La pulga rusa

¿Qué aplicaciones tiene la geometría en el mundo en el que vivimos? Este libro nos muestra su esencial contribución a la perspectiva de los pintores, el diseño por ordenador, las resonancias magnéticas, el GPS, Google Earth... Desde los tiempos de Euclides, hace más de dos mil años, la geometría parecía ser una y sólo una. Sin embargo, nuevos desarrollos matemáticos han hecho añicos esta certeza, y planteado geometrías alternativas donde los universos se curvan vertiginosamente. Quizá parezca una locura, pero todos esos mundos existen, y nosotros los habitamos simultáneamente. ...

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This collection of articles conveys information to teachers and teacher trainers about Chicano Spanish and English in bilingual education and ESL. The first section enables the reader to acquire an understanding of the social and educational issues involved in establishing a role for any given variety of Chicano speech. The second section provides research about Chicano Spanish and English, their distribution, characteristics, and pertinent potential for educational applications. The reader can then proceed to section three and analyze instructional issues, suggested applications, and options ...

Melanie and Seth Fowler are parents of a six-year-old boy who has autism. Melanie is not only a concerned parent, but is schooled in speech therapy, deaf education, and special education. When the Fowlers found out their son was on the autism spectrum, they were like so many other young parents out there—scared, angry, confused, helpless. They felt like they were on an island. While many books were given to them regarding autism, none was able to console the Fowlers in their time of grief and desperation. Immediately they realized they needed to write a book that deals with immediate steps...