Math Dictionary With Solutions: A Math Review

By Chris Kornegay

Book Overview

"I have never seen anything even close to this level of breadth. It′s a very thorough and comprehensive source book for mathematical ideas, terminology, definitions, and examples. Math Dictionary with Solutions, 2nd would be an excellent reference book for instructors of basic mathematics and statistics courses as well as for non-math majors taking required math and statistics courses."

--Paul R. Swank, University of Houston

"In addition to providing definitions as every dictionary must, it also provides clear and easy-to-follow examples that show how to carry out the most important mathematical operations to be used across these levels. This book is also a valuable resource for graduate students and academicians in the social sciences who are coping with the rapidly increasing emphasis on quantitative methods that, to be understood, require more familiarity with mathematical underpinnings than are typically a part of the academic background of many individuals in these fields."

--Dennis W. Roncek, University of Nebraska, Omaha

"This is a highly readable, accessible, reference source, the product of a huge amount of labor, obviously."

--Hoben Thomas, The Pennsylvania State University

Have you ever suddenly become stuck and not remembered how to divide a fraction or turn a fraction into a percentage? Or, have you taken a graduate statistics course and discovered that you can′t remember any of the terminology or techniques from a calculus course you took years ago? If either of these scenarios sounds familiar, then this book will provide you with the quick and easy review that you need. This reference book has math topics ranging from arithmetic through calculus arranged alphabetically by topic. Each topic is provided with a definition, explanation, and an example or two of how to solve a particular problem using the topic′s technique. Depending on the degree of difficulty of the topic, this material is covered in one or two paragraphs to several pages. To further facilitate learning, the topics are cross-referenced so that the reader can backtrack to easier topics if the current one is too difficult. This book is a "mathematics tutor-in-a-book" and provides a reliable reference for any researcher or manager who works with numbers or needs a review of mathematical concepts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761917853
• ISBN13: 9780761917854
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

Mr. Kornegay was my High School Math teacher and he helped me gain a great understanding of algebra, geometry, and calculus. By far, a great teacher, mentor, and overall person. Back to the book, this thing is GREAT! His way of explaining how everything works is ingenious. My daughter is now using it for her math homework in Middle School, and she loves it for how clear and consise the explanations are. Thank you Mr. Kornegay for writing this book!

Blown Away!

This book is exactly what I've been looking for! If you want the bottom line read the last paragragh. I am a college student who recently changed my major from music to mathematics and needed a book to define, review and explain math in english. I also needed examples on how to use formulas ect... This book does it all! I do not give out 5 stars lightly and I am amazed that more people have not given this book a great review. Here are the reasons I love it so much. 1. It gives consise definitions of words and symbols from addition to calculus. 2. After the definition it gives you explanations of how to perform the operation defined EXACTLY THE WAY YOU WILL SEE QUESTIONS IN TEXTBOOKS AND ON TESTS! 3. It is the only dictionary or solution guide that I have seen that is not either for children or advanced mathematians, It's just right for anyone from highschool up to 1st term calculus in college. 4. The definitions are in english not math "symboleeze". If you have ever read a dictionary or textbook that gives definitions in symbols that it never explains exept in the middle of some long proof that you will probably never read; then you know what I mean. 5. If a term like "inverse multiplicative" is defined elsewhere as "multiplicative inverse" it tells you so. In short, it is easy to understand while giving all the info for some one who wants to learn anything from adding to calculus step by step or someone needing brief explanations of math topics in english(I'm buying one for my professor). And the print size is perfect for someone who doesn't like having to read math with a magnifying glass. GET THIS BOOK!