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Everyday math demystified
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English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - Second edition.
Numerals. Numeric pictures ; Roman numerals ; Arabic numerals ; What's the base? Base Eight ; Base Sixteen ; Base Two ; Quiz
Quantities. Counting and whole numbers ; Even and odd whole numbers ; Prime numbers ; Prime factors ; Negative numbers and integers ; Between the integers ; Quiz
Decimals. Powers of 10 ; Terminating decimals ; Endless repeating decimals ; Terminating decimal to fraction ; Endless repeating decimal to fraction ; Endless nonrepeating decimals ; Quiz
Proportions. Ratios ; Direct proportions ; Inverse proportions ; Percentages ; Percentages with money ; Percentages up or down ; Rational or irrational? ; Real numbers ; Quiz
Operations. Longhand addition ; Longhand subtraction ; Longhand multiplication ; Longhand division ; Quiz
Objects. Perimeter and circumference ; Interior area ; Surface area ; Volume ; Combining areas and volumes ; Quiz
Graphs. Smooth curves ; Bars and a pie ; Point-to-point graphs ; Interpolation ; Curve fitting ; Extrapolation ; Trends ; Paired bar graphs ; Quiz
Finances. Dollars and change ; Compound interest ; Loans and amortization ; Taxation ; Quiz
Extremes. Subscripts and superscripts ; Powers of 10 revisited ; Exponents in action ; Approximation and precedence ; Significant figures ; Quiz
Measurements. Unit systems ; Primary base units ; Secondary base units ; Derived units ; Unit conversions ; Quiz.
From the Book
Expressing Quantities
Numbers and Arithmetic
Sets
Numbering Systems
Integers
Rational, Irrational, and Real Numbers
Number Operations
More Principles Worth Memorizing
Still More Principles
Quiz
How Variables Relate
This versus That
Simple Graphs
Tweaks, Trends, and Correlation
Quiz
Extreme Numbers
Subscripts and Superscripts
Power-of-10 Notation
In Action
Approximation and Precedence
Significant Figures
Quiz
How Things Are Measured
Systems of Units
Base Units in SI
Other Units in SI
Conversions
Quiz
Test: Part 1
Finding Unknowns
Basic Algebra
Single-Variable Linear Equations
Two-by-Two Linear Equations
Quiz
More Algebra
Quadratic Equations
Beyond Reality
One-Variable, Higher-Order Equations
Quiz
A Statistics Sampler
Experiments and Variables
Populations and Samples
Distributions
More Definitions
Quiz
Taking Chances
The Probability Fallacy
Properties of Outcomes
Permutations and Combinations
Quiz
Test: Part 2
Shapes and Places
Geometry on the Flats
Fundamental Rules
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Circles and Ellipses
Quiz
Geometry in Space
Points, Lines, and Planes
Straight-Edged Objects
Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres
Quiz
Graphing It
The Cartesian Plane
Straight Lines in the Cartesian Plane
The Polar Coordinate Plane
Some Examples
Quiz
A Taste of Trigonometry
More about Circles
Primary Circular Functions
Secondary Circular Functions
The Right Triangle Model
Pythagorean Extras
Quiz
Test: Part 3
Math in Science
Vectors and 3D
Vectors in the Cartesian Plane
Rectangular 3D Coordinates
Vectors in Cartesian Three-Space
Flat Planes in Space
Straight Lines in Space
Quiz
Growth and Decay
Growth by Addition
Growth by Multiplication
Exponential Functions
Rules for Exponentials
Logarithms
Rules for Logarithms
Graphs Based on Logarithms
Quiz
How Things Move
Mass and Force
Displacement
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
Momentum
Quiz
Test: Part 4.
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Contributors
Gibilisco, Stan Author
ISBN
9780071431194
9780071471060
9780071790130
9780071471060
9780071790130
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