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Most definitive text and teacher reference available on fractions.Learn how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and mix integer, decimal, and mixed fractions.With over 1,600 step-by-step solved problems. ... Read more

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The mostcomplete book on fractions
It's easy to learn fractions after reading this book. It provides a step by step approach to ensure easy learning. I wish I had this text for my first math class ten years ago. This book stimulates the desire to learnmath.

The axioms of arithmetic that underpin the the mathematicalprocesses outlined in the solutions are precise. Therefore it has awonderful balance between mathematical rigor and pedadogy. This is perfect. ... Read more

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The Practical Problems in Mathematics series offers students of specific trades useful help in basic mathematics and opportunities to practice math principles on problems applied to their area of interest.Practical Problems in Mathematics for Carpenters, seventh edition, contains 43 instructional units progressing from the simplest basic arithmetic operations to compound problems applied in light frame construction.Each of the 43 units begins with a brief review of the math principal to be applied in that unit.The book contains more than 800 carpentry problems, including two comprehensive tests. ... Read more

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practical problems in mathematics for carpenters
I am a carpentry teacher at whittier reg.tech.H.S.

Helpful
This book is good for anyone wishing to refresh their basic math skills. And anyone who wants to advance their skills. It is very rare that you will see a carpenter using a calculator, so use it to your advantage and buy this book. ... Read more

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Math Essentials was specially designed for students and busy adults who need to improve basic math skills quickly to move ahead at work and in the classroom. Through a self-contained program of 20 lessons that take just 20 minutes a day to complete, anyone can become a math master. Real life problems with fractions, decimals and percentages are worked out step-by-step so you can see how it's done with easy down-to-earth explanations. ... Read more

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Very basic
When I tried to help my 5th grader turn fractions into percentages I realized I needed a refresher.This book starts out with almost too basic of problem sets, such as addition and subtraction.But it quickly moves on to multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals. After testing your skills, the author fully explains and writes out the process of finding the answers and then how to double check your work.Also a chapter with some minor math tricks to make it all go a little faster.
With 2 chapters dedicated to applying these skills,the book successfully did the job I bought it for. ... Read more

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This new ADVANTAGE SERIES version of David Cohen's PRECALCULUS: A PROBLEMS-ORIENTED APPROACH, FIFTH EDITION, offers a rigorous lead-in to calculus using the right-triangle approach to trigonometry. A graphical perspective is used throughout to provide a visual understanding of college algebra. The text may be used with any graphing utility, or with none at all, with equal ease. Modeling provides students with a real-world connection to the problems, and historical perspectives help them understand the breadth and history of math. Problems are related by level: A, B, C. The author is known for his clear writing style and numerous quality exercises and applications. As part of the ADVANTAGE SERIES, this new version will offer all the quality content you've come to expect from Cohen sold to your students at a significantly lower price. ... Read more

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Clear and Detailed
I used this text as preparation for university calculus. Each chapter has a high level of rigor and clearly explains the mechanics of solving problems. The text ignores extensive discussion of applications, which is a good thing. References to applications in introductory math texts always strike me as ad hoc, distracting and useless. If you want to know why some particular analytic method is useful in the real world then you need to study up in the particular discipline. If you want a straight and detailed exposition of methods then this is the text. Much stronger than the Larson texts on college algebra/trigonometry.

Clear, yet Strangely Incoherent
David Cohen does an excellent job in the individual chapters explaining this or that component of precalculus. But the book as a whole is strangely incoherent. The order of the chapters seems almost random, as the book jumps from topic to disconnected topic. For example, we are given a clear account of how to work matrices...and then are never told or shown WHY we bothered learning it in the first place--we're hustled off to another unrelated topic. So-called theorists in our fad-ridden education departments call this technique "spiraling," a tactic designed to keep the little kiddies on their toes and off balance and thus more receptive to exploring new things. Or something like that. In actual practice, however, as well as according to common sense, the result of "spiraling" is only frustration and confusion. If Cohen would rearrange the order of the chapters and provide some connective tissue, this would probably make it a really good textbook. ... Read more

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The teaching of arithmetic in the primary school has traditionally been dominated by a focus on standard algorithms and this approach is now being questioned. Curriculum changes are taking place that promote the development of mental strategies, and provide more opportunities for children to develop their own ways of working. This book shows contrasting influences for change as leading mathematics educators from the USA, the UK and the Netherlands identify the way research is used to develop different classroom practices. In England, changes are taking place through a National Numeracy Strategy which is set to raise standards in every primary classroom while in the Netherlands, Realistic Mathematics Education introduces innovative approaches such as use of an 'empty number line' to support the teaching of mental strategies. This book explores why we teach in different ways, challenges orthodoxy, and sets the agenda for learning from each other. ... Read more

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PRECALCULUS
As a 58 year-old coming back into college after a 35 year absence, I needed a refresher on Algebra and Trigonometry concepts as well as functions, graphing, and sequences. This book provided that refresher in a concise way that does not stint on the details to master the foundational knowledge needed to prepare oneself for calculus. ... Read more

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Emphasizing graphing technology and business applications, this user-friendly book is the perfect reference for everyday and business mathematics.Solves problems using both algebra and a graphing utility, with the benefits of each illustrated. Uses real data to help readers make connections between the mathematics learned and familiar situations. Uses up-to-date technology including the more powerful features of ZERO(ROOT) and INTERSECT, with minimal use of TRACE. Helps readers quickly identify key points in the book with a vivid new full-color design.For anyone who needs to brush up on everyday or business-related mathematics. ... Read more

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Best math textbook I ever used!
After going back into this book more and more I can only revise my opinion upward. Sullivan covers almost every topic before calculus and does it in a very straightforward manner. The text has rigor proving many important statements but this is never used in sacrifice of understanding. The student solution manual is also great and highly recomended. A great text and reference book. ... Read more

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Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of math students more than word problems. In How to Solve Word Problems in Arithmetic, noted math teacher Phyllis Pullman defangs the dreaded word problem for 5th through 8th grade-level arithmetic students by emphasizing the mechanics and grammar of problem-solving, and focusing on problems involving arithmetic skills, area, percent, basic geometry, measurement, and statistics. ... Read more

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We all encounter numbers hundreds of times a day. This is a collection of some of the most peculiar, bizarre, shocking, or hilarious numbers we could find. They are meant to make you think, to challenge your assumptions (and your credulity), to make you laugh, to move you to action, or simply to entertain. This book also offers a glimpse into the history of humanity’s fascination with numbers and how our relationship with them ultimately reveals how we relate to each other and our world. ... Read more

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This volume contains the expanded versions of the lectures given by the authors at the C. I. M. E. instructional conference held in Cetraro, Italy, from July 12 to 19, 1997. The papers collected here are broad surveys of the current research in the arithmetic of elliptic curves, and also contain several new results which cannot be found elsewhere in the literature. Owing to clarity and elegance of exposition, and to the background material explicitly included in the text or quoted in the references, the volume is well suited to research students as well as to senior mathematicians. ... Read more

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In the past three decades, local search has grown from a simple heuristic idea into a mature field of research in combinatorial optimization that is attracting ever-increasing attention. Local search is still the method of choice for NP-hard problems as it provides a robust approach for obtaining high-quality solutions to problems of a realistic size in reasonable time. Local Search in Combinatorial Optimization covers local search and its variants from both a theoretical and practical point of view, each topic discussed by a leading authority. This book is an important reference and invaluable source of inspiration for students and researchers in discrete mathematics, computer science, operations research, industrial engineering, and management science.

In addition to the editors, the contributors are Mihalis Yannakakis, Craig A. Tovey, Jan H. M. Korst, Peter J. M. van Laarhoven, Alain Hertz, Eric Taillard, Dominique de Werra, Heinz Muhlenbein, Carsten Peterson, Bo Soderberg, David S. Johnson, Lyle A. McGeoch, Michel Gendreau, Gilbert Laporte, Jean-Yves Potvin, Gerard A. P. Kindervater, Martin W. P. Savelsbergh, Edward J. Anderson, Celia A. Glass, Chris N. Potts, C. L. Liu, Peichen Pan, Iiro Honkala, and Patric R. J. Östergård. ... Read more

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A well organized yet shallow approach at teaching math.
PDM is a wonderful addition to the S.F. series. It is well organized and illustrates difficult math in understandable fashion. Although most students will be able to learn from this textbook, teachers may wish to go more into depth about certain concepts. ... Read more

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This newly revised book provides a strong foundation in the essential math processes that are employed by health occupations workers in all areas of health care.Exercises are presented in a word problem format with concrete examples of how the math process is used in different health care careers.Problems start with simple examples and progress to complex paradigms that induce readers to tackle difficult situations.In addition to basic applications with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, information is also featured on common graphs, charts, and gauges that are likely to be encountered in the health care field.This edition includes a large portion of coverage that is devoted to problems involving medications, intravenous solutions, and other emulsions. ... Read more

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This practical series of eight basic math text-workbooks focuses on using mathematics at work, at home, at school, and at play. Unit pretests are followed by short but thorough lessons featuring explanations of math concepts, examples, and practice exercises. Special Life Skills lessons provide practice in using math to solve problems and make decisions encountered in everyday life. A post-test at the end of each unit measures students’ progress and an answer section reinforces self-teaching. ... Read more

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Essential Mathematics for Life Whole Numbers book 1
This workbook is a great tool in tutoring the remeidial and the gifted student. Both types of students can pace themselfs according to their skill level. The throughness of each subject reviewed is throughly gone back over with challenge and some rote memorization. The authors of these workbooks make every effort to include everyday life skill challenges to make the books seem more real for the student. The story problems reviews help a student by emphasizing the importance of Mathematics. All in all this workbook is a great starting placein whole numbers for all students at any level in their academics. ... Read more

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This book covers the mathematics of time value of money and mortgages by developing both elegant and easy to follow mathematical models. It breaches the gap between the derivation and application of the time value of money formula by exploring common applications in real estate, resource allocation (capital budgeting), and commercial loans. In most instances, a concept is introduced and a formula derived with the help of a time line diagram or a simple intuitive explanation. The general solution is immediately followed by an application, which clarifies exactly how the numbers fit into the sometimes complicated formula. In many cases, a slight twist is introduced to enable the reader to learn how to actually apply the formulas rather than just plugging in the numbers. ... Read more