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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