Mathematics Simplified

By H.M. Phillips

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• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B0011VS522
• Release Date: January 1943
• Publisher: The World Publishing Company
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Basic math - practical applications

This book starts right after all the excuses for math theory. We actually start with addition. It works its way through division and ends with a plethora of practical solutions that do not require a calculator. It even covers ratios, square roots, and even percentages. A sample of the contents: Addition and subtraction Multiplication Division Factors and prime numbers Multiplication with the help of division Common fractions Adding and subtracting common fractions Multiplying common fractions Divisions which produce fractions or Which are made of fractions? Cancellation with Fractions Complex fractions Decimal fractions and numbers Adding and subtracting decimal numbers Multiplication and division with decimals Fractions and numbers Changing common fractions to decimals, And decimals to common fractions Reciprocals Ratios and proportions Averages and means. Percent Interest and discount Changes and combinations Negative numbers and quantities Powers and roots Using tables and roots Interpolation Formulas Circles and circular figures Formulas Angles Lines Measurement of surface Measurement of solid objects and Enclosed spaces Cylinders and prisms Cones and pyramids Spheres and balls Weights of metal parts Conversions There are plenty of diagrams and examples.