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Informationen zum Autor Colin Beveridge holds a doctorate in mathematics from the University of St Andrews. He gave up a position as a researcher at Montana State University (working with NASA, among other projects) to become a full-time maths tutor, helping adults, GCSE, A-level and university students overcome their fear of maths ? a position he finds 'far more enjoyable than real work'. Klappentext Whether you are returning to school, studying for an adult numeracy test, helping your kids with homework, or seeking the confidence that a firm maths foundation provides in everyday encounters, Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides the content you need to improve your basic maths skills.Based upon the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum, this title covers such topics as:* Getting started with the building blocks of maths and setting yourself up for success* Dealing with decimals, percentages and tackling fractions without fear* Sizing Up weights, measures, and shapes* How to handle statistics and gauge probabilityFilled with real-world examples and written by a PhD-level mathematician who specialises in tutoring adults and students, Basic Maths For Dummies also provides practical advice on overcoming maths anxiety and a host of tips, tricks, and memory aids that make learning maths (almost) painless - and even fun. Zusammenfassung Whether you are returning to school, studying for an adult numeracy test, helping your kids with homework, or seeking the confidence that a firm maths foundation provides in everyday encounters, Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides the content you need to improve your basic maths skills. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1Part I: Whole Numbers: The Building Blocks of Maths 7Chapter 1: Getting Started 9Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for Success 23Chapter 3: It All Adds Up: Addition and Subtraction 35Chapter 4: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing 53Chapter 5: Are We Nearly There Yet? Rounding and Estimating 75Part II: Parts of the Whole 89Chapter 6: Cake or Death: Fractions without Fear 91Chapter 7: What's the Point? Dealing with Decimals 107Chapter 8: It's All Relative: Ratios and Proportions 123Chapter 9: Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time 137Part III: Sizing Up Weights, Shapes and Measures 151Chapter 10: Clocking Time 153Chapter 11: Working with Cold, Hard Cash 163Chapter 12: Taking the Weight Off Your Shoulders 175Chapter 13: Feeling the Heat 189Chapter 14: That's About the Size of It 203Chapter 15: Shaping Up 223Part IV: Statistically Speaking 237Chapter 16: Data Mining (No Hard Hat Required) 239Chapter 17: Top of the Charts 255Chapter 18: Average Joe 275Chapter 19: What Are the Chances? 289Part V: The Part of Tens 305Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prepare Yourself Before You Start Studying 307Chapter 21: Ten Tricks for Remembering Your Number Facts 313Chapter 22: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid 323Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Make Any Exam Easier 327Index 333...
