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Are you a vocational student or a trade professional? This is your one-stop, hands-on guide to mastering the math you'll encounter on the job or while working toward your degree or certification. You'll get easy-to-follow, plain-English guidance on mathematical formulas and methods that professionals
-Use every day in the automotive, health, and other trades.
-Sharpen your tools — refresh your basic math skills, like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, measurement and conversion, and learn how to tackle operations better and faster
-Start your engines — find out how to easily master algebra, geometry, and trigonometry concepts
-Take the mystery out of math — discover how to work with common formulas to solve problems with multiple steps, and break down pesky word problems
-Get down to business — take a look at "life math" (and learn how it's different from "classroom math") to get a handle on how you'll apply your math skills in your real-world technical work
Open the book and find:
-Math myth busters
-An easy approach to fractions, percentages, exponents, and square roots
-Plain-English explanations of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
-How to remove the mystery from word problems
-Tips on working with the essential tools and equipment that make arithmetic easy
-The formulas you need to know
-The math you'll encounter in your daily work, no matter your profession
Learn to:
-Understand mathematical concepts used in the skilled trades and by health care, culinary, and technical professionals
-Use fundamental formulas and methods to excel in the workplace, classrooms, and on job sites
-Apply algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to solve on-the-job problems
Plus, you'll find out how to perform basic arithmetic operations and solve word problems as they're applied to specific trades. Maps to a course commonly required by vocational schools, community and technical college, or for certification in the skilled trades
Covers the basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
Helps professionals keep pace with job demands
Whether you're a student currently enrolled in a program or a professional who is already in the work force, Technical Math For Dummies gives you everything you need to improve your math skills and get ahead of the pack.
Bradley Simkins has taught numerous classes and tutored at the Multimedia Math Learning Center at American River College in Sacramento.
| Introduction | |
| Basic Math, Basic Tools | |
| Math that Works as Hard as You Do | |
| Discovering Technical Math and the Tools of the Trades | |
| Zero to One and Beyond | |
| Easy Come, Easy Go: Addition and Subtraction | |
| Multiplication and Division: Everybody Needs Them | |
| Measurement and Conversion | |
| Slaying the Story Problem Dragon | |
| Making Non-Basic Math Simple and Easy | |
| Fun with Fractions | |
| Decimals: They Have Their Place | |
| Playing with Percentages | |
| Tackling Exponents and Square Roots | |
| Basic Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry | |
| Algebra and the Mystery of X | |
| Formulas (Secret and Otherwise) | |
| Quick-and-Easy Geometry: The Compressed Version | |
| Calculating Areas, Perimeters, and Volumes | |
| Trigonometry, the "Mystery Math" | |
| Math for the Business of Your Work | |
| Graphs are Novel and Charts Are Off the Chart | |
| Hold on a Second: Time Math | |
| Math for Computer Techs and Users | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten Tips for Solving Any Math Problem | |
| Ten Formulas You'll Use Most Often | |
| Ten Ways to Avoid Everyday Math Stress | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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