A Ton of Crap (137 page)

Italian,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Japanese,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

Journalism,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

Kafka, Franz,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

Khosian languages,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

Knot theory,
227
, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234

Korean language,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

Korean War,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

Language arts

Alice in Wonderland,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

alphabet,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

biographies,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Braille,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

Charles Dickens,
279
, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

composition,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

debating,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

dialects,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

Edgar Allan Poe,
199
, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210

editing strategies,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

existentialism,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

fairy tales,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

fantasy fiction,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

figures of speech,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

Franz Kafka,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

horror fiction,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

humor,
179
, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188

Jane Austen,
147
, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154

Joseph Pulitzer,
311
, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320

journalism,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

language,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

listening,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

literary elements,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

literary terms,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

mystery fiction,
189
, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198

nonfiction,
251
, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260

paragraph development,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

phonics,
9
, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

poetry,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

propaganda techniques,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

punctuation,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

reading,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

science fiction,
227
, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234

speaking,
57
, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66

thinking,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Victorian literature,
271
, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

Virginia Woolf,
139
, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

visual literacy,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

William Shakespeare,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270

writing,
49
, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Languages. See Foreign languages

Latin,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Listening,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Literary elements,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

Literary terms,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

Logarithms,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

Logic,
189
, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198

Magna Carta,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

Mandarin,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

Math

algebra (basic), 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

algebra (linear), 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

algebra (modern), 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154

angles,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

applied mathematics,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

calculus,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

category theory,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

chaos theory,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

Chinese mathematics,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

curves,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

decimals,
57
, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66

Diophantine equations,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

Fermat’s last theorem,
251
, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260

Fibonacci sequence,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

game theory,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

geometry,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

graphs,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Greek mathematics,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

group theory,
271
, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

Inca mathematics,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

infinity,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

knot theory,
227
, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234

logarithms,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

logic,
189
, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198

measurement,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

number e,
279
, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

numbers,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

operations,
49
, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Pascal’s triangle,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270

pi,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

precalculus,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

prime numbers,
311
, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320

probability,
199
, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210

Pythagorean Theorem,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

scientific notation,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

square roots,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

statistics,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

trigonometry,
179
, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188

unsolved problems,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

zero,
9
, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Mayan languages,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Measurement,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Medicine, early,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

Mesopotamia and first civilizations,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Middle Ages,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Ming Dynasty,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

Mitosis,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

Moon landing,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 266, 268, 270

Mystery fiction,
189
, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198

Natural disasters,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Nervous system,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Newton, Isaac,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

Nonfiction,
251
, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260

Number e,
279
, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

Numbers,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Operations, mathematical,
49
, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Ottoman Empire,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

Panama Canal,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

Paragraph development,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

Pascal’s triangle,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270

Pashto,
271
, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

Periodic table,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

Phonics,
9
, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Photosynthesis,
251
, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260

Pi,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Plasma,
279
, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

Poe, Edgar Allan,
199
, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210

Poetry,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

Polish,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

Portuguese,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Precalculus,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

Prime numbers,
311
, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320

Probability,
199
, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210

Propaganda techniques,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

Pulitzer, Joseph,
311
, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320

Punctuation,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Pythagorean Theorem,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

Quantum mechanics,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

Reading,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

Reformation,
49
, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Renaissance,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Reproduction,
57
, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66

Respiratory system,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

RNA,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

Rome,
57
, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66

Russian,
49
, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Russian Revolution,
179
, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188

Salem witch trials,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

Science

Albert Einstein,
179
, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188

animal types,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

anthropology,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

Archimedes,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

Big Bang,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

biomes,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

cells,
9
, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

chemical formula,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

circulatory system,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Copenhagen interpretation,
189
, 190, 191, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198

digestive system,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

DNA,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

early humans,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270

early medicine,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

Earth’s layers,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Earth’s spheres,
227
, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234

evolution,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Galileo Galilei,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

gas laws,
271
, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

genetics,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

geologic periods,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

global warming,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

Isaac Newton,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

John Dalton,
139
, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

mitosis,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

natural disasters,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

nervous system,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

periodic table,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130