Fundamental Maths

For Engineering and Science

Mark Breach (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

392 Seiten

2011
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-0-230-25208-0 (ISBN)

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A short, accessible textbook for students who are entering HE or FE courses and need to re-visit and develop school maths and gain confidence in it. The author explains the maths clearly through words and examples, not just pages of sums, and makes sure students put past anxieties about maths or gaps in their knowledge behind them.

Do you need to improve your confidence in maths?

Does your maths need to be refreshed and refocused for engineering or science?

Are there some elements of school maths you have forgotten or never quite mastered?

With clear explanations, lots of examples and a friendly, encouraging style, Fundamental Maths is a short, easy-to-follow textbook that makes maths accessible and manageable for all.

Written for students entering HE or FE courses in engineering or science, the author covers all the core topics and breaks them down into easily digestible chunks, keeping explanations clear and concise throughout.

Put past anxieties about maths or gaps in your knowledge behind you!

MARK BREACH is Principal Lecturer in Engineering Surveying at Nottingham Trent University, UK, where he also teaches mathematics to engineers. He is the author of several textbooks.

Preliminaries
Fundamental Arithmetic
Arithmetic of Small Quantities
Arithmetic of Powers
Arithmetic Calculations
Graphs and Charts
Algebra – Introducing the Unknown
Algebra – More Complex Forms
Algebra Functions
Algebra Working with Formulae
Algebra – Transposition of Equations and Inverse Functions
Algebra – Factors of Expressions
Geometry
Series
Trigonometry
Graphical Representation of Trigonometric Functions
Simultaneous Equations
Quadratic Equations
Surface Areas and Volumes of Solids
Coordinate Systems
Areas of Irregular Figures
Trigonometric Identities
Logarithms and Indices
Differentiation – Basic Relationships
Differentiation of More Complex Functions
Differentiation – Uses
Integration – Basic Relationships
Integration – Area and Volume
Vectors
Matrices
Probability
Central Tendency and Dispersion
Answers.

Zusatzinfo	73 bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-230-25208-7 / 0230252087
ISBN-13	978-0-230-25208-0 / 9780230252080
Zustand	Neuware