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Essentials of Technical Mathematics

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ISBN-10: 0130156728

ISBN-13: 9780130156723

Edition: 2002

Authors: Cheryl S. Cleaves, Margie J. Hobbs

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For undergraduate courses in Technical Mathematics. A six-step approach to problem solving, many tips, and clear, concise explanations offer students with a variety of learning styles a complete package enabling them to understand the concepts underlying mathematical processes. This text uses projects to promote active learning, strengthen critical thinking and writing skills, and encourage students to become independent learners. It teaches students the mathematics needed for their selected careers and personal lives in an increasingly technological society.
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Book details

List price: $98.80
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/28/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 785
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.092
Language: English

Whole Numbers and Decimals
Whole Numbers, Decimals, and the Place-Value System
Adding Whole Numbers and Decimal Numbers
Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals
Multiplying Whole Numbers and Decimals
Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals
Exponents, Roots, and Powers of 10
Order of Operations and Problem Solving
Integers
Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, and Integers
Adding Integers
Subtracting Integers
Multiplying Integers
Dividing Integers
Order of Operations
Career Application: Consumer Interest: Stock Market Prices
Fractions and Percents
Fraction Terminology
Multiples, Divisibility, and Factor Pairs
Prime and Composite Numbers
Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor
Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Finding Common Denominators and Comparing Fractions and Decimals
Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Signed Fractions and Decimals
Calculators with Fraction Key
Finding Number and Percent Equivalents
Career Application: Aerospace Technology: Asteroid and Comet Impacts on Earth
Problem Solving with Percents
The Percentage Proportion
Increases and Decreases
Career Application: Electronics: Percentage Error
Direct Measurement
The U.S. Customary System of Measurement
Adding and Subtracting U.S. Customary Measures
Multiplying and Dividing U.S. Customary Measures
Introduction to the Metric System
Metric--U.S. Customary Comparisons
Time
Reading Measuring Instruments
Career Application: Nursing: Drug Dosage and IV Concentration
Area and Perimeter
Squares, Rectangles, and Parallelograms
Area and Circumference of a Circle
Career Application: Interior Design: Paint Wallpaper and Border
Interpreting and Analyzing Data
Reading Circle, Bar, and Line Graphs
Frequency Distributions, Histograms, and Frequency Polygons
Finding Statistical Measures
Career Application: Teaching: Using Statistics to Examine Class Performance
Linear Equations
Variable Notation
Solving Basic Linear Equations
Isolating the Variable in Linear Equations
Applying the Distributive Property in Solving Equations
Strategies for Problem Solving
Solving Equations with Fractions by Clearing the Denominators
Solving Equations with Decimals
Career Application: Electronics: Kirchhoff's Laws
Ratio and Proportion
Ratios and Proportions
Using Proportions to Solve Problems
Career Application: Health: Analyzing Nutrition Labels
Powers and Polynomials
Laws of Exponents
Basic Operations with Algebraic Expressions Containing Powers
Powers of 10 and Scientific Notation
Polynomials
Roots and Notation Conventions
Complex and Imaginary Numbers
Equations with Squares and Square Roots
Career Application: Horticulture: Insect Mating
Career Application: Electronics: Prefixes Used in Technical Fields
Formulas and Applications
Formula Evaluation
Formula Rearrangement
Temperature Formulas
Geometric Formulas
Miscellaneous Technical Formulas
Career Application: Electronics: Ohm's Law
Products and Factors
The Distributive Property and Common Factors
Multiplying Polynomials
Factoring Special Products
Factoring General Trinomials
Career Application: Information Systems: Security Coding
Solving Quadratic Equations
Quadratic Equations
Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
Solving Pure Quadratic Equations: ax[superscript 2] + c = 0
Solving Incomplete Quadratic Equations: ax[superscript 2] + bx = 0
Solving Complete Quadratic Equations by Factoring
Selecting an Appropriate Method for Solving Quadratic Equations
Career Application: Civil Engineering: Freeway Supports
Graphing
Graphical Representation of Equations
Linear Equations in Two Variables and Function Notation
Graphing Linear Equations with Two Variables
Slope
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Graphing Quadratic Equations
Career Application: Statistics: Predicting College Class Size
Career Application: Electronics: Using the Slope to Find Resistance
Systems of Equations
Solving Systems of Equations Graphically
Solving Systems of Equations Using the Addition Method
Solving Systems of Equations Using the Substitution Method
Problem Solving Using Systems of Equations
Career Application: Electronics: Mesh Currents
Selected Concepts of Geometry
Basic Terminology and Notation
Angle Calculations
Triangles
Polygons
Sectors and Segments of a Circle
Inscribed and Circumscribed Regular Polygons and Circles
Career Application: Electronics: Phase Angle
Right-Triangle Trigonometry
Radians and Degrees
Trigonometric Functions
Using a Calculator to Find Trigonometric Values
Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions for Right Triangles
Applied Problems Using Right-Triangle Trigonometry
Career Application: Electronics: Series Circuits and Parallel Circuits
Oblique Triangles
Vectors
Trigonometric Functions for Any Angle
Law of Sines
Law of Cosines
Career Application: Law Enforcement: Vehicle Vaults
Selected Answers to Student Exercise Material
Glossary and Index