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- 1 Basic arithmetic Instructor’s Manual xi
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Revision of addition and subtraction
- 1.3 Revision of multiplication and division
- common multiples 1.4 Highest common factors and lowest
- 1.5 Order of precedence and brackets
- 2 Fractions
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Adding and subtracting fractions
- 2.3 Multiplication and division of fractions
- 2.4 Order of precedence with fractions
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- 3 Decimals
- 3.1 Introduction
- vice-versa 3.2 Converting decimals to fractions and
- 3.3 Significant figures and decimal places
- 3.4 Adding and subtracting decimal numbers
- 3.5 Multiplying and dividing decimal numbers
- 3.1 Introduction
- 4 Usingacalculator
- 4.1 Introduction
- dividing 4.2 Adding, subtracting, multiplying and
- 4.3 Further calculator functions
- 4.4 Evaluation of formulae
- 4.1 Introduction
- 5 Percentages
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Percentage calculations
- 5.3 Further percentage calculations
- 5.4 More percentage calculations
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- 6 Ratio and proportion
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Ratios
- 6.3 Direct proportion
- 6.4 Inverse proportion
- 7 Powers, roots and laws of indices
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Powers and roots
- 7.3 Laws of indices
- 8 Units, prefixes and engineering notation
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 SI units
- 8.3 Common prefixes
- 8.4 Standard form
- 8.5 Engineering notation
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- 9 Basic algebra
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Basic operations
- 9.3 Laws of indices
- 10 Further algebra
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Brackets
- 10.3 Factorization
- 10.4 Laws of precedence
- 11 Solving simple equations
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Solving equations
- equations 11.3 Practical problems involving simple
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- 12 Transposing formulae
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Transposing formulae
- 12.3 Further transposing of formulae
- 12.4 More difficult transposing of formulae
- 13 Solving simultaneous equations
- 13.1 Introduction
- unknowns 13.2 Solving simultaneous equations in two
- 13.3 Further solving of simultaneous equations
- 13.1 Introduction
- equations 13.4 Solving more difficult simultaneous
- equations 13.5 Practical problems involving simultaneous
- unknowns 13.6 Solving simultaneous equations in three
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- 14 Solving quadratic equations
- 14.1 Introduction
- factorization 14.2 Solution of quadratic equations by
- ‘completing the square’ 14.3 Solution of quadratic equations by
- formula 14.4 Solution of quadratic equations by
- equations 14.5 Practical problems involving quadratic
- simultaneously 14.6 Solution of linear and quadratic equations
- 14.1 Introduction
- 15 Logarithms
- 15.1 Introduction to logarithms
- 15.2 Laws of logarithms
- 15.3 Indicial equations
- 15.4 Graphs of logarithmic functions
- 16 Exponential functions
- 16.1 Introduction to exponential functions
- 16.2 The power series forex
- 16.3 Graphs of exponential functions
- 16.4 Napierian logarithms
- 16.5 Laws of growth and decay
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- 17 Straight line graphs
- 17.1 Introduction to graphs
- 17.2 Axes, scales and co-ordinates
- 17.3 Straight line graphs
- of graphs 17.4 Gradients, intercepts and equations
- graphs 17.5 Practical problems involving straight line
- 18 Graphs reducing non-linear laws to linear form
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Determination of law
- 18.3 Revision of laws of logarithms
- 18.4 Determination of law involving logarithms
- 19 Graphical solution of equations
- equations 19.1 Graphical solution of simultaneous
- 19.2 Graphical solution of quadratic equations
- equations simultaneously 19.3 Graphical solution of linear and quadratic
- 19.4 Graphical solution of cubic equations
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- 20 Angles and triangles
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Angular measurement
- 20.3 Triangles
- 20.4 Congruent triangles
- 20.5 Similar triangles
- 20.6 Construction of triangles
- 21 Introduction to trigonometry
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 The theorem of Pythagoras
- 21.3 Sines, cosines and tangents
- angles 21.4 Evaluating trigonometric ratios of acute
- 21.5 Solving right-angled triangles
- 21.6 Angles of elevation and depression
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- 22 Trigonometric waveforms
- 22.1 Graphs of trigonometric functions
- 22.2 Angles of any magnitude
- 22.3 The production of sine and cosine waves
- cosine waves 22.4 Terminology involved with sine and
- 22.5 Sinusoidal form:Asin(ωt±α)
- applications 23 Non-right-angled triangles and some practical
- 23.1 The sine and cosine rules
- 23.2 Area of any triangle
- triangles and their areas 23.3 Worked problems on the solution of
- of triangles and their areas 23.4 Further worked problems on the solution
- 23.5 Practical situations involving trigonometry
- trigonometry 23.6 Further practical situations involving
- 24 Cartesian and polar co-ordinates
- 24.1 Introduction
- co-ordinates 24.2 Changing from Cartesian to polar
- co-ordinates 24.3 Changing from polar to Cartesian
- 24.4 Use of Pol/Rec functions on calculators
- 24.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Graphical solution of quadratic equations
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- equations 19.1 Graphical solution of simultaneous
- 25 Areas of common shapes
- 25.1 Introduction
- 25.2 Common shapes
- 25.3 Areas of common shapes
- 25.4 Areas of similar shapes
- 26 The circle
- 26.1 Introduction
- 26.2 Properties of circles
- 26.3 Radians and degrees
- 26.4 Arc length and area of circles and sectors
- 26.5 The equation of a circle
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- 27 Volumes of common solids
- 27.1 Introduction
- shapes 27.2 Volumes and surface areas of common
- common solids 27.3 Summary of volumes and surface areas of
- 27.4 More complex volumes and surface areas
- pyramids and cones 27.5 Volumes and surface areas of frusta of
- 27.6 Volumes of similar shapes
- 27.1 Introduction
- 28 Irregular areas and volumes, and mean values
- 28.1 Areas of irregular figures
- 28.2 Volumes of irregular solids
- 28.3 Mean or average values of waveforms
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- 29 Vectors
- 29.1 Introduction
- 29.2 Scalars and vectors
- 29.3 Drawing a vector
- 29.4 Addition of vectors by drawing
- vertical components 29.5 Resolving vectors into horizontal and
- 29.6 Addition of vectors by calculation
- 29.7 Vector subtraction
- 29.8 Relative velocity
- 29.9 i,jandknotation
- 30 Methods of adding alternating waveforms
- 30.1 Combining two periodic functions
- 30.2 Plotting periodic functions
- 30.3 Determining resultant phasors by drawing
- and cosine rules 30.4 Determining resultant phasors by the sine
- horizontal and vertical components 30.5 Determining resultant phasors by
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- 31 Presentation of statistical data
- 31.1 Some statistical terminology
- 31.2 Presentation of ungrouped data
- 31.3 Presentation of grouped data
- 32 Mean, median, mode and standard deviation
- 32.1 Measures of central tendency
- 32.2 Mean, median and mode for discrete data
- 32.3 Mean, median and mode for grouped data
- 32.4 Standard deviation
- 32.5 Quartiles, deciles and percentiles
- 33 Probability
- 33.1 Introduction to probability
- 33.2 Laws of probability
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- 34 Introduction to differentiation
- 34.1 Introduction to calculus
- 34.2 Functional notation
- 34.3 The gradient of a curve
- 34.4 Differentiation from first principles
- general rule 34.5 Differentiation ofy=axnby the
- 34.6 Differentiation of sine and cosine functions
- 34.7 Differentiation ofeaxand lnax
- 34.8 Summary of standard derivatives
- 34.9 Successive differentiation
- 34.10 Rates of change
- 35 Introduction to integration
- 35.1 The process of integration
- formaxn 35.2 The general solution of integrals of the
- 35.3 Standard integrals
- 35.4 Definite integrals
- 35.5 The area under a curve
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- 35.1 The process of integration
- List of formulae
- Answers to practice exercises
- Index
- 36 Number sequences Preface iv
- 36.1 Simple sequences
- 36.2 Then’th term of a series
- 36.3 Arithmetic progressions
- 36.4 Geometric progressions
- 37 Binary, octal and hexadecimal
- 37.1 Introduction
- 37.2 Binary numbers
- 37.3 Octal numbers
- 37.4 Hexadecimal numbers
- 38 Inequalities
- 38.1 Introduction to inequalities
- 38.2 Simple inequalities
- 38.3 Inequalities involving a modulus
- 38.4 Inequalities involvingquotients
- 38.5 Inequalities involving square functions
- 38.6 Quadratic inequalities
- 39 Graphs with logarithmic scales
- graph paper 39.1 Logarithmic scales and logarithmic
- 39.2 Graphs of the formy=axn
- 39.3 Graphs of the formy=abx
- 39.4 Graphs of the formy=aekx
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- Answers to practice exercises