Foundation Mathematics for Non-mathematicians
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Maidenhead
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780335232772
Subjects: Mathematics
Description: Explains mathematical concepts and topics, which are prerequisites for a student embarking on various science or other numerically based courses in further and higher education. This text contains many worked examples, illustrations and exercises with solutions to reinforce understanding of the material.
Notes: Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; A note about the origin of this book; Chapter 1 ARITHMETIC; Objectives; 1.1 Basic operations with whole numbers; 1.2 Decimal numbers; 1.3 Fractions, ratios and percentages; 1.4 Calculator exercises; 1.5 Significance and scientific notation; Answers to Exercises; Chapter 2 ALGEBRA; Objectives; 2.1 Using letters to represent numbers; 2.2 Algebraic operations with expressions containing letters and numbers; 2.3 Solving equations; 2.4 Substitution and changing the subject of equations; 2.5 Indices applied to numbers and letters.; title: 2.6 The use of unitsAnswers to Exercises; Chapter 3 GRAPHS; Objectives; 3.1 Plotting points using Cartesian axes; reading a graph; 3.2 Straight-line graphs; 3.3 Non-linear graphs; 3.4 Interpreting graphs; Answers to Exercises; Chapter 4 GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY; Objectives; 4.1 The circle; 4.2 Angles; 4.3 Triangles; 4.4 Similar triangles; 4.5 Introduction to trigonometry; 4.6 Graphs of trigonometric ratios; 4.7 Application of trigonometry; Answers to Exercises; APPENDIX Logarithms; plotting graphs with logarithmic scales; Back cover.