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Tracey Pilone

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Technical Writer

Biography

Tracey Pilone is a freelance technical writer who supports mission planning and RF analysis software for Naval Research Labs. Before working as a writer, she spent several years working in and around the Washington DC area for two of ENR's (Engineering News Record) top 20 contractors as a construction manager in commercial construction. Currently, she is working on Head First iPhone Development, due out in October. She has a Civil Engineering degree from Virginia Tech, a Masters of Education from the University of Virginia, and holds a Professional Engineer's License in Virginia.

Books

Head First iPhone Development Head First iPhone Development
by Dan Pilone , Tracey Pilone
October 2009
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99

Head First iPhone Development: Rough Cuts Version Head First iPhone Development: Rough Cuts Version
by Dan Pilone , Tracey Pilone
September 2009
OUT OF PRINT

Head First Algebra Head First Algebra
by Tracey Pilone , Dan Pilone
December 2008
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99

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What I've learned about Head First

October 27 2009

We've wrapped up work on Head First iPhone Development (it's shipping now) and that gave me a chance to sit down and think about Head First in general. Going through the process with both an academic book (Head First Algebra)... read more

Standardized Testing and NCLB

May 11 2009

Here in Virginia it's SOL testing time (that's Standards of Learning, not what you were thinking) and that means that parents everywhere are waxing philosophic about standardized testing and No Child Left Behind. First, some background. NCLB, which most people... read more

Real catapults, real money, and real Algebra

March 18 2009

James Vanayos used some quadratic equations to make some serious money, $60,000 worth. James is a senior from North Andover High School and he won a renewable $15,000 scholarship to Merrimack College for civil engineering. The contest? Use a homemade... read more

Is Algebra too Easy?

March 10 2009

There are math-phobes everywhere that are just shaking their heads, but bear with me. I just started tutoring a geometry student, and one of the first questions I asked him was how he did in Algebra. He said it was... read more

Does Stimulus = Sputnik?

February 24 2009

Yes, I'm talking about Sputnik the first satellite, and the Stimulus package that was just passed by Congress. If these two things can work out the same way, good things may be coming for math and science education. Sputnik was... read more

The Intersection of Algebra and Technology

February 14 2009

There's been a lot of talk about the role of technology in education recently. In part, because the economic stimulus plan has various provisions ($650 Million for Enhancing Education through Technology) that deal with it, and in part because it... read more

Why Head First Algebra?

February 10 2009

Let's just be honest here - Head First Algebra is a whole new direction - it's a long way from Java and Software Development, right? The truth is, Algebra is one of those subjects that just confuses people. You may... read more

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