Technical Shop MathematicsSuitable for home study, classroom use, or as a superior reference guide for the shop professional, this practical text presents a review and introduction to basic shop mathematics in a straightforward manner. Its logical format progresses from arithmetical operations through measurement systems to basic algebra for shop-formula solving skills, practical geometry with shop examples and applications, and trigonometry, emphasizing its valuable use in the shop and in the trades. Numerous shop-related problems requiring practical application of principles are interspersed throughout, as well as a wealth of worked-out study examples designed to reinforce concepts. |
Contents
Fractions and Mixed Numbers | 18 |
Decimals and Decimal Fractions | 41 |
Powers Roots and Percentage | 71 |
MeasurementEnglish and Metric SI Units | 95 |
Fundamentals of Algebra | 134 |
Algebraic Addition and Subtraction | 145 |
Equations | 153 |
Applications | 160 |
GeometryLines Angles and Plane Figures | 260 |
GeometryAxioms Postulates and Propositions | 277 |
GeometryTriangles and Quadrilaterals | 306 |
GeometryThe Circle | 339 |
GeometrySurface Areas and Volumes of Solids | 371 |
RightAngle Trigonometry | 396 |
ObliqueAngle Trigonometry | 432 |
Shop Trigonometry | 460 |
Common terms and phrases
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