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The perfect math refresher for audults. Short, concise lessons include video tutorials. Reasons you may need this book. You have a math phobia. You have forgotten the math that you learned. You are re-entering the workforce. A new job requires strong math skills. You need to improve math skills to advance your career. And the list goes on.

Everyday math for everyday people Finally, a common sense reference for math! Portable and very affordable, the Basic Math Refresher is the useful, practical, and informative way to understand all types of math fundamentals. Never worry about math again! Clear, concise entries by author Stephen Hearne make the complex seem simple by guiding you through the most basic of mathematical concepts up to math's more perplexing topics (including those perplexing fractions, percentages and measurements). This easy-to-follow reference is chock full of examples and real life situations making this book the perfect choice for everyone from the young math student to the businessperson to anyone with rusty math skills. Discover the single best resource for understanding basic math that is also the perfect companion for any reference library. Table of Contents PREFACE ADDITION SUBTRACTION MULTIPLICATION DIVISION DECIMALS ROUNDING PERCENTAGES FRACTIONS AVERAGES SALES TAX DISCOUNTS MEASUREMENTS GRAPHS

Ever wish you'd paid more attention in math class? From third grade to senior year of high school, it went in one ear and out the other, didn't it? But now you're staring at the new washer and dryer, trying to figure out the percentage of sales tax on the purchase price. You multiply something by something, right? Or you're scratching your head, wondering how to compute the odds that your football team will take next Sunday's game. You're pretty sure that involved ratios. The problem is, you can't quite remember. Here you get an adult refresher and real-life context—with examples ranging from how to figure out how many shingles it takes to re-roof the garage to the formula for resizing Mom's tomato sauce recipe for your entire family. Forget higher calculus—you just need an open mind. And with this practical guide, math can stop being scary and start being useful.

A sharp mind, like a healthy body, is subject to the same ruleof nature: Use it or lose it Need a calculator just to work out a 15 percent service charge? Not exactly sure how to get the calculator to give you the figureyou need? Turn to this revised and updated edition of All the MathYou'll Ever Need, the friendliest, funniest, and easiest workoutprogram around. In no time, you'll have total command of all the powerfulmathematical tools needed to make numbers work for you. In adollars-and-cents, bottom-line world, where numbers influenceeverything, none of us can afford to let our math skills atrophy.This step-by-step personal math trainer: Refreshes practical math skills for your personal andprofessional needs, with examples based on everyday situations. Offers straightforward techniques for working with decimals and fractions. Demonstrates simple ways to figure discounts, calculatemortgage interest rates, and work out time, rate, and distance problems. Contains no complex formulas and no unnecessary technical terms.

Provides structure and guidance to the teacher by means of speed drills, review exercises, teacher tips, word problems and new material for each day.

This all-in-one study guide delivers all the review and practice you need to master math basics! Whether you’re starting from scratch or refreshing your math skills, this accessible guide will help you develop a better understanding of math. Offering concise coverage of all math basics, the book is packed with clear, easy-to-grasp review material. Hundreds of practice exercises increase your grasp of math concepts and help you retain what you have learned. The book features: •New lessons on transformations and an expanded look at fractions and decimals•Concise review material that clearly explains math fundamentals•Hundreds of practice exercises to build your problem-solving confidence

This book is aimed at helping you do every day maths with ease. In addition if you are applying for jobs that require basic numeracy skills then this book will also be valuable. This will be particularly true if you want to improve your speed in the Mental Arithmetic and re-visit some areas in arithmetic especially if you did your maths a long time ago or not feel very confident in maths. The format is now bigger! He hopes that this book 'Basic Maths for Adults' will help those aspiring to pass basic numeracy tests or just brush up their everyday skills.

Expanded coverage of essential math, including integral equations,calculus of variations, tensor analysis, and specialintegrals Math Refresher for Scientists and Engineers, Third Edition isspecifically designed as a self-study guide to help busyprofessionals and students in science and engineering quicklyrefresh and improve the math skills needed to perform their jobsand advance their careers. The book focuses on practicalapplications and exercises that readers are likely to face in theirprofessional environments. All the basic math skills needed tomanage contemporary technology problems are addressed and presentedin a clear, lucid style that readers familiar with previouseditions have come to appreciate and value. The book begins with basic concepts in college algebra andtrigonometry, and then moves on to explore more advanced conceptsin calculus, linear algebra (including matrices), differentialequations, probability, and statistics. This Third Edition has beengreatly expanded to reflect the needs of today's professionals. Newmaterial includes: * A chapter on integral equations * A chapter on calculus of variations * A chapter on tensor analysis * A section on time series * A section on partial fractions * Many new exercises and solutions Collectively, the chapters teach most of the basic math skillsneeded by scientists and engineers. The wide range of topicscovered in one title is unique. All chapters provide a review ofimportant principles and methods. Examples, exercises, andapplications are used liberally throughout to engage the readersand assist them in applying their new math skills to actualproblems. Solutions to exercises are provided in an appendix. Whether to brush up on professional skills or prepare for exams,readers will find this self-study guide enables them to quicklymaster the math they need. It can additionally be used as atextbook for advanced-level undergraduates in physics andengineering.