Funforms is a new math symbol system. Unlike Roman Numerals, it is iconic and ideographic. It makes the continuity between whole numbers and fractions easily understood. It is a binary tally mark place order system. It is a math second language, giving the learner the opportunity to review what s/he learned before s/he had fully developed critical thinking skills. Try it, you'll like it!

A unified nation with a single people, the Philippines is also a highly fragmented, plural society. Divided between uplander and lowlander, rich and poor, Christian and Muslim, between those of one ethnic, linguistic, and geographic region and those of another, the nation is a complex mosaic formed by conflicting forces of consensus and national identity and of division and instability.It is not possible to comprehend the many changes in the Philippines?such as the rise and fall of Ferdina...

The author a psychiatrist with an interest in the symbols used in thinking. Along with a colleague, he have invented a new math notational system. It is ultimately simple, easily learned and iconic. It is a binary, tally-mark, geometrically progressive place order system. By learning Funforms, the nature of transactions/operations become apparent and the learner has a vantage point to review information about the decimal system. The decimal system is learned primarily on a how-to-do basis....

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Feelings of tingling and weakness increase in intensity until the muscles cannot be used at all and the patient is almost totally paralyzed. No one knows why Guillain-Barre strikes some people and not others, or what sets the disease in motion. What we do know is that GBS is now the most common cause of acute paralysis in Western countries since the virtual eliminati...

I assure you, though, there is nothing trite about coming down with Guillain-Barr syndrome. For the person hit by it, it's war and revolution wrapped in one: A catastrophe, an upheaval, a devastating blow.But also an invaluable experience and a possibility for renewal.I wouldn't be what I am now, a man at peace with himself and the world, had I not come down with, and fought back from, this terrible ailment. But I don't want to sound excessive. It isn't terminal cancer at y...

This QuickStudy guide includes everything the first year calculus student needs to gain a strong understanding of the basic calculus concepts. It includes: functions, limits, continuity, derivatives & analysis, integration, and much more!

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An aptitude test is designed to measure the potential for achievement in an individual, whilst an IQ test is a standardized test designed to measure intelligence. Both are now increasingly encountered in recruitment, selection and assessment procedures. IQ and Aptitude Tests contains over 350 practice questions together with answers, explanations and a guide to assessing performance. The questions are organized into four IQ tests together with verbal, spatial and numerical aptitude tests. ...

No matter how simple it may be, solving mathematical equations can be a challenge for quite a number of persons. Through his book titled “Secret Of Mental Math Arithmetic: 70 Secrets To Super Speed Calculation & Amazing Math Tricks”, Jason Scotts seeks to provide the solution to those mathematical problems. The main challenge has come from the fact that most persons have become used to grabbing a calculator to solve a mathematical problem. As such, the mind has become a bit lazy and it tak...

A student in a remedial class who couldn't count by twos is now in an academic program a year ahead of her grade level. An entire Grade 3 class, including so-called slow learners, scores over 90% on a Grade 6-7 math test. These are just two of mathematician John Mighton's many success stories since he started JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies), a not-for-profit organization providing free math tutoring for elementary-level students from low income homes. In The Myth of Ability John ...

A complete medical examination includes a history, physical examination and basic laboratory analysis. Performed with compassion and care, it provides a diagnosis eighty percent of the time.Busy physicians, who find themselves pressed for the time necessary to complete this important task, compromise this complicated and time-consuming procedure. As a result, initial diagnosis is prone to errors and delays negatively affecting the patient and physician alike.As the new gove...

This guide includes the essentials covered in all the basic areas of math. It contains information on set theories, real numbers, integers, fractions and much more.