Solve your math troubles with DeMYSTiFieD
If you cannot tell the difference between your Roman and Arabic numerals, or if when someone asks 'what is pi' you say "delicious," you need Everyday Math DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition, to unravel these fundamental concepts and theories at your own pace.
This practical guide eases you into basic math, starting with counting and simple operations. As you progress, you will master essential concepts such as division, converting decimals into fractions, determining volume, and more. You will learn to measure capital gains and losses as well as apply percentages in the real world. Detailed examples make it easy to understand the material, and end-of- chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key ideas.
It's a no-brainer! You'll learn about:
Decimals
Proportions
Prime numbers
Surface area
Powers of 10
Graphs
English vs. metric units
Simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for an advanced student, Everyday Math DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition, helps you master this essential subject.
Stan Gibilisco has authored or coauthored dozens of nonfiction books in the fields of electronics, general science, mathematics, and engineering. He has worked as a technical writer in industry, as a radio broadcast station technician, as a radio-frequency designer, and as a magazine editor.
Keywords: EXPRESSING QUANTITIES, NUMBERS, ARITHMETIC, VARIABLES, MEASUREMENT, BASIC ALGEBRA, STATISTICS, SHAPES, GEOMETRY, TRIGONOMETRY, MATH IN SCIENCE, VECTORS, 3D, NUMBERS-DOTS, HASH MARKS, ROMAN NUMERALS, ARABIC NUMERALS, QUANTITIES-COUNTING NUMBERS, PRIME NUMBERS, INTEGERS, FRACTIONS, RATIONAL NUMBERS, DECIMALS-CONVERTING BETWEEN FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS, TERMINATING DECIMALS, REPEATING DECIMALS, NONREPEATING DECIMALS, PROPORTIONS-RULES OF PROPORTIONALITY, PERCENTAGE VALUES, PER-MIL, OPERATIONS-ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATIONS, DIVISION, POWERS, ROOTS, PRECEDENCE, OBJECTS-PERIMETERS, INTERIOR AREAS, SURFACE AREAS, VOLUMES, GRAPHS-BAR, PIE, POINT-TO-POINT AND CONTINUOUS GRAPHS, FINANCES-COUNTING CHANGE, COMPOUND INTEREST, CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES, LOANS, DEBTS, INFLATION, MEASUREMENTS-POWER-OF-10 NOTATION, ENGLISH VS. METRIC UNITS, DISPLACEMENT, TIME, WEIGHT, TEMPERATURE, POWER, ENERGY, SPEED, ACCELERATION, COMPUTERS-BINARY NUMBERS, OCTAL NUMBERS, HEXADECIMAL NUMBERS, BITS, BYTES, DATA SPEED, DATA STORAGE