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Based upon the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum, this title covers such topics as:
* Getting started with the building blocks of maths and setting yourself up for success
* Dealing with decimals, percentages and tackling fractions without fear
* Sizing Up weights, measures, and shapes
* How to handle statistics and gauge probability
Filled with real-world examples and written by a PhD-level mathematician who specialises in tutoring adults and students, Basic Maths For Dummies also provides practical advice on overcoming maths anxiety and a host of tips, tricks, and memory aids that make learning maths (almost) painless - and even fun.
Based upon the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum, this title covers such topics as:
* Getting started with the building blocks of maths and setting yourself up for success
* Dealing with decimals, percentages and tackling fractions without fear
* Sizing Up weights, measures, and shapes
* How to handle statistics and gauge probability
Filled with real-world examples and written by a PhD-level mathematician who specialises in tutoring adults and students, Basic Maths For Dummies also provides practical advice on overcoming maths anxiety and a host of tips, tricks, and memory aids that make learning maths (almost) painless - and even fun.
Part I: Whole Numbers: The Building Blocks of Maths 7
Chapter 1: Getting Started 9
Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for Success 23
Chapter 3: It All Adds Up: Addition and Subtraction 35
Chapter 4: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing 53
Chapter 5: Are We Nearly There Yet? Rounding and Estimating 75
Part II: Parts of the Whole 89
Chapter 6: Cake or Death: Fractions without Fear 91
Chapter 7: What's the Point? Dealing with Decimals 107
Chapter 8: It's All Relative: Ratios and Proportions 123
Chapter 9: Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time 137
Part III: Sizing Up Weights, Shapes and Measures 151
Chapter 10: Clocking Time 153
Chapter 11: Working with Cold, Hard Cash 163
Chapter 12: Taking the Weight Off Your Shoulders 175
Chapter 13: Feeling the Heat 189
Chapter 14: That's About the Size of It 203
Chapter 15: Shaping Up 223
Part IV: Statistically Speaking 237
Chapter 16: Data Mining (No Hard Hat Required) 239
Chapter 17: Top of the Charts 255
Chapter 18: Average Joe 275
Chapter 19: What Are the Chances? 289
Part V: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prepare Yourself Before You Start Studying 307
Chapter 21: Ten Tricks for Remembering Your Number Facts 313
Chapter 22: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid 323
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Make Any Exam Easier 327
Index 333
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Mathematik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 384 |
| Inhalt: | 376 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119974529 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119974526 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Beveridge, Colin |
| Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 239 x 192 x 23 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Colin Beveridge |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 29.07.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,69 kg |
Part I: Whole Numbers: The Building Blocks of Maths 7
Chapter 1: Getting Started 9
Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for Success 23
Chapter 3: It All Adds Up: Addition and Subtraction 35
Chapter 4: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing 53
Chapter 5: Are We Nearly There Yet? Rounding and Estimating 75
Part II: Parts of the Whole 89
Chapter 6: Cake or Death: Fractions without Fear 91
Chapter 7: What's the Point? Dealing with Decimals 107
Chapter 8: It's All Relative: Ratios and Proportions 123
Chapter 9: Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time 137
Part III: Sizing Up Weights, Shapes and Measures 151
Chapter 10: Clocking Time 153
Chapter 11: Working with Cold, Hard Cash 163
Chapter 12: Taking the Weight Off Your Shoulders 175
Chapter 13: Feeling the Heat 189
Chapter 14: That's About the Size of It 203
Chapter 15: Shaping Up 223
Part IV: Statistically Speaking 237
Chapter 16: Data Mining (No Hard Hat Required) 239
Chapter 17: Top of the Charts 255
Chapter 18: Average Joe 275
Chapter 19: What Are the Chances? 289
Part V: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prepare Yourself Before You Start Studying 307
Chapter 21: Ten Tricks for Remembering Your Number Facts 313
Chapter 22: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid 323
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Make Any Exam Easier 327
Index 333
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Mathematik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 384 |
| Inhalt: | 376 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119974529 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119974526 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Beveridge, Colin |
| Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 239 x 192 x 23 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Colin Beveridge |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 29.07.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,69 kg |
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