Barry Schoenborn (California State University, Sacramento, CA, Amer

Math For Real Life For Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The easy way to brush up on the math skills you need in real life Not everyone retains the math they learned in school. Like any skill, your ability to speak "math" can deteriorate if left unused.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781118453308
• ISBN-10: 1118453301
• Artikelnr.: 36555881

Autorenporträt

Barry Schoenborn, a longtime math, science, and technical writer, is the coauthor of Technical Math For Dummies, Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies, and Physician Assistant Exam For Dummies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I: Boning Up on Math Basics 7
Chapter 1: Awesome Operations: Math Fundamentals 9
Chapter 2: High School Reunion: Revisiting Key Principles of Algebra and
Geometry 27
Chapter 3: Becoming a Believer: Conversion, Statistics, Probability and
More 47
Chapter 4: The Miracle of Mental Math 59
Part II: Math for Everyday Activities 71
Chapter 5: Let's Make a Deal! Math You Use When Shopping 73
Chapter 6: Mmm, Mmm, Good: Kitchen Calculations 97
Chapter 7: It Does a Body Good: Math for Health and Well-Being 109
Chapter 8: Putting Geometry to Work at Home 129
Chapter 9: Math and Statistics around Town and on the Road 141
Part III: Math to Manage Your Personal Finances 161
Chapter 10: Budgets, Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and More 163
Chapter 11: Key Principles of Investment Math 183
Chapter 12: Covering Your Assets: Insurance Math 203
Chapter 13: Taking Math to Work 215
Chapter 14: How Taxing! (Almost) Understanding the Government 229
Part IV: The Part of Tens 241
Chapter 15: Ten Quick Calculations You Can Do in Your Head 243
Chapter 16: Ten Activities That Build Math Skills 249
Index 255