Everyday Math Demystified by Gibilisco, Stan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Everyday Math Demystified Copyright page Contents Preface Acknowledgments Everyday Math Demystified Part 1: Expressing Quantities

Chapter 1 Numbers and Arithmetic

Sets Numbering Systems Integers Rational, Irrational, and Real Numbers Number Operations More Principles Worth Memorizing Still More Principles Quiz

Chapter 2 How Variables Relate

This versus That Simple Graphs Tweaks, Trends, and Correlation Quiz

Chapter 3 Extreme Numbers

Subscripts and Superscripts Power-of-10 Notation In Action Approximation and Precedence Significant Figures Quiz

Chapter 4 How Things Are Measured

Systems of Units Base Units in SI Other Units in SI Conversions Quiz

Test: Part 1

Part 2: Finding Unknowns

Chapter 5 Basic Algebra

Single-VariabLe Linear Equations Two-by-Two Linear Equations Quiz

Chapter 6 More Algebra

Quadratic Equations Beyond Reality One-Variable, Higher-Order Equations Quiz

Chapter 7 A Statistics Sampler

Experiments and Variables Populations and Samples Distributions More Definitions Quiz

Chapter 8 Taking Chances

The Probability Fallacy Definitions Properties of Outcomes Permutations and Combinations Quiz

Test: Part 2

Part 3:Shapes and Places

Chapter 9 Geometry on the Flats

Fundamental Rules Triangles Quadrilaterals Circles and Ellipses Quiz

Chapter 10 Geometry in Space

Points, Lines, and Planes Straight-Edged Objects Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres Quiz

Chapter 11 Graphing It

The Cartesian Plane Straight Lines in the Cartesian Plane The Polar Coordinate Plane Some Examples Quiz

Chapter 12 A Taste of Trigonometry

More about Circles Primary Circular Functions Secondary Circular Functions The Right Triangle Model Pythagorean Extras Quiz

Test: Part 3

Part 4: Math In Science

Chapter 13 Vectors and 3D

Vectors in the Cartesian Plane Rectangular 3D Coordinates Vectors in Cartesian Three-Space Flat Planes in Space Straight Lines in Space Quiz

Chapter 14 Growth and Decay

Growth by Addition Growth by Multiplication Exponential Functions Rules for Exponentials Logarithms Rules for Logarithms Graphs Based on Logarithms Quiz

Chapter 15 How Things Move

Mass and Force Displacement Speed and Velocity Acceleration Momentum Quiz

Test: Part 4

Final Exam Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions Suggested Additional References Index