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Informationen zum Autor Colin Beveridge is a full-time maths tutor. He has a gift for explaining complex concepts in a lively and fun way. Colin is the author of four For Dummies maths titles. Klappentext Learn to: Fix your fractions, factorising and functions Conquer calculus and trigonometry Build your skills with practice questions Prepare for exams with confidence Pass your AS and A level maths with flying colours Looking to pass your AS and A level maths? Look no further. With advice on how to remember key facts and methods, how to structure revision and simple steps for all the problems you'll face in your exams, this friendly guide makes it easier to master your AS and A level maths ? and gives you the confidence to score high when it counts the most. Get on course ? find everything you need to set yourself up for success with the right equipment, attitude, planning and layout Ace arithmetic and algebra ? become unperturbed by polynomials, take the fear out of factors, remainders and fractions, simplify series and put the 'fun' in functions Coordinate your geometry ? make sense of circles and triangles, make vectors as simple as i, j, k and learn to speak SOH CAH TOA and all that Conquer calculus ? discover how to get a grip on slippery slopes, touch on tangents and turning points, integrate simple expressions, know when to reach for the rules and overcome evil questions Open the book and find: A review of the arithmetic and algebra you missed last year Tips on getting great at graphs and charts Things you'd do well to learn by heart Classic mistakes and how to avoid them Ten ways to check for errors Where to start when you don't know which end is up Plenty of practise questions to gauge your understanding Zusammenfassung Pass your AS & A level maths with flying colours Looking to pass your AS and A level maths? Look no further. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 5 Chapter 1: Moving towards Mathematical Mastery 7 Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for Study Success 19 Chapter 3: All the Algebra You Missed 31 Chapter 4: Shaping Up to Graphs and Shapes 53 Part II: Arithmetic and Algebra 71 Chapter 5: With Great Power Comes 73 Chapter 6: Playing with Polynomials 93 Chapter 7: Factors, Remainders and Fractions 111 Chapter 8: Getting Serious about Series 127 Chapter 9: Fiddling About with Functions 153 Part III: Geometry 177 Chapter 10: Coordinating Your Geometry 179 Chapter 11: Making Sense of Circles and Triangles 205 Chapter 12: Taking Trigonometry Further 221 Chapter 13: Making Vectors as Simple as i, j, k 245 Part IV: Calculus 269 Chapter 14: Climbing Slippery Slopes 271 Chapter 15: Touching on Tangents and Turning Points 281 Chapter 16: Integrating in Style 297 Chapter 17: When to Reach for the Rules 315 Chapter 18: Overcoming Evil Questions 339 Part V: The Part of Tens 363 Chapter 19: Ten Classic Mistakes to Avoid 365 Chapter 20: Ten Places to Start When You Don't Know Where to Start 371 Index 377 ...
