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Why do we need food to live? Find out in this informative title that explains the importance of food to all living things.

Examines different kinds of relationships, discussing why they work and what to do when they do not work.

Algorithms might sound like a complicated tech term, but don't be intimidated, people actually use them every day. Using accessible language and full-color photographs, this book simplifies algorithms in an easy-to-understand way. Readers will be amazed to learn that an algorithm is just a set of steps for computers to follow to get things done. STEM topics from the Next Generation Science Standards are emphasized throughout the text. Sidebars featuring key terms help readers grow their tech vocabulary, and fact boxes provide additional opportunities to learn.

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...

La cultura medieval islámica ha dado figuras espléndidas. Omar Jayyam, poeta y filósofo, algebrista y astrónomo, es sin duda la más fascinante de todas. Su pensamiento fue heterodoxo, su saber inmenso, su obra variadísima. De lo que nos ha llegado de su poesía no siempre es fácil distinguir lo auténtico de lo apócrifo, y de lo que sabemos de su vida, la historia de la leyenda. Su más importante aportación algebraica, la resolución sistemática de las ecuaciones cúbicas cortando cónicas, se procurará poner al alcance de un lector moderno sin alterar las ideas de fondo.

A visual feast of shapes, colors, and poetic riddles, this unique book combines contemporary art with a game of puzzles and observations. Hidden among spectacular pop-ups are hundreds of words and images, including a heart, a teardrop, a smile, flowers, and letters of the alphabet. Children discover new hidden objects with every read and lose themselves in the beauty of each magnificent page spread. Un festival visual de formas, colores y acertijos poéticos, este libro único combina el arte contemporáneo con un juego de adivinanzas y observación. Escondidos entre los desplegables...