Everyday Math Demystified, 2nd Edition

by Gibilisco, Stan

• ISBN13: 9780071790130
• ISBN10: 0071790136
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-14
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Solve your math problems with the trusted DeMYSTiFieD method! Everyday Math Demystifiedwill help you to strengthen or refresh your knowledge of real-world mathematics. It is intended for beginners, but it can serve you as supplemental text for middle- and high-school level classes as well as for intermediate and advanced study. p> Features include: Hundreds of brand-new quiz and test questions with answer keys, similar to those used in standardized scholastic exams Chapter-opening objectives that give you insight into what you are going to learn in each step Questions at the end of every chapter that reinforce your learning and pinpoint your weaknesses "Still Struggling?" icons that offer specific recommendations for those difficult subtopics A final exam for overall self-assessment

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book
Ch 1. Numbers-dots, hash marks, Roman numerals, Arabic numerals
Ch 2. Quantities-counting numbers, prime numbers, integers, fractions, rational numbers
Ch 3. Decimals-converting between fractions and decimals, terminating decimals, repeating decimals, nonrepeating decimals
Ch 4. Proportions-rules of proportionality, percentage values, per-mil values
Ch 5. Operations-addition, subtraction, multiplications, division, powers, roots, precedence
Ch 6. Objects-perimeters, interior areas, surface areas, volumes
Ch 7. Graphs-bar, pie, point-to-point and continuous graphsCh 8. Finances-counting change, compound interest, capital gains and losses, loans, debts, inflation
Ch 9. Measurements-power-of-10 notation, English vs. metric units, displacement, time, weight, temperature, power, energy, speed, acceleration
Ch 10. Computers-binary numbers, octal numbers, hexadecimal numbers, bits, bytes, data speed, data storage
Final Exam