The Mathematics Of Sex

Author : Stephen J. Ceci,Wendy M. Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780195389395

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The Mathematics of Sex by Stephen J. Ceci,Wendy M. Williams Pdf

Compressing an enormous amount of information--over 400 studies--into a readable, engaging account suitable for parents, educators, and policymakers, this book advances the debate about women in science unlike any other book before it. Bringing together important research from such diverse fields as endocrinology, economics, sociology, education, genetics, and psychology, the authors show that two factors--the parenting choices women (but not men) have to make, and the tendency of women to choose people-oriented fields like medicine--largely account for the under-representation of women in the hard sciences.

Author : Clio Cresswell
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Academic
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1741141591

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Mathematics and Sex by Clio Cresswell Pdf

Dabble in the beauty and wonder of mathematics as it contributes to a variety of fields including literature, biology, economics and of course psychology, where the mathematics of sex plays some unexpected roles.

Author : Clio Cresswell
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781741151848

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Mathematics and Sex by Clio Cresswell Pdf

Dabble in the beauty and wonder of mathematics as it contributes to a variety of fields including literature, biology, economics and of course psychology, where the mathematics of sex plays some unexpected roles.

Author : Talim Arab
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-08
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9783929345896

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Sexual Mathematics by Talim Arab Pdf

Three academics The first, René, a mathematician, arrives at Cambridge to complete a PhD but is desperate to keep his real intentions for study a secret. The second, Ruth, René's supervisor, eager to rise through the ranks of the university. The third, Diego, Ruth's husband, and a philosophy lecturer trying to save his department from budget cuts. All is well, until René begins an affair with Ruth and then with Diego. The modern ménage a trois explodes gender, love and sex and, using the lens of geometry, reveals equal relationships are indivisible by three.

Author : Hannah Fry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781476784885

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The Mathematics of Love by Hannah Fry Pdf

Uses math as a tool for explaining the complicated patterns of love, tackling such common questions as the chance of finding love that will last, how online dating works, and when to compromise.

Author : Ann M. Gallagher,James C. Kaufman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781139443753

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Gender Differences in Mathematics by Ann M. Gallagher,James C. Kaufman Pdf

Females consistently score lower than males on standardized tests of mathematics - yet no such differences exist in the classroom. These differences are not trivial, nor are they insignificant. Test scores help determine entrance to college and graduate school and therefore, by extension, a person's job and future success. If females receive lower test scores then they also receive fewer opportunities. Why does this discrepancy exist? This book presents a series of papers that address these issues by integrating the latest research findings and theories. Authors such as Diane Halpern, Jacquelynne Eccles, Beth Casey, Ronald Nuttal, James Byrnes, and Frank Pajares tackle these questions from a variety of perspectives. Many different branches of psychology are represented, including cognitive, social, personality/self-oriented, and psychobiological. The editors then present an integrative chapter that discusses the ideas presented and other areas that the field should explore.

Author : Leonard Shlain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781101200391

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Sex, Time, and Power by Leonard Shlain Pdf

As in the bestselling The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, Leonard Shlain’s provocative new book promises to change the way readers view themselves and where they came from. Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, he shows how, long ago, the narrowness of the newly bipedal human female’s pelvis and the increasing size of infants’ heads precipitated a crisis for the species. Natural selection allowed for the adaptation of the human female to this environmental stress by reconfiguring her hormonal cycles, entraining them with the periodicity of the moon. The results, however, did much more than ensure our existence; they imbued women with the concept of time, and gave them control over sex—a power that males sought to reclaim. And the possibility of achieving immortality through heirs drove men to construct patriarchal cultures that went on to dominate so much of human history. From the nature of courtship to the evolution of language, Shlain’s brilliant and wide-ranging exploration stimulates new thinking about very old matters.

Author : Barry Cooper,Mairead Dunne
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335231171

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EBOOK: Assessing Children's Mathematical Knowledge by Barry Cooper,Mairead Dunne Pdf

'this work is highly relevant to the proliferation of accountability measures worldwide' James Scheurich and Douglas Foley In many countries, the lives of teachers and children are increasingly dominated by programmes of national testing of mathematics and other subjects. In England, the majority of the items in such tests have set mathematical tasks in every day situations such as 'shopping'. This requires children to make decisions about whether to use or not their own every day knowledge and experience in their problem-solving. Some children are likely to have a better 'feel for this game' than others. Assessing Children's Mathematical Knowledge draws on the analysis of national curriculum test data from more than 600 children of 10-11 and 13-14 years of age, as well as in-depth interviews with 250 of these as they attempt to solve test problems, in order to explore the nature of the difficulties children experience with 'realistic' items. The book shows, by comparing test and interview data, that many children, as a consequence of their confusion over the requirements of 'realistic' test items, fail in tests to demonstrate mathematical knowledge and understanding that they actually possess. The book also explores whether this problem of invalid measurement is equally spread across children from different social backgrounds, and across the sexes. The book will be of interest to academics and teachers studying for advanced degrees in mathematics education, sociology of education and educational assessment.

Author : Tony Reeves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1652612696

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Sex is Like Math by Tony Reeves Pdf

Sarcastic Quotes. If you would like to see a sample of the notebook, click on the "Look Inside" feature. Specifications: Cover Finish: Matte Dimensions: 12.48 x 9.25 Inch" Interior: Trim Size 6 x 9 No Bleed, White Lined Paper Pages: 100

Author : C. Jones
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780230246652

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Femininity, Mathematics and Science, 1880–1914 by C. Jones Pdf

Through the prism of gender, this text explores the contrasting cultures and practice of mathematics and science and asks how they impacted on women. Claire Jones assesses nineteenth-century ideas about women's intellect, femininity and masculinity, and assesses how these attitudes shaped women's experiences as students and practitioners.

Author : John Ernest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Mathematical ability
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000408034

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Mathematics and Sex by John Ernest Pdf

Author : Cordelia Fine
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0393079252

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Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine Pdf

“[Fine’s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is.”—The New York Times It’s the twenty-first century, and although we tried to rear unisex children—boys who play with dolls and girls who like trucks—we failed. Even though the glass ceiling is cracked, most women stay comfortably beneath it. And everywhere we hear about vitally important “hardwired” differences between male and female brains. The neuroscience that we read about in magazines, newspaper articles, books, and sometimes even scientific journals increasingly tells a tale of two brains, and the result is more often than not a validation of the status quo. Women, it seems, are just too intuitive for math; men too focused for housework. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, Cordelia Fine debunks the myth of hardwired differences between men’s and women’s brains, unraveling the evidence behind such claims as men’s brains aren’t wired for empathy and women’s brains aren’t made to fix cars. She then goes one step further, offering a very different explanation of the dissimilarities between men’s and women’s behavior. Instead of a “male brain” and a “female brain,” Fine gives us a glimpse of plastic, mutable minds that are continuously influenced by cultural assumptions about gender. Passionately argued and unfailingly astute, Delusions of Gender provides us with a much-needed corrective to the belief that men’s and women’s brains are intrinsically different—a belief that, as Fine shows with insight and humor, all too often works to the detriment of ourselves and our society.

Author : Donald L. Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : WISC:89096580501

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The Mathematics Curriculum, 9-12 by Donald L. Chambers Pdf

Author : Rachel Hills
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781451685800

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The Sex Myth by Rachel Hills Pdf

From a bold new feminist voice, a book that will change the way you think about your sex life. Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told that we live in a time of unprecedented sexual freedom; that if anything, we are too free now. But beneath the veneer of glossy hedonism, millennial journalist Rachel Hills argues that we are controlled by a new brand of sexual convention: one which influences all of us—woman or man, straight or gay, liberal or conservative. At the root of this silent code lies the Sex Myth—the defining significance we invest in sexuality that once meant we were dirty if we did have sex, and now means we are defective if we don’t do it enough. Equal parts social commentary, pop culture, and powerful personal anecdotes from people across the English-speaking world, The Sex Myth exposes the invisible norms and unspoken assumptions that shape the way we think about sex today.

Author : Mark Leyner,Billy Goldberg, M.D.
Publisher : Crown Archetype
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780307352712

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Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? by Mark Leyner,Billy Goldberg, M.D. Pdf

The Doctor Is In . . . Again! Did the mega-bestselling Why Do Men Have Nipples? exhaust your curiosity about stuff odd, icky, kinky, noxious, libidinous, or just plain embarrassing? No, you say? Well, good, because the doctor and his able-bodied buddy are in! Again! Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D., now take on the differences between the sexes—those burning questions like Why doesn’t my husband ever listen? or Why does my wife ALWAYS have to pee? And of course, Why do men fall asleep after sex?, plus plenty of others to keep you fully informed. Full of smart and funny answers to an onslaught of new questions, all in a do-ask-we’ll-tell spirit that entertain and teaches you something at the same time, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? offers the real lowdown on everything everyone wants to know about all things anatomical, medical, sexual, nutritional, animal, and mineral, but would only ask a physician after a few too many, like: • Why do you have a “bionic” sense of smell when you’re pregnant? • Does peeing in the shower cure athlete’s foot? • Is a dog’s mouth clean? • Can you breastfeed with fake boobs? • Does thumb sucking cause buckteeth? • Do your eyebrows grow back if shaved? Bigger, funnier, and better than ever, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? proves that in the battle of the sexes, as in most things, a little Q&A is a safe, effective, minimally invasive remedy. Also available as an eBook