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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “vera john steiner”
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  • Creativity and Development

    by R. Keith Sawyer, Vera John-Steiner, Seana Moran, David Henry Feldman, Howard Gardner, Jeanne Nakamura, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert J. Sternberg ...
    Series series Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language
    What is creativity, and where does it come from? Creativity and Development explores the fascinating connections and tensions between creativity research and developmental psychology, two fields that have largely progressed independently of each other-until now. In this book, scholars influential in both fields explore the emergence of new ideas, and the development of the people and situations ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Creative Collaboration

    by Vera John-Steiner ...
    Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker" dominates our collective imagination as the purest representation of human inquiry--the lone, stoic thinker. But while the Western belief in individualism romanticizes this perception of the solitary creative process, the reality is that scientific and artistic forms emerge from the joint thinking, passionate conversations, emotional connections and shared struggles ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Loving and Hating Mathematics

    Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life

    by Reuben Hersh, Vera John-Steiner ...
    An exploration of the hidden human, emotional, and social dimensions of mathematicsMathematics is often thought of as the coldest expression of pure reason. But few subjects provoke hotter emotions—and inspire more love and hatred—than mathematics. And although math is frequently idealized as floating above the messiness of human life, its story is nothing if not human; often, it is all too human. ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    $12.99 USD

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  • Guesstimation 2.0

    Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin

    by Lawrence Weinstein ...
    Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually anything--quickly--and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. A stimulating follow-up to Guesstimation, this is the must-have book for anyone preparing for a job interview in technology or finance, where more and more leading businesses test applicants using estimation questions just like ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Secret Power of Middle Children

    How Middleborns Can Harness Their Unexpected and Remarkable Abilities

    by Katrin Schumann, Catherine Salmon Ph.D. ...
    This myth-busting book shows how "forgotten" middle children can-and do-rule the world.In this counterintuitive book, psychologist Catherine Salmon and journalist Katrin Schumann combine science, history, and real-life stories to reveal for the first time that our perception of middle children is dead wrong.Using unpublished and little-known research from evolutionary psychology, sociology, and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • A-level Maths Revision

    Cheeky Revision Shortcuts

    by Scool Revision ...
    Series series Cheeky Revision Shortcuts
    Turn your hard work into top A-Level results with the Cheeky Shortcut Guide to the most common topics for A level maths revision. This workbook features key exam topics for maths with precise and clear points to help you achieve top marks.This guide covers:Coordinate GeometryTrigonometryBasic AlgebraAdvanced AlgebraSequences and SeriesFunctionsDifferentiationIntegrationNumerical MethodsVectors, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Maths Behind...

    by Colin Beveridge ...
    Series series The Behind... series
    The Maths Behind over 60 everyday phenomena.Have you ever wondered why traffic jams often turn out to have no cause when you get to the end of the queue? There's a mathematical explanation for that. Or ever considered whether some lotteries might be easier to win than others? There's a formula for that too. If you've ever been curious about the mathematical strings that hold our world together, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Art Therapy and Learning Disabilities

    Don't guess my happiness

    Edited by Stephanie Bull, Kevin O'Farrell ...
    In this book Stephanie Bull and Kevin O’Farrell bring together practising clinicians who provide an insight into using contemporary art therapy with people with learning disabilities. The authentic voice of people who have learning disabilities is central to the book, and case examples, snapshots of thoughts, dialogue, photographs and artwork are included to ensure that the subjects' voices are ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • How to Attract Wealth

    The Law of Attraction

    by Neil McHugh ...
    We all desire wealth, happiness, love, stability, financial independence and many more life enhancements, and what if I said "The only thing that stands between YOU and your desires is You". With the correct state of mind, confidence and belief, you can have exactly what you want. How do I know? My Parents ended life after both working two jobs with a grand total of $15,000 - After 25 years of ... Read more

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  • 100% Proof! The Why of Maths. Visual and algebraic explanations of formulas needed for GCSE and A level Mathematics

    by Jane Hope ...
    This book is a collection of over a hundred visual and algebraic explanations and proofs of maths formulas and concepts, all needed for GCSE and A level. Set out as very understandable individual pages per proof, with clear diagrams and simple algebra, all these formulas are found within one handy volume.Included are :Areas of rectangle, circle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezium, surface area and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Motivating Mathematics: Engaging Teachers And Engaged Students

    by David Graham Wells ...
    Motivating Mathematics demonstrates that pupils can be motivated by being given the Big Picture, including a clearer picture of the nature of maths, and by linking topics to the sciences, rather than teaching each topic in isolation. The author emphasises the many virtues of problem-solving, strongly emphasised in secondary education specifications, especially the role of perception, and the ... Read more

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