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Gibilisco, Stan. Everyday Math Demystified. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004.

Everyday Math Demystified

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

Published:  May 2004

eISBN: 9780071471060 0071471065 | ISBN: 9780071431194
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Expressing Quantities
  • Chapter 1 Numbers and Arithmetic
  • Sets
  • Numbering Systems
  • Integers
  • Rational, Irrational, and Real Numbers
  • Number Operations
  • More Principles Worth Memorizing
  • Still More Principles
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 How Variables Relate
  • This versus That
  • Simple Graphs
  • Tweaks, Trends, and Correlation
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Extreme Numbers
  • Subscripts and Superscripts
  • Power-of-10 Notation
  • In Action
  • Approximation and Precedence
  • Significant Figures
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 How Things Are Measured
  • Systems of Units
  • Base Units in SI
  • Other Units in SI
  • Conversions
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part 1
  • Part 2: Finding Unknowns
  • Chapter 5 Basic Algebra
  • Single-Variable Linear Equations
  • Two-by-Two Linear Equations
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 6 More Algebra
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Beyond Reality
  • One-Variable, Higher-Order Equations
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 A Statistics Sampler
  • Experiments and Variables
  • Populations and Samples
  • Distributions
  • More Definitions
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Taking Chances
  • The Probability Fallacy
  • Definitions
  • Properties of Outcomes
  • Permutations and Combinations
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part 2
  • Part 3: Shapes and Places
  • Chapter 9 Geometry on the Flats
  • Fundamental Rules
  • Triangles
  • Quadrilaterals
  • Circles and Ellipses
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Geometry in Space
  • Points, Lines, and Planes
  • Straight-Edged Objects
  • Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 11 Graphing It
  • The Cartesian Plane
  • Straight Lines in the Cartesian Plane
  • The Polar Coordinate Plane
  • Some Examples
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 12 A Taste of Trigonometry
  • More about Circles
  • Primary Circular Functions
  • Secondary Circular Functions
  • The Right Triangle Model
  • Pythagorean Extras
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part 3
  • Part 4: Math in Science
  • Chapter 13 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
  • Chapter 14 Growth and Decay
  • Growth by Addition
  • Growth by Multiplication
  • Exponential Functions
  • Rules for Exponentials
  • Logarithms
  • Rules for Logarithms
  • Graphs Based on Logarithms
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 15 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