"In this book, readers learn about some of the people who use STEM and STEAM skills to make and build things such as engineers and architects"--Provided by publisher.

"This exciting book makes you a math problem solver by putting you into situations faced by people who work in construction. Math is an important part of many jobs involved in building structures. Three exciting stories lead to a problem you must solve using math. A toolbox section helps take you through similar examples and provides math exercises you can do that will help give you a better understanding of how to solve the problem in the story."--publisher....

On a gloomy morning in Vigata, a call from Fazio rouses Inspector Montalbano from a nightmare. A man called Giugiu Nicotra has been found dead in the skeletal workings of a construction site--a place now entombed by a sea of mud from recent days of rain and floods. Shot in the back, he had fled into a water supply system tunnel. The investigation gets off to a slow start, but all the evidence points to the world of construction and public contracts,...

"Fed up with not being taken serious because she's so cute, Marmalade bands together with a handful of other aspiring builders--all of them kittens. But in a world where humans call the shots, can the Kitten Construction Company prove their worth...without giving up the very things that make them kittens?"--Page 4 of cover.

In this program, we'll view the entire range of jobs needed to make solar power a reality from research and development, design and marketing, and financial analysis to construction and project management. Engineers, analysts and managers share with us both how they work in this emerging green industry and how they found the opportunity to be part of the clean energy solution. Jobs profiled in this program include:Research & Development Engineer,...