Technical Math For Dummies®
by Barry Schoenborn; Bradley SimkinsFormat: eBook
Pub. Date: 2010-06-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
Technical Math For Dummies is your one-stop, hands-on guide to acing the math courses yours"ll encounter as you work toward getting your degree, certifacation, or license in the skilled trades.Yours"ll get easy-to-follow, plain-English guidance on mathematical formulas and methods that professionals use every day in the automotive, health, construction, licensed trades, maintenance, and other trades. Yours"ll learn how to apply concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry and their formulas related to occupational areas of study. Plus, yours"ll find out how to perform basic arithmetic operations and solve word problems as theyrs"re applied to specific trades. Maps to a course commonly required by vocational schools, community and technical college, or for certification in the skilled trades Covers the basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry Helps professionals keep pace with job demandsWhether yours"re a student currently enrolled in a program or a professional who is already in the work force, Technical Math For Dummies gives you everything you need to improve your math skills and get ahead of the pack.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Basic Math, Basic Tools | |
| Math that Works as Hard as You Do | |
| Discovering Technical Math and the Tools of the Trades | |
| Zero to One and Beyond | |
| Easy Come, Easy Go: Addition and Subtraction | |
| Multiplication and Division: Everybody Needs Them | |
| Measurement and Conversion | |
| Slaying the Story Problem Dragon | |
| Making Non-Basic Math Simple and Easy | |
| Fun with Fractions | |
| Decimals: They Have Their Place | |
| Playing with Percentages | |
| Tackling Exponents and Square Roots | |
| Basic Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry | |
| Algebra and the Mystery of X | |
| Formulas (Secret and Otherwise) | |
| Quick-and-Easy Geometry: The Compressed Version | |
| Calculating Areas, Perimeters, and Volumes | |
| Trigonometry, the "Mystery Math" | |
| Math for the Business of Your Work | |
| Graphs are Novel and Charts Are Off the Chart | |
| Hold on a Second: Time Math | |
| Math for Computer Techs and Users | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten Tips for Solving Any Math Problem | |
| Ten Formulas You'll Use Most Often | |
| Ten Ways to Avoid Everyday Math Stress | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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