Engage your students with our collection of 20 challenges relevant to the technology of mechanisms, electronics, and control. The challenges are centered on cogs, pulleys, electrical circuits and so on. Each challenge problem needs to be solved through using technological principles ideally reached via authentic "real-life" contexts. The aim of the challenges in this book is to help students develop some aspects of their "technological literacy" that they can then apply to problems that they come up with for themselves. Although only one solution is offered, there are many others equally or better suited to the problem, and students should be encouraged to try a range of ideas. This Physical Science lesson provides a variety of activities to challenge your students.

Test your mind and build your critical thinking skills with these fun and challenging brain teasers and riddles. Riddles and brainteasers can be found throughout history and around the world. This book collects 190+ challenging mind-benders. You can use it for fun, to build your critical thinking skills, and to sharpen your mind. You can also use it as part of banking, tech, and case interview preparation, as brain teasers are used as part of job interviews in management consulting, banking, and tech. Even if you are not asked a brain teaser question during your interview, using this book of brain teasers, with answers and explanations as part of your job interview preparation, will keep your mind sharp and help you enhance your critical thinking skills. It is like going to the gym. Sticking to a routine of training your mind makes you an overall stronger performer. The brain teasers are broken into three sections: easy, medium, and hard. Each section is followed by the solution to each brain teaser, along with an explanation of how to solve this brain teaser; a unique extra step we added to help you become an even stronger critical thinker. From an introductory section explaining the rules and outlining what’s to come to the brain teasers and riddles which progress through Easy, Medium, and up to a final expert level (Hard) - this book will help you enhance your critical skills and ability to think creatively. Get ready to sharpen your mind with this ultimate book of brain teasers.

From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity. Benjamin argues that automation, far from being a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to the racism of a previous era. Presenting the concept of the “New Jim Code,” she shows how a range of discriminatory designs encode inequity by explicitly amplifying racial hierarchies; by ignoring but thereby replicating social divisions; or by aiming to fix racial bias but ultimately doing quite the opposite. Moreover, she makes a compelling case for race itself as a kind of technology, designed to stratify and sanctify social injustice in the architecture of everyday life. This illuminating guide provides conceptual tools for decoding tech promises with sociologically informed skepticism. In doing so, it challenges us to question not only the technologies we are sold but also the ones we ourselves manufacture. Visit the book's free Discussion Guide here.

To succeed in life, you must 'think outside the box'. This cliché is used to describe creative, non-standard approaches to problem solving. But how does one learn to 'think outside the box'? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. Author Kiran Srinivas believes that you can significantly improve your thinking abilities, and this book will force you to think in ways you never have before. By sheer practice, you can increase your ability to think creatively. Many of the puzzles in this book will take hours, if not days, to solve, but be encouraged, a middle-school education is sufficient to answer almost all of the puzzles. There are many interview puzzles, and if you plan to interview at an investment bank, consulting firm, high-tech firm, or in any other related field, absorb what 'Brain Teasers' has to offer, as it can be the deciding factor in getting that offer.

The definitive guide to demystifying the venture capital business The Business of Venture Capital, Second Edition covers the entire spectrum of this field, from raising funds and structuring investments to assessing exit pathways. Written by a practitioner for practitioners, the book provides the necessary breadth and depth, simplifies the jargon, and balances the analytical logic with experiential wisdom. Starting with a Foreword by Mark Heesen, President, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), this important guide includes insights and perspectives from leading experts. Covers the process of raising the venture fund, including identifying and assessing the Limited Partner universe; fund due-diligence criteria; and fund investment terms in Part One Discusses the investment process, including sourcing investment opportunities; conducting due diligence and negotiating investment terms; adding value as a board member; and exploring exit pathways in Part Two Offers insights, anecdotes, and wisdom from the experiences of best-in-class practitioners Includes interviews conducted by Leading Limited Partners/Fund-of-Funds with Credit Suisse, Top Tier Capital Partners, Grove Street Advisors, Rho Capital, Pension Fund Managers, and Family Office Managers Features the insights of over twenty-five leading venture capital practitioners, frequently featured on Forbes' Midas List of top venture capitalists Those aspiring to raise a fund, pursue a career in venture capital, or simply understand the art of investing can benefit from The Business of Venture Capital, Second Edition. The companion website offers various tools such as GP Fund Due Diligence Checklist, Investment Due Diligence Checklist, and more, as well as external links to industry white papers and other industry guidelines.

This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Digital Health Transformation and Smart Ageing, ICOST 2023, held in Wonju, South Korea, during July 7–8, 2023. The 18 full papers and 16 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: IoT and AI Solutions for E-health, Biomedical and Health Informatics, Wellbeing Technologies, Short Contributions: Medical Systems and E-health Solutions and Short Contributions: Wellbeing Technologies.