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50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know
In 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know, Professor Tony Crilly explains in 50 clear and concise essays the mathematical concepts - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand and shape the world around us.
Ace Your Midterms & Finals Fundamentals of Mathematics
In this one-of-a-kind test preparation guide, you'll discover: 10 midterms and 10 final exams from colleges just like yours; Real-world practice on real-life exams; A complete and concise review of your entire mathematics course; Savvy advice from the teachers who teach the courses; Plus effective methods for mastering mathematics.
All the Math You'll Ever Need
A sharp mind, like a healthy body, is subject to the same rule of nature: Use it or lose it Need a calculator just to work out a 15 percent service charge? Not exactly sure how to get the calculator to give you the figure you need? Turn to this revised and updated edition of All the Math You'll Ever Need, the friendliest, funniest, and easiest workout program around. In no time, you'll have total command of all the powerful mathematical tools needed to make numbers work for you. In a dollars-and-cents, bottom-line world, where numbers influence everything, none of us can afford to let our math skills atrophy. This step-by-step personal math trainer: Refreshes practical math skills for your personal and professional needs, with examples based on everyday situations. Offers straightforward techniques for working with decimals and fractions. Demonstrates simple ways to figure discounts, calculate mortgage interest rates, and work out time, rate, and distance problems. Contains no complex formulas and no unnecessary technical terms.
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra
Cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions. Whether you're new to fractions, decimals, and percentages or just brushing up on those topics, this book is helpful.
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra
All of the courses in the junior high, high school and college mathematics curriculum require a grounding in certain fundamentals, knowledge of mathematical principles required for algebra, geometry, or any other discipline beyond the bare essentials, as well as knowledge of techniques for working problems and manipulating the elements of mathematical formulas and other tools. This text aims to give students the help they need to master these fundamental techniques, give them a solid understanding of how basic mathematics works, and prepare them to perform well in any further mathematics courses they take.
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra for Dummies®
Tips for simplifying tricky basic math and pre-algebra operations Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants or needs to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary math skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations. Explanations and practical examples that mirror today's teaching methods Relevant cultural vernacular and references Standard For Dummies materials that match the current standard and design Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies takes the intimidation out of tricky operations and helps you get ready for algebra!
Guide to Essential Math
This book reminds students in junior, senior and graduate level courses in physics, chemistry and engineering of the math they may have forgotten (or learned imperfectly) that is needed to succeed in science courses. The focus is on math actually used in physics, chemistry, and engineering, and the approach to mathematics begins with 12 examples of increasing complexity, designed to hone the student's ability to think in mathematical terms and to apply quantitative methods to scientific problems. Detailed illustrations and links to reference material online help further comprehension. The second edition features new problems and illustrations and features expanded chapters on matrix algebra and differential equations. Use of proven pedagogical techniques developed during the author's 40 years of teaching experience New practice problems and exercises to enhance comprehension Coverage of fairly advanced topics, including vector and matrix algebra, partial differential equations, special functions and complex variables
Master Math: Solving Word Problems
Get ready to master the unknown number! Master Math: Solving Word Problems is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies the difficulties people often face with word problems, in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the most basic types of word problems and progressing through to the more advanced, Solving Word Problems shows you how to focus first on the words in the problem, and then on the numbers, breaking down the problem into smaller segments to help you work through. Using familiar situationsfrom everyday life such as percents and discounts, interest, motion and speed, and probability, each type of word problem is taught using step-by-step procedures, solutions, and examples. And end-of-chapter problems will help you practice what you learned. A complete table of contents and a comprehensive index enable you to quickly find specific topics, and the approachable style and format facilitate an understanding of what can be intimidating and tricky skills. Perfect for both students who need some extra help or rusty professionals who want to brush up, Solving Word Problems will help you master everything from simple equations and percents to statistics and probability!
Master Math: Solving Word Problems
Students throughout the world fear and dread solving word problems. As students' reading skills have declined, so have their abilities to solve word problems. This book offers solutions to the most standard and non-standard word problems available. It follows the suggestions of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and incorporates the types of problems usually found on standardized math tests (PSAT, SAT, and others).
Math Word Problems Demystified
This book teaches proven methods for analyzing and solving any type of math word problem -- the most difficult part of any math course -- and the most important to both the SATs and other standardized tests.
The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics
From algebra to number theory, statistics to mechanics, this versatile and completely updated reference takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics.
Practical Math Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Practical Math Success: In 20 Minutes a Day, 2nd edition takes a fresh approach to arithmetic, elementary algebra, and geometry with a quick and easy 20-step program designed to dramatically increase math skills in just four weeks Practice examples and exercises, an introductory diagnostic test to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses, and a section specifically tailored to the standardized test-taker are just some of the unique features of this comprehensive skill-builder.
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
Introduces basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; traces the development of modern mathematics; explains essential terms and concepts; examines core ideas in major areas of mathematics; describes the achievements of scores of famous mathematicians; and explores the impact of mathematics on other disciplines such as biology, finance, and music.