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Mathematics discusses the fundamentals of four common branches of Mathematics: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry.
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Made Simple Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, England : |
| Publication Dates: |
[1981] ©1981 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750604055 |
| Summary: |
Mathematics discusses the fundamentals of four common branches of Mathematics: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: |
9781483141978 1483141977 |
| Index Number: | QA37 |
| CLC: | O1 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Mathematics; Copyright Page; Foreword; Table of Contents; TEST NO. 1; CHAPTER 1. WHOLE NUMBERS; Addition of Whole Numbers; Subtraction of Whole Numbers; Multiplication of Whole Numbers; Division of Whole Numbers; Checking Answers; CHAPTER 2. COMMON FRACTIONS; Language of Fractions; A Fundamental Rule of Fractions; Reduction of Fractions; Addition and Subtraction of Fractions; Multiplication and Division of Fractions; CHAPTER 3. DECIMAL FRACTIONS; Reading Decimal Fractions; Addition and Subtraction of Decimals; Multiplication of Decimals; Division of Decimals; Aliquot Parts. PercentageCHAPTER 4. DISCOUNT, COMMISSION, INTEREST, PROFIT, AND LOSS; Discount; Commission or Brokerage; Interest; Rates; Water Rate; Profit and Loss; CHAPTER 5. DENOMINATE NUMBERS; Tables of Measurements; Reductions Involving Compound Units; The Four Fundamental Operations Applied to Denominate Numbers; The Metric System; CHAPTER 6. RATIO AND PROPORTION; Ratio; Proportion; CHAPTER 7. SIGNED NUMBERS AND ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS; Adding Signed Numbers; Subtracting Signed Numbers; Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers; Algebraic Expressions; CHAPTER 8. ALGEBRAIC FORMULAE AND EQUATIONS. DefinitionsUsing Parentheses; Translating Word Statements into Formulae and Algebraic Expressions; Rule for Solving Equations; Fundamental Operations; CHAPTER 9. FACTORS AND ROOTS; Method for Finding Square Roots; Use of Square Roots; CHAPTER 10. POWERS; Method for Finding Cube Roots; Approximate Roots of Fractions; Higher Roots; Handy Algebraic Formulae; CHAPTER 11. ALGEBRAIC PROCESSES; Definitions; Factoring; Simultaneous Equations; Fractions; CHAPTER 12. LOGARITHMS; Finding the Logarithm of a Number; Errors in the Use of Logarithms; Checking by Simple Approximations. CHAPTER 13. SEQUENCES AND SERIESSequences; Finding the nth Term; Series; Arithmetic Progressions; Geometric Progressions; CHAPTER 14. GEOMETRY; Definitions and Terms; Angles; Geometrical Constructions; Line and Angle Relationships; The Method of Demonstration in Geometry; Triangles; Polygons; Circles; Similar Plane Figures; Solid Geometry; CHAPTER 15. TRIGONOMETRY; Trigonometric Functions of an Angle; Description of the Tangent Function; Making a Table of Trigonometric Functions; Practical Observation of Angles; The Six Trigonometric Functions. Relations Between Functions of Complementary AnglesHow to Use a Table of Trigonometric Functions; Functions of 45 , 30 , and 60 Angles; Reciprocals Among the Functions; Interrelations Among the Functions; Making Practical Use of the Functions; The Oblique Triangle; Solving Oblique Triangles; Table VIII. Natural Sines; CHAPTER 16. SCALES AND GRAPHS; Scales; Graphs; CHAPTER 17. COMBINATIONS AND PERMUTATIONS; Preliminary Explanations; Permutations Formulae; Combinations Formulae; Inter-group Combinations; Summary; CHAPTER 18. THEORY OF PROBABILITY; Preliminary Explanations; Basic Definitions. |