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Everyday Math Demystified

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ISBN-10: 0071431195

ISBN-13: 9780071431194

Edition: 2004

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

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Concentrating on the mathematical disciplines that are essential in the real world, this text focuses on areas such as arithmetic, ratios and proportions, working with money, the International System of Units and much more.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 5/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Stan Gibilisco is the author of several important scientific books, including Understanding Einstein's Theory of Relativity and Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics. While his primary interests are in technical and scientific fields, his passion has always been writing. He has worked as vice president of an electronic company and explains the exciting field of electronics in clear and complete terms. Gibilisco was born on September 26, 1953 in Birmingham, Ala. and educated at the University of Minnesota.

Preface
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
Definitions
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
Final Exam
Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions
Suggested Additional References
Index