado en inteligencia artificial. Así pues, hemos huido de las definiciones remarcadas por algunos autores en artículos que bien pudieran ser difíciles de encontrar para el lector no especializado. En cualquier caso, esperamos que el estudiante especializado sea capaz de interpretar la variedad de la información que se presenta en relación a los objetos matemáticos. En este texto se tratan cuatro ejemplos concretos relativos a los distintos niveles educativos que son abordado experimentalmente siguiendo tres vías propuestas: La vía heurística, la vía simulada y la vía erudita. Dos de estos problemas fueron objeto de estudio experimental con dos muestras; una de sujetos muy bien cualificados matemáticamente, profesores en activo, y una muestra estratificada de estudiantes universitarios. La experiencia indica que es factible, y muy provechoso, concatenar alguna de las dos primeras vías con la vía erudita para poder generar el conocimiento matemático de una forma natural.

The Adversary

The Adversary
Author: Emmanuel Carrère
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2002-01-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780312420604

The true story of a man who spun a web of lies around his life takes readers deep inside the mind of a psychotic man who managed to convince thousands of people that he was a successful, credentialed physician.

Stereotomy

Stereotomy
Author: José Calvo-López
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 740
Release: 2020-08-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3030432181

This book deals with the general concepts in stereotomy and its connection with descriptive geometry, the social background of its practitioners and theoreticians, the general methods and tools of this technology, and the specific procedures for the members built in hewn stone, including arches, squinches, stairs and vaults, ending with a chapter discussing the open problems in this field. Thus, it can be used as a reference book in the subject, but it can also read as a compelling narrative on this subject, one of the main branches of pre-industrial technology. Construction in hewn stone requires the use of geometrical methods and tools to assure that individual stones, either blocks or voussoirs, fit with one another and conform to the general shape of walls, arches or vaults. During the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, such techniques and instruments were developed empirically by masons and architects. Later on, learned mathematicians and engineers introduced refinements in these procedures and this branch of knowledge, known as stereotomy, furnished much material to descriptive geometry, a science born with the French Revolution which provided the foundation for projective geometry.

Memorias

Memorias
Author: Enrique Beltrán
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1964
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Without Criteria

Without Criteria
Author: Steven Shaviro
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2012-08-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0262517973

A Deleuzian reading of Whitehead and a Whiteheadian reading of Deleuze open the possibility of a critical aesthetics of contemporary culture. In Without Criteria, Steven Shaviro proposes and explores a philosophical fantasy: imagine a world in which Alfred North Whitehead takes the place of Martin Heidegger. What if Whitehead, instead of Heidegger, had set the agenda for postmodern thought? Heidegger asks, “Why is there something, rather than nothing?” Whitehead asks, “How is it that there is always something new?” In a world where everything from popular music to DNA is being sampled and recombined, argues Shaviro, Whitehead's question is the truly urgent one. Without Criteria is Shaviro's experiment in rethinking postmodern theory, especially the theory of aesthetics, from a point of view that hearkens back to Whitehead rather than Heidegger. In working through the ideas of Whitehead and Deleuze, Shaviro also appeals to Kant, arguing that certain aspects of Kant's thought pave the way for the philosophical “constructivism” embraced by both Whitehead and Deleuze. Kant, Whitehead, and Deleuze are not commonly grouped together, but the juxtaposition of them in Without Criteria helps to shed light on a variety of issues that are of concern to contemporary art and media practices.

Author:
Publisher: Editorial MAXTOR
Total Pages: 96
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

EL CAMINO DEL HROE, SOADOR DE LLUVIA Y GRANIZO

EL CAMINO DEL HROE, SOADOR DE LLUVIA Y GRANIZO
Author: Yleana Acevedo Whitehouse
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1490713697

Alrededor del volcán Popocatépetl, los tiemperos, cuidadores del temporal o graniceros incursionan cada noche al mundo onírico para comunicarse con el volcán manteniéndolo contento, propiciando la lluvia y apaciguando el granizo que daña sus cosechas. Para los graniceros, la comunicación con el volcán es de vital importancia, sosteniendo una relación casi personal con él, considerándolo un ser vivo consciente con el cual comulgan día a día. A través de las narraciones de los sueños de Don Epifanio, el lector se adentrará en el inconsciente colectivo que permea el universo de los graniceros, en donde se manifiestan simbolísmos sincréticos a través de sus sueños arquetípicos que ayudan a comprender mejor la fusión espiritual que aun se aprecia en México.

Meaning in Mathematics Education

Meaning in Mathematics Education
Author: Jeremy Kilpatrick
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0387240403

What does it mean to know mathematics? How does meaning in mathematics education connect to common sense or to the meaning of mathematics itself? How are meanings constructed and communicated and what are the dilemmas related to these processes? There are many answers to these questions, some of which might appear to be contradictory. Thus understanding the complexity of meaning in mathematics education is a matter of huge importance. There are twin directions in which discussions have developed—theoretical and practical—and this book seeks to move the debate forward along both dimensions while seeking to relate them where appropriate. A discussion of meaning can start from a theoretical examination of mathematics and how mathematicians over time have made sense of their work. However, from a more practical perspective, anybody involved in teaching mathematics is faced with the need to orchestrate the myriad of meanings derived from multiple sources that students develop of mathematical knowledge. This book presents a wide variety of theoretical reflections and research results about meaning in mathematics and mathematics education based on long-term and collective reflection by the group of authors as a whole. It is the outcome of the work of the BACOMET (BAsic COmponents of Mathematics Education for Teachers) group who spent several years deliberating on this topic. The ten chapters in this book, both separately and together, provide a substantial contribution to clarifying the complex issue of meaning in mathematics education. This book is of interest to researchers in mathematics education, graduate students of mathematics education, under graduate students in mathematics, secondary mathematics teachers and primary teachers with an interest in mathematics.

Glosario Del Banco Mundial

Glosario Del Banco Mundial
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.