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How to Lie with Maps: Second Edition
by Mark MonmonierOriginally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must. The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps. To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color. "Professor Monmonier himself knows how to gain our attention; it is not in fact the lies in maps but their truth, if always approximate and incomplete, that he wants us to admire and use, even to draw for ourselves on the facile screen. His is an artful and funny book, which like any good map, packs plenty in little space. " "Scientific American" "A useful guide to a subject most people probably take too much for granted. It shows how map makers translate abstract data into eye-catching cartograms, as they are called. It combats cartographic illiteracy. It fights cartophobia. It may even teach you to find your way. For that alone, it seems worthwhile. " Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, "The New York Times" . " . . witty examination of how and why maps lie. The book] conveys an important message about how statistics of any kind can be manipulated. But it also communicates much of the challenge, aesthetic appeal, and sheer fun of maps. Even those who hated geography in grammar school might well find a new enthusiasm for the subject after reading Monmonier's lively and surprising book. " "Wilson Library Bulletin" "A reading of this book will leave you much better defended against cheap atlases, shoddy journalism, unscrupulous advertisers, predatory special-interest groups, and others who may use or abuse maps at your expense. " John Van Pelt, "Christian Science Monitor" "Monmonier meets his goal admirably. . . . His] book should be put on every map user's 'must read' list. It is informative and readable . . . a big step forward in helping us to understand how maps can mislead their readers. " Jeffrey S. Murray, "Canadian Geographic""
How to Lie with Maps 2nd Edition
by Mark MonmonierOriginally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must.
How to Lie with Maps, Third Edition
by Mark MonmonierAn instant classic when first published in 1991, How to Lie with Maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make—consciously or unconsciously—mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. The principles Mark Monmonier outlined back then remain true today, despite significant technological changes in the making and use of maps. The introduction and spread of digital maps and mapping software, however, have added new wrinkles to the ever-evolving landscape of modern mapmaking. Fully updated for the digital age, this new edition of How to Lie with Maps examines the myriad ways that technology offers new opportunities for cartographic mischief, deception, and propaganda. While retaining the same brevity, range, and humor as its predecessors, this third edition includes significant updates throughout as well as new chapters on image maps, prohibitive cartography, and online maps. It also includes an expanded section of color images and an updated list of sources for further reading.
How to Live Plastic Free: a day in the life of a plastic detox
by Luca BonaccorsiThank you for choosing this book - it shows that you care about the future of our planet.Whether you decide to go plastic free for an hour, a day or a year, this book will equip you with little steps we can each take to make a big difference.Let's turn the tide on plastic now - our oceans will thank you for it.Choking. Starving. Poisoning. This is what plastic litter is doing to marine life. Our oceans are, quite simply, facing environmental disaster. Yet by taking some simple steps and making a few changes to your daily routine, you can help to change this.How to Live Plastic Free will teach you everything you need to know about reducing your plastic usage on a daily basis. The chapters start with a typical morning routine and take you through your day, giving you tips and practical advice for removing unnecessary plastic at every possible opportunity.From the moment you wake up to the time you go to bed, you will learn how easy it can be to use plastic-free cosmetics, how to have plastic-free mealtimes, how to change your shopping habits and how to consider your use of plastic items at work. These simple, practical methods will show that small changes to your lifestyle can make a huge change to the future of our planet.
How to Live Plastic Free: a day in the life of a plastic detox
by Luca Bonaccorsi Marine Conservation SocietyThank you for choosing this book - it shows that you care about the future of our planet.Whether you decide to go plastic free for an hour, a day or a year, this book will equip you with little steps we can each take to make a big difference.Let's turn the tide on plastic now - our oceans will thank you for it.Choking. Starving. Poisoning. This is what plastic litter is doing to marine life. Our oceans are, quite simply, facing environmental disaster. Yet by taking some simple steps and making a few changes to your daily routine, you can help to change this.How to Live Plastic Free will teach you everything you need to know about reducing your plastic usage on a daily basis. The chapters start with a typical morning routine and take you through your day, giving you tips and practical advice for removing unnecessary plastic at every possible opportunity.From the moment you wake up to the time you go to bed, you will learn how easy it can be to use plastic-free cosmetics, how to have plastic-free mealtimes, how to change your shopping habits and how to consider your use of plastic items at work. These simple, practical methods will show that small changes to your lifestyle can make a huge change to the future of our planet.
How to Live Plastic Free: a day in the life of a plastic detox
by Luca Bonaccorsi Marine Conservation SocietyThank you for choosing this book - it shows that you care about the future of our planet.Whether you decide to go plastic free for an hour, a day or a year, this book will equip you with little steps we can each take to make a big difference.Let's turn the tide on plastic now - our oceans will thank you for it.Choking. Starving. Poisoning. This is what plastic litter is doing to marine life. Our oceans are, quite simply, facing environmental disaster. Yet by taking some simple steps and making a few changes to your daily routine, YOU can help to change this.How to Live Plastic Free will teach you everything you need to know about reducing your plastic usage on a daily basis. The chapters start with a typical morning routine and take you through your day, giving you tips and practical advice for removing unnecessary plastic at every possible opportunity.From the moment you wake up to the time you go to bed, you will learn how easy it can be to use plastic-free cosmetics, how to have plastic-free mealtimes, how to change your shopping habits and how to consider your use of plastic items at work. These simple, practical methods will show that small changes to your lifestyle can make a huge change to the future of our planet.#StopThePlasticTide
How to Make a Robot
by Gordon McCombLearn the basics of modern robotics while building your own intelligent robot from scratch! You'll use inexpensive household materials to make the base for your robot, then add motors, power, wheels, and electronics.But wait, it gets better: your creation is actually five robots in one! -- build your bot in stages, and add the features you want. Vary the functions to create a robot that's uniquely yours.Mix and match features to make your own custom robot:Flexible Motorized Base -- a playpen for all kinds of programming experimentsObstacle Detector -- whiskers detect when your robot has bumped into thingsObject Avoider -- ultrasonic sound lets your robot see what's in front of itInfrared Remote Control -- command your robot from your easy chairLine Follower -- use optics to navigate your bot; have races with other robot builders!You will learn how switches, ultrasonics, infrared detectors, and optical sensors work. Install an Arduino microcontroller board and program your robot to avoid obstacles, provide feedback with lights and sound, and follow a tracking line. In this book you will combine multiple disciplines -- electronics, programming, and engineering -- to successfully build a multifunctional robot.You'll discover how to:construct a motorized baseset up an Arduino to function as the brainuse "whisker" switches to detect physical contactavoid obstacles with ultrasonic sensorsteach your robot to judge distancesuse a universal remote to control your robotinstall and program a servo motorrespond to input with LEDs, buzzers, and tonesmount line-following sensors under your robotAnd more. Everything is explained with lots and lots of full-color line drawings. No prior experience is necessary. You'll have fun while you learn a ton!
How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight
by Richard Branson Stephen Hawking Julian GuthrieThe historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight Alone in a Spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed the speed of sound and begin the climb to a target no civilian pilot had ever reached. He might not make it back alive. If he did, he would make history as the world's first commercial astronaut. The spectacle defied reason, the result of a competition dreamed up by entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, whose vision for a new race to space required small teams to do what only the world's largest governments had done before. Peter Diamandis was the son of hardworking immigrants who wanted their science prodigy to make the family proud and become a doctor. But from the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, his singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, Diamandis set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time. If the government wouldn't send him to space, he would create a private space flight industry himself. In the 1990s, this idea was the stuff of science fiction. Undaunted, Diamandis found inspiration in an unlikely place: the golden age of aviation. He discovered that Charles Lindbergh made his transatlantic flight to win a $25,000 prize. The flight made Lindbergh the most famous man on earth and galvanized the airline industry. Why, Diamandis thought, couldn't the same be done for space flight? The story of the bullet-shaped SpaceShipOne, and the other teams in the hunt, is an extraordinary tale of making the impossible possible. It is driven by outsized characters--Burt Rutan, Richard Branson, John Carmack, Paul Allen--and obsessive pursuits. In the end, as Diamandis dreamed, the result wasn't just a victory for one team; it was the foundation for a new industry and a new age.From the Hardcover edition.
How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight
by Julian Guthrie Richard Branson Stephen HawkingThe historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight. <p> Alone in a Spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed the speed of sound and begin the climb to a target no civilian pilot had ever reached. He might not make it back alive. If he did, he would make history as the world’s first commercial astronaut. The spectacle defied reason, the result of a competition dreamed up by entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, whose vision for a new race to space required small teams to do what only the world’s largest governments had done before. <p><p>Peter Diamandis was the son of hardworking immigrants who wanted their science prodigy to make the family proud and become a doctor. But from the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, his singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, Diamandis set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time. If the government wouldn’t send him to space, he would create a private space flight industry himself. In the 1990s, this idea was the stuff of science fiction. Undaunted, Diamandis found inspiration in an unlikely place: the golden age of aviation. He discovered that Charles Lindbergh made his transatlantic flight to win a $25,000 prize. The flight made Lindbergh the most famous man on earth and galvanized the airline industry. Why, Diamandis thought, couldn’t the same be done for space flight? <p><p>The story of the bullet-shaped SpaceShipOne, and the other teams in the hunt, is an extraordinary tale of making the impossible possible. It is driven by outsized characters—Burt Rutan, Richard Branson, John Carmack, Paul Allen—and obsessive pursuits. In the end, as Diamandis dreamed, the result wasn’t just a victory for one team; it was the foundation for a new industry and a new age.
How to Make Great Music Mashups: The Start-to-Finish Guide to Making Mashups with Ableton Live
by Paul ZalaWritten for the beginner DJ, this accessible book presents everything you need to know in order to create great dance floor moments that will take your sets to the next level and get you noticed as a DJ. Using Ableton’s industry-leading digital audio workstation, the reader will learn to achieve a professional sound by expertly manipulating Warping, pitching, editing, automation and plugin effects processing; also, avoiding mistakes such as key-clashing, jarring transitions, mismatched energies and more. The book’s companion website includes key-charts, musical scale diagrams, organisational templates for live sessions, and follow-along video demonstrations.
How to Make Maple Syrup: From Gathering Sap to Marketing Your Own Syrup. A Storey BASICS® Title (Storey Basics)
by Alison Anderson Steven AndersonThird-generation syrup makers Alison and Steven Anderson show you how to collect sap using a tree-friendly tubing system and then cook, package, and even market your own syrup. With expert advice for first-time bottlers, the Andersons share their passion with a contagious excitement that is as inspiring as a bowl of sugar on snow.
How to Make Money by Fast Trading
by Renato Di LorenzoAll over the world a growing number of people are viewing trading the markets as a valuable source of additional income or even as a new career option. Sitting in front of a PC, they are able to connect to their broker's trading platform and buy or sell on the world market assets of all kinds: gold, oil, shares, bonds, and so forth. Today, it is no longer a problem to "be short" on almost any class of asset. This book is an ideal guide on how to make money by fast trading. It will be especially valuable for those wishing to trade in their spare time with a limited amount of capital. Different styles of trading, including scalping, day trading, and swing trading, are clearly described, with advice on how to avoid common mistakes. In addition, the "Donkey" trading system - a system designed for everybody - is fully explained. Using this book, the reader will learn how to manage risk safely, maximizing the likelihood of success.
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
by Douglas W. Hubbard Richard SeiersenA start-to-finish guide for realistically measuring cybersecurity risk In the newly revised How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk, Second Edition, a pioneering information security professional and a leader in quantitative analysis methods delivers yet another eye-opening text applying the quantitative language of risk analysis to cybersecurity. In the book, the authors demonstrate how to quantify uncertainty and shed light on how to measure seemingly intangible goals. It's a practical guide to improving risk assessment with a straightforward and simple framework. Advanced methods and detailed advice for a variety of use cases round out the book, which also includes: A new "Rapid Risk Audit" for a first quick quantitative risk assessment. New research on the real impact of reputation damage New Bayesian examples for assessing risk with little data New material on simple measurement and estimation, pseudo-random number generators, and advice on combining expert opinion Dispelling long-held beliefs and myths about information security, How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk is an essential roadmap for IT security managers, CFOs, risk and compliance professionals, and even statisticians looking for novel new ways to apply quantitative techniques to cybersecurity.
How to Measure Digital Marketing: Metrics for Assessing Impact and Designing Success
by Laurent FlorésMeasuring the Success of Digital Marketing explains how to determine the success of a digital marketing campaign by demonstrating what digital marketing metrics are as well as how to measure and use them. Including real life case studies and experts viewpoints that help marketers navigate the digital world.
How to Outthink, Outmaneuver, and Outperform Your Competitors: Lessons from the Masters of Strategy
by Norton PaleySupplying you with a firm grasp of the roots of strategy, How to Outthink, Outmaneuver, and Outperform Your Competitors: Lessons from the Masters of Strategy explains how to develop the skills and strategies needed to compete in today’s volatile marketplace. It interweaves the classic works of the masters of strategy, such as Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, Mao Tse-tung, Niccolo Machiavelli, Frederick the Great, Napoleon, and other renowned strategists.The collective insights of these legendary strategists span 2,500 of combative history and have survived meticulous analysis by scholars. Applied to current competitive business conditions, their time-tested rules and guidelines will prepare you to deal with such issues as: preventing competitors from disrupting your overall growth plans, protecting yourself from a rival’s take-over strategies, and strengthening long-term customer relationships.Whether you operate as a multinational firm maneuvering for position in a global arena, or a regional business fighting an everyday battle for survival, the foundational principles provided can reinforce your understanding and practice of strategy. The book defines the historical origins of strategy and supplies timeless insight into how successful leaders have implemented comprehensive strategy plans. It also explains how to: Maneuver out of risky competitive situations and into renewed market opportunities Establish a defensible position in a hotly-contested market Apply competitive business techniques to outperform your rivals Align competitive strategies with your organization’s culture Personalize a leadership style to maximize performance from your staff The book includes three special features: Strategy Diagnostic Tool—A structured system to help you assess your firm’s competitiveness before committing valuable resources. Appraising Internal and External Conditions—A comprehensive checklist to analyze those key factors that can determine the success of your business plan. Strategy Action Plan—A tested format that includes step-by-step guidelines to develop a personalized business plan. The lessons gleaned from military history and strategy can be indispensable in the everyday management of your people and resources. By tapping into the universal logic and historic lessons of strategy, you will fortify your ability to think like a master strategist and add greater precision to your decision-making—thereby allowing you to outthink, outmaneuver, and outperform your competition.
How to Pass Advanced Higher Physics
by Paul Chambers Mark RamsayExam board: SQALevel: Advanced HigherSubject: PhysicsFirst teaching: August 2019First exam: Summer 2021Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again and again.This is the only study book that addresses the skills for Advanced Higher Physics, as well as the knowledge.> Recap and remember course content. Concise summaries and diagrams cover the important points for each topic in the latest specification.> Test your skills and knowledge. Regular examples with worked solutions help you to see if a topic is secure before you move on. This style of active revision is much more effective than simply reading.> Practise exam-style questions. Formal questions with mark allocations are provided at the end of each topic, reflecting the types of questions you will face in the exam.> Get expert tips for exam success. Hints on how to achieve top marks and avoid mistakes are based on feedback in the examiners' Course Reports, giving you insight into the marking process.> Teach yourself with confidence. Independent study has never been easier with clear explanations, definitions of technical terms and answers to all questions at the back of the book.> Plan and manage your revision. Checklists for each topic enable you to benchmark your progress against the assessment standards and make sure you're on track to get the grades you need
How to Pass SQA Advanced Higher Biology
by Graham Moffat Billy DicksonExam board: SQALevel: Advanced HigherSubject: BiologyFirst teaching: August 2019First exam: Summer 2021Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again and again.This is the only study book that addresses the skills for Advanced Higher Biology, as well as the knowledge.> Recap and remember course content. Concise summaries and diagrams cover the important points for each Key Area in the latest SQA specification.> Test your skills and knowledge. Regular 'check-up' questions throughout the text help you to see if a topic is secure before you move on. This style of active revision is much more effective than simply reading.> Practise exam-style questions. Formal questions with mark allocations are provided at the end of each Key Area, reflecting the types of questions you will face in the exam. Three course assessments are also included.> Get expert tips for exam success. Hints on how to achieve top marks and avoid mistakes are based on feedback in the SQA examiners' Course Reports, giving you insight into the marking process.> Teach yourself with confidence. Independent study has never been easier with clear explanations, definitions of technical terms and answers to all questions at the back of the book.> Plan and manage your revision. Checklists for each Key Area enable you to benchmark your progress against SQA's assessment standards and make sure you're on track to get the grades you need.
How to Pass SQA Advanced Higher Biology
by Graham Moffat Billy DicksonExam board: SQALevel: Advanced HigherSubject: BiologyFirst teaching: August 2019First exam: Summer 2021Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again and again.This is the only study book that addresses the skills for Advanced Higher Biology, as well as the knowledge.> Recap and remember course content. Concise summaries and diagrams cover the important points for each Key Area in the latest SQA specification.> Test your skills and knowledge. Regular 'check-up' questions throughout the text help you to see if a topic is secure before you move on. This style of active revision is much more effective than simply reading.> Practise exam-style questions. Formal questions with mark allocations are provided at the end of each Key Area, reflecting the types of questions you will face in the exam. Three course assessments are also included.> Get expert tips for exam success. Hints on how to achieve top marks and avoid mistakes are based on feedback in the SQA examiners' Course Reports, giving you insight into the marking process.> Teach yourself with confidence. Independent study has never been easier with clear explanations, definitions of technical terms and answers to all questions at the back of the book.> Plan and manage your revision. Checklists for each Key Area enable you to benchmark your progress against SQA's assessment standards and make sure you're on track to get the grades you need.
How to Pass SQA Advanced Higher Chemistry
by Dr Sian SimmondsExam board: SQALevel: Advanced HigherSubject: ChemistryFirst teaching: August 2019First exam: Summer 2021Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again and again.This is the only study book that addresses the skills for Advanced Higher Chemistry, as well as the knowledge.> Recap and remember course content. Concise summaries and diagrams cover the important points for each Key Area in the latest SQA specification.> Test your skills and knowledge. Regular 'check-up' questions throughout the text help you to see if a topic is secure before you move on. This style of active revision is much more effective than simply reading.> Practise exam-style questions. Formal questions with mark allocations are provided at the end of each Key Area, reflecting the types of questions you will face in the exam.> Get expert tips for exam success. Hints on how to achieve top marks and avoid mistakes are based on feedback in the SQA examiners' Course Reports, giving you insight into the marking process.> Teach yourself with confidence. Independent study has never been easier with clear explanations, definitions of technical terms and answers to all questions at the back of the book.> Plan and manage your revision. Checklists for each Key Area enable you to benchmark your progress against SQA's assessment standards and make sure you're on track to get the grades you need.
How to Pass SQA Advanced Higher Chemistry
by Sian SimmondsExam board: SQALevel: Advanced HigherSubject: ChemistryFirst teaching: August 2019First exam: Summer 2021Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again and again.This is the only study book that addresses the skills for Advanced Higher Chemistry, as well as the knowledge.> Recap and remember course content. Concise summaries and diagrams cover the important points for each Key Area in the latest SQA specification.> Test your skills and knowledge. Regular 'check-up' questions throughout the text help you to see if a topic is secure before you move on. This style of active revision is much more effective than simply reading.> Practise exam-style questions. Formal questions with mark allocations are provided at the end of each Key Area, reflecting the types of questions you will face in the exam.> Get expert tips for exam success. Hints on how to achieve top marks and avoid mistakes are based on feedback in the SQA examiners' Course Reports, giving you insight into the marking process.> Teach yourself with confidence. Independent study has never been easier with clear explanations, definitions of technical terms and answers to all questions at the back of the book.> Plan and manage your revision. Checklists for each Key Area enable you to benchmark your progress against SQA's assessment standards and make sure you're on track to get the grades you need.
How to Pass SQA Advanced Higher Physics
by Paul Chambers Mark RamsayExam board: SQALevel: Advanced HigherSubject: PhysicsFirst teaching: August 2019First exam: Summer 2021Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again and again.This is the only study book that addresses the skills for Advanced Higher Physics, as well as the knowledge.> Recap and remember course content. Concise summaries and diagrams cover the important points for each Key Area in the latest SQA specification.> Test your skills and knowledge. Regular 'check-up' questions throughout the text help you to see if a topic is secure before you move on. This style of active revision is much more effective than simply reading.> Practise exam-style questions. Formal questions with mark allocations are provided at the end of each Key Area, reflecting the types of questions you will face in the exam.> Get expert tips for exam success. Hints on how to achieve top marks and avoid mistakes are based on feedback in the SQA examiners' Course Reports, giving you insight into the marking process.> Teach yourself with confidence. Independent study has never been easier with clear explanations, definitions of technical terms and answers to all questions at the back of the book.> Plan and manage your revision. Checklists for each Key Area enable you to benchmark your progress against SQA's assessment standards and make sure you're on track to get the grades you need.
How to pass the APC
by Austen ImberGraduates undertaking the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) often find that, in addition to the general information provided by the RICS, guidance is needed on specific areas of their work as general practice surveyors. How to Pass the APC: Essential Advice for General Practice Surveyors has been built around the needs of general practice surveyors, and guides you through the APC process in line with your own competencies – including valuation, marketing, landlord and tenant, estate management, rating, and planning and development work, together with more specialist areas. The author highlights the essentials, showing you how to approach the presentation and interview, providing a bank of examples of real APC questions, together with illustrative responses to demonstrate how the interview process works. Accessible and easy to use, this book gives you comprehensive coverage of the fundamental elements and is a must read for anyone taking the APC.
How To Publish An Ebook Without Going Nuts... And So Somebody Reads It
by Alejandro Aguayo Charlotte CoombeSecond expanded edition of this simple step-by-step guide to publishing an eBook without dying in the attempt and how to avoid the typical beginner's mistakes. Full of tips, resources, software recommendations and above all the experience and advice of many "indie" authors currently enjoying eBook success, such as Blanca Miosi, Bruno Nievas, Enrique Laso, Gabri Ródenas, Lidia Herbada, Blas Ruiz Grau, Roberto Lopez-Herrero, Largo Javariega and others.
How to Raise a Tech Genius: Develop Your Child's Computing Skills Without Spending Any Money
by Shahneila SaeedTeach computing concepts without computers! How to Raise a Tech Genius makes the computing curriculum accessible for parents and families.We live in a digital world - one in which our children are surrounded by technology. It's a part of their lives in a way that even the most tech-savvy adults aren't fully able to comprehend. What we do know is that the workplace of tomorrow will require our children to harness the power behind the technology, to be able to understand key concepts and apply them. Logical reasoning, creativity and problem solving are skills that are becoming increasingly essential in the world of work. How can we best prepare our children to enter this world? How to Raise a Tech Genius is a practical book that assumes no prior knowledge or understanding of computing and enables parents to learn skills and concepts alongside their children. The quick, easy and fun fifteen-minute activities within the book have been developed using first-hand teaching expertise and are fully mapped to the computing curriculum taught in schools. From a deck of playing cards to the story books on your bookshelf or even the contents of your fridge, How to Raise a Tech Genius uses everyday objects that can be found around your home to illustrate core computer science concepts. Children and adults alike will enjoying playing games while developing their algorithmic thinking and logical reasoning skills. This book demystifies the computing curriculum for adults, showing parents a whole new side of computing, coding and technology so that they can help their child become a computing genius!
How to Raise a Tech Genius: Develop Your Child's Computing Skills Without Spending Any Money
by Shahneila SaeedTeach computing concepts without computers! How to Raise a Tech Genius makes the computing curriculum accessible for parents and families.We live in a digital world - one in which our children are surrounded by technology. It's a part of their lives in a way that even the most tech-savvy adults aren't fully able to comprehend. What we do know is that the workplace of tomorrow will require our children to harness the power behind the technology, to be able to understand key concepts and apply them. Logical reasoning, creativity and problem solving are skills that are becoming increasingly essential in the world of work. How can we best prepare our children to enter this world? How to Raise a Tech Genius is a practical book that assumes no prior knowledge or understanding of computing and enables parents to learn skills and concepts alongside their children. The quick, easy and fun fifteen-minute activities within the book have been developed using first-hand teaching expertise and are fully mapped to the computing curriculum taught in schools. From a deck of playing cards to the story books on your bookshelf or even the contents of your fridge, How to Raise a Tech Genius uses everyday objects that can be found around your home to illustrate core computer science concepts. Children and adults alike will enjoying playing games while developing their algorithmic thinking and logical reasoning skills. This book demystifies the computing curriculum for adults, showing parents a whole new side of computing, coding and technology so that they can help their child become a computing genius!