Mathematics
Subtitle: The Basic Skills
Contributors: A. Greer (Editor)
Edition: 3Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: December 1988
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780859507189
Subjects: General; Mathematics
First sentence: Mathematics is used in: construction - building houses, towers, monuments, etc.; surveying - making maps, finding the heights of mountains, etc.; commerce - trading in shops and business; navigation - finding the way at sea and in the air; the home and the community - home decorating, shopping, income tax, rates, VAT, mortgages, insurance, etc.