Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition

Höfundur Colin Beveridge

Útgefandi Wiley Professional Development (P&T)

Snið Page Fidelity

Print ISBN 9781119974529

Útgáfa 1

Útgáfuár 2011

2.790 kr.

Description

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  • Contents at a Glance
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • About This Book
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • What You’re Not to Read
  • Foolish Assumptions
  • How This Book Is Organised
  • Icons Used in This Book
  • Where to Go from Here
  • Part I: Whole Numbers: The Building Blocks of Maths
  • Chapter 1: Getting Started
  • You’re Already Good at Maths
  • Your First Homework Assignment
  • Talking Yourself Up
  • Whole Numbers: Party Time!
  • Parts of the Whole: Fractions, Decimals, Percentages and More
  • Sizing Up Time, Weights, Measures and Shapes
  • Statistically Speaking
  • The Tools You Need
  • Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for Success
  • Getting Properly Equipped
  • Staying Motivated
  • Getting Your Head On Straight
  • Keeping Good Notes
  • Acing the Exam
  • Chapter 3: It All Adds Up: Addition and Subtraction
  • Nailing Down the Number Line
  • Understanding Odd and Even Numbers
  • Remembering Some Simple Sums
  • Super-Size Me: Working with Bigger Numbers
  • Going Backwards with Negative Numbers
  • Chapter 4: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing
  • Meeting the Basics of Multiplication and Division
  • Remembering Your Times Tables
  • Multiplying Bigger Numbers
  • One for You, One for Me: Handling Division
  • Figuring Out Formulas
  • Chapter 5: Are We Nearly There Yet? Rounding and Estimating
  • What’s Nearest?
  • Dealing with Decimal Places
  • That’s About Right: Estimating Answers
  • Part II: Parts of the Whole
  • Chapter 6: Cake or Death: Fractions without Fear
  • Familiar Fractions
  • Sizing Up Fractions
  • Cancel That!
  • Doing Sums with Fractions
  • Fathoming Fractions on Your Calculator
  • Chapter 7: What’s the Point? Dealing with Decimals
  • A Dot You Know: Decimals and Money
  • A Whole Lot of Nothing: Place Values and Why They Matter
  • Linking Decimals to Fractions
  • Doing Sums with Decimals
  • Chapter 8: It’s All Relative: Ratios and Proportions
  • Meeting the Table of Joy
  • Getting Rational: Understanding Ratios
  • Getting a Sense of Proportion
  • Chapter 9: Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time
  • Perusing Some Percentages You Already Know
  • Comparing Percentages, Decimals and Fractions
  • Working Out Percentages the Traditional Way
  • Working Out Percentages Using the Table of Joy
  • Playing the Percentages
  • Part III: Sizing Up Weights, Shapes and Measures
  • Chapter 10: Clocking Time
  • Understanding the Vocabulary of Time
  • Catching the Bus: Seeing How Timetables Work
  • Doing Sums with Time
  • Speeding Along
  • Chapter 11: Working with Cold, Hard Cash
  • Seeing What You Already Know
  • Running the Numbers
  • Using Euros, Dollars and Other Currencies
  • Managing More Complicated Money Sums
  • Chapter 12: Taking the Weight Off Your Shoulders
  • Appreciating What You Already Know
  • Measuring Weight
  • Converting Weights
  • Weighing in Cookery
  • Chapter 13: Feeling the Heat
  • Understanding Temperature
  • Fathoming Fahrenheit and Celsius
  • Thinking about Thermometers
  • Looking at Everyday Temperatures
  • Nailing Negative Temperatures
  • Chapter 14: That’s About the Size of It
  • How Big Is That Suitcase?
  • Meeting Some Common Measuring Tools
  • Using Different Units of Length
  • Looking at Length, Distance and Perimeter
  • Accessing All Areas
  • Verifying Volume and Capacity
  • Reading Maps and Plans
  • Chapter 15: Shaping Up
  • You’re Already in Good Shape
  • What’s Your Angle?
  • Playing with Symmetry
  • Understanding Nets, Plans and Elevations, Oh My!
  • Part IV: Statistically Speaking
  • Chapter 16: Data Mining (No Hard Hat Required)
  • A Spotter’s Guide to Graphs and Charts
  • Reading Graphs, Tables and Charts
  • Drilling Deeper into Graphs
  • Chapter 17: Top of the Charts
  • Turning the Tables
  • Grappling with Graphs
  • Drawing Graphs on the Computer
  • Chapter 18: Average Joe
  • Starting Out with Statistics
  • Meeting the Three Types of Average
  • Home on the Range
  • Chapter 19: What Are the Chances?
  • Probability as a Number
  • Experimenting and Estimating
  • Putting Many Things Together
  • Independence Day
  • Part V: The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prepare Yourself Before You Start Studying
  • Talking Yourself Up
  • Sitting Up Straight
  • Breathing like a Rock Star
  • Putting Out the Welcome Mat
  • Making Mistakes
  • Working with Your Limits
  • Turning Studying into a Habit
  • Staying Fed and Watered
  • Getting Your Blood Flowing
  • Warming Up Gently
  • Chapter 21: Ten Tricks for Remembering Your Number Facts
  • Playing Games
  • Flashing Cards
  • Sticking Stickies
  • Counting on Your Fingers
  • Tricking out the Nines
  • Tricking Out the Other Big Numbers
  • Breaking Down and Building Up
  • Learning from Your Mistakes
  • Working from What You Know
  • Training Yourself with Treats
  • Chapter 22: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid
  • Taking Care with Your Calculator
  • You’re Out of Line!
  • Making Sure Your Answer Makes Sense
  • Distinguishing ‘More Than’ and ‘At Least’
  • Reading the Question
  • Fathoming the Phantom Forty Minutes
  • Getting the Wrong Percentage
  • Rounding Too Early
  • Mixing Up the Mean, Mode and Median
  • Forgetting to Convert
  • Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Make Any Exam Easier
  • Know What You’re Up Against
  • Practise the Hard Parts
  • Remember the Basics
  • Use the Final Few Minutes before Your Exam
  • Don’t Exhaust Yourself
  • Think Positive, or ‘I’ll Show Me!’
  • Have a Ritual
  • Manage Your Time
  • Guess If You Need To
  • Index
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