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Technical shop mathematics / John G. Anderson.

By: Anderson, John G, 1912-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Industrial Press, 1983Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xii, 526 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0831111453.Subject(s): Shop mathematicsDDC classification: 510.246
Contents:
The number system -- Fractions and mixed numbers -- Decimals and decimal fractions -- Exponents powers, roots and percentage -- Measurement - English and metric (SI) units -- Fundamentals of algebra -- Ratio and proportion -- Gearing and shop formulas -- Factoring algebraic expressions and radicals -- Geometry - Lines, angles and plane figures -- Geometry - Axioms, postulates and propositions -- Geometry - Triangles and quadrilaterals -- Geometry - The circle -- Geometry - Surface areas and volumes of solids -- Right-angle trigonometry -- Oblique-angle trigonometry -- Shop trigonometry.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 510.246 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00094822
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Contains a larger, easier to read two-color format with improved flow between topics.Provides clear explanations that build on the strengths which have made this book a standard for more than 25 years.Includes an introduction to Statistics which is needed for many technical trades and not offered in most similar texts.Presents sufficient material for a very full one-semester course or for two standard lecture courses.

Includes index.

The number system -- Fractions and mixed numbers -- Decimals and decimal fractions -- Exponents powers, roots and percentage -- Measurement - English and metric (SI) units -- Fundamentals of algebra -- Ratio and proportion -- Gearing and shop formulas -- Factoring algebraic expressions and radicals -- Geometry - Lines, angles and plane figures -- Geometry - Axioms, postulates and propositions -- Geometry - Triangles and quadrilaterals -- Geometry - The circle -- Geometry - Surface areas and volumes of solids -- Right-angle trigonometry -- Oblique-angle trigonometry -- Shop trigonometry.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 The Language of Mathematics
  • Chapter 2 Signed Number Operations
  • Chapter 3 Common Fractions
  • Chapter 4 Decimal Fractions
  • Chapter 5 Operations with Percents
  • Chapter 6 Exponents: Powers and Roots
  • Chapter 7 Measurement
  • Chapter 8 Algebraic Expressions
  • Chapter 9 Solving Equations and Inequalities in X
  • Chapter 10 Graphing Linear Equations
  • Chapter 11 Transforming and Solving Shop Formulas
  • Chapter 12 Ratio and Proportion
  • Chapter 13 Operations on Polynomials
  • Chapter 14 Solving Quadratic Equations
  • Chapter 15 Lines, Angles, Polygons, and Solids
  • Chapter 16 Perimeter, Area, and Volume
  • Chapter 17 Axioms, Postulates, and Theorems
  • Chapter 18 Triangles
  • Chapter 19 The Circle
  • Chapter 20 Trigonometry Fundamentals
  • Chapter 21 Oblique Angle Trigonometry
  • Chapter 22 Shop Trigonometry
  • Appendix
  • Answers to Selected Exercises
  • Index