Hutchinson Everyday Numbers [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helicon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic books. -- local.

Mathematics--Popular works.

Teaching--Aids and devices--Mathematics.

Local Subjects:

Electronic books. -- local.

Mathematics--Popular works.

Teaching--Aids and devices--Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon : Helicon Publishing, 2006.

Summary:

Everything you need to know about numbers in your everyday life, from personal finances to metric-imperial conversions.

Contents:

"" Hutchinson Everyday Numbers""; ""Introduction: Why We Count""; "" Table of Contents""; ""Section One: Brushing Up""; ""Section Two: Figure It Out""; ""Section Three: Magical Maths""; ""Appendix""; "" Section One: Brushing Up""; ""Numbers""; ""Zero""; ""Numbers as Sets""; ""Numbers Shapes, Primes, and Factors""; ""All the prime numbers between 1 and 1,000""; ""Operations""; ""Basic maths symbols""; ""Addition""; ""Subtraction""; ""Adding and subtracting negatives""; ""Multiplication""; ""Multiplication table in the range 2 to 25""; ""Division""; ""Multiplying and dividing negatives""

""Order of operations""""Example""; ""Solution""; ""Fractions""; ""Adding and subtracting fractions""; ""Multiplying and dividing fractions""; ""Decimals""; ""John Napier""; ""Percentages""; ""Origin of the percentage sign""; ""Calculating percentage increase/decrease""; ""Percentages as fractions or decimals""; ""Ratios and Proportions""; ""Exponents""; ""Large numbers""; ""Nomenclature for large numbers""; ""Squares, cubes, and roots""; ""Examples of a number of squares, cubes, and roots""; ""Graphs and Charts""; ""Bar chart""; ""Pie charts""; ""Diagrams""; ""Measurements and Conversions""

""SI prefixes""""SI prefixes and their symbols""; ""Length""; ""Length conversions""; ""Length conversions""; ""Area""; ""Formulae for calculating area""; ""Rectangles and squares""; ""Example""; ""Solution""; ""Area of a rectangle given its length and breadth""; ""Circles""; ""Area of a circle given its radius""; ""Triangles""; ""Area of a triangle given its base and height""; ""Area conversions""; ""Area conversions""; ""Volume and Capacity""; ""Formulae for calculating volumes""; ""Volume and capacity conversions""; ""Volume/capacity conversions""; ""Mass""; ""Mass conversions""; ""Time""

""Time conversions""""Force""; ""Force conversions""; ""Pressure""; ""Pressure conversions""; ""Angles""; ""Angle terminology""; ""Mean, Median, and Mode""; ""Example""; ""Solution""; ""How to Use a Calculator""; ""Simple calculators""; ""Calculator keys""; ""Order of operations""; ""Example""; ""Solution""; ""Rounding Numbers""; ""Significant Figures""; ""Section Two: Figure It Out""; ""Personal Finance""; ""Income and Tax Liabilities""; ""Tax on savings""; ""Tax allowances""; ""Income tax rates""; ""Capital gains tax (CGT) and inheritance tax""; ""Budgeting""; ""Example""

""Banking Getting the Most Out of Your Accounts""""Simple interest""; ""Simple interest rates""; ""Borrowing""; ""Setting Aside for Retirement""; ""Stocks and Shares""; ""Saving for Children""; ""Home""; ""Power Sources""; ""Single rate digital meters""; ""Economy 7 meters""; ""Dial meters""; ""Digital meters""; ""Dial or 'clock' meters""; ""DIY""; ""Rectangular rooms""; ""Odd-Shaped Rooms""; ""Outside Help""; ""Right Angles with the Help of Pythagoras""; ""Food and Cooking""; ""Smart Shopping""; ""Nutrition""; ""In The Kitchen""; ""Cooking meats""; ""Alcohol Content of Drinks""

""Shopping and Leisure""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-75861-9

9786610758616