All the Math You'll Ever Need, 3rd Edition

All the Math You'll Ever Need, 3rd Edition

by Carolyn C. Wheater, Steve Slavin
Released April 2022
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 9781119719182

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Book description

A comprehensive and hands-on guide to crucial math concepts and terminology

In the newly revised third edition of All the Math You’ll Ever Need: A Self-Teaching Guide, veteran math and computer technology teacher Carolyn Wheater and veteran mathematics author Steve Slavin deliver a practical and accessible guide to math you can use every day and apply to a wide variety of life tasks. From calculating monthly mortgage payments to the time you’ll need to pay off a credit card, this book walks you through the steps to understanding basic math concepts.

This latest edition is updated to reflect recent changes in interest rates, prices, and wages, and incorporates information on the intelligent and efficient use of calculators and mental math techniques. It also offers:

  • A brand-new chapter on hands-on statistics to help readers understand common graphs
  • An easy-to-use-format that provides an interactive method with frequent questions, problems, and self-tests
  • Complete explanations of necessary mathematical concepts that explore not just how math works, but also why it works

Perfect for anyone seeking to make practical use of essential math concepts and strategies in their day-to-day life, All the Math You’ll Ever Need is an invaluable addition to the libraries of students who want a bit of extra help applying math in the real world.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. How to Use This Book
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. 1 Getting Started
  7. 2 Essential Arithmetic
    1. 1 ADDITION
    2. 2 MULTIPLICATION
    3. 3 SUBTRACTION
    4. 4 DIVISION
  8. 3 Focus on Multiplication
    1. 1 THE MULTIPLICATION TABLE
    2. 2 LEARNING THE MULTIPLICATION TABLE
    3. 3 TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
    4. 4 ABOUT LONG MULTIPLICATION
    5. 5 PRACTICE EXERCISES WITH TWO DIGITS
    6. 6 MULTIPLYING THREE DIGITS
    7. 7 FOUR-DIGIT MULTIPLICATION
    8. 8 WORD PROBLEMS WITH MULTIPLICATION
  9. 4 Focus on Division
    1. 1 SHORT DIVISION
    2. 2 LONG DIVISION
    3. 3 WORD PROBLEMS WITH DIVISION
  10. 5 Mental Math
    1. 1 FAST MULTIPLICATION
    2. 2 FAST DIVISION
    3. 3 HOW ARE YOU DOING SO FAR?
    4. 4 MENTAL MATH TRICKS
  11. 6 Positive and Negative Numbers
    1. 1 WHAT ARE NEGATIVE NUMBERS?
    2. 2 ADDING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS
    3. 3 SUBTRACTING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS
    4. 4 MULTIPLYING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS
    5. 5 DIVISION WITH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS
  12. 7 Fractions
    1. 1 CHANGING THE LOOK OF FRACTIONS
    2. 2 ADDING FRACTIONS
    3. 3 SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS
    4. 4 MULTIPLYING BY FRACTIONS
    5. 5 DIVIDING BY FRACTIONS
    6. 6 CANCELLING
  13. 8 Decimals
    1. 1 ADDING AND SUBTRACTING WITH DECIMALS
    2. 2 MULTIPLYING WITH DECIMALS
    3. 3 DIVIDING WITH DECIMALS
  14. 9 Converting Fractions and Decimals
    1. 1 CONVERTING FRACTIONS INTO DECIMALS
    2. 2 CONVERTING DECIMALS INTO FRACTIONS
    3. 3 SIMPLIFYING FRACTIONS
    4. 4 REPEATING DECIMALS
    5. 5 NON-TERMINATING DECIMALS
  15. 10 Ratios and Proportions
    1. 1 RATIOS
    2. 2 PROPORTIONS
  16. 11 Solving Problems
    1. 1 WORDS AND FRACTIONS
    2. 2 WORD PROBLEMS WITH MONEY
  17. 12 Area and Perimeter
    1. 1 AREAS OF RECTANGLES
    2. 2 WHEN WE USE AREA
    3. 3 PERIMETERS OF RECTANGLES
    4. 4 AREAS OF TRIANGLES
  18. 13 Circumference and Area
    1. 1 CIRCUMFERENCE OF A CIRCLE
    2. 2 THE AREA OF A CIRCLE
  19. 14 Percentages
    1. 1 FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, AND PERCENTS
    2. 2 PERCENT CHANGE
    3. 3 FAST PERCENT CHANGE
    4. 4 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
    5. 5 TIPPING
  20. 15 Solving Simple Equations
    1. 1 THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF EQUATIONS
    2. 2 ISOLATING X
    3. 3 ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION WITH X
    4. 4 MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION WITH X
    5. 5 FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS IN EQUATIONS
    6. 6 NEGATIVE NUMBERS
    7. 7 MULTI-STEP EQUATIONS
  21. 16 Powers and Roots
    1. 1 EXPONENTS
    2. 2 ROOTS
    3. 3 ADVANCED PROBLEMS
  22. 17 Very Large and Very Small Numbers
    1. 1 WRITING LARGE NUMBERS
    2. 2 SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
    3. 3 MILLIONS, BILLIONS, TRILLIONS, AND BEYOND
    4. 4 MULTIPLYING LARGE NUMBERS
    5. 5 DIVIDING LARGE NUMBERS
    6. 6 SCIENTIFIC NOTATION FOR VERY SMALL NUMBERS
  23. 18 Algebra Problems
    1. 1 AGE PROBLEMS
    2. 2 FINDING THE NUMBERS
    3. 3 MIXTURE PROBLEMS
  24. 19 Interest Rates
    1. 1 SIMPLE INTEREST
    2. 2 COMPOUND INTEREST
    3. 3 A WORD ON CONTINUOUS COMPOUNDING
    4. 4 DOUBLING TIME: THE RULE OF 70
    5. 5 DISCOUNTING
  25. 20 Rate, Time, and Distance
    1. 1 THE MAGIC FORMULA
    2. 2 THE TERMS
    3. 3 FINDING DISTANCE
    4. 4 FINDING RATE
    5. 5 FINDING TIME
    6. 6 RATE, TIME, AND DISTANCE PROBLEMS
    7. 7 SPEED LIMIT PROBLEMS
  26. 21 Personal Finance
    1. 1 MARK-DOWN PROBLEMS
    2. 2 SALES TAX PROBLEMS
    3. 3 CREDIT CARDS
    4. 4 FEDERAL INCOME TAX
    5. 5 MORTGAGE INTEREST AND TAXES
  27. 22 Business Math
    1. 1 COMMISSIONS
    2. 2 MARK-UPS
    3. 3 DISCOUNTING FROM LIST PRICE
    4. 4 QUANTITY DISCOUNTS
    5. 5 2/10 N/30
    6. 6 CHAIN DISCOUNTS
    7. 7 PROFIT
  28. 23 A Taste of Statistics
    1. 1 DISTRIBUTIONS OF DATA
    2. 2 MEASURES OF CENTER
    3. 3 MEASURES OF SPREAD
    4. 4 ESTIMATING
  29. 24 Review
    1. CHAPTER 3 REVIEW
    2. CHAPTER 4 REVIEW
    3. CHAPTER 5 REVIEW
    4. CHAPTER 6 REVIEW
    5. CHAPTER 7 REVIEW
    6. CHAPTER 8 REVIEW
    7. CHAPTER 9 REVIEW
    8. CHAPTER 10 REVIEW
    9. CHAPTER 11 REVIEW
    10. CHAPTER 12 REVIEW
    11. CHAPTER 13 REVIEW
    12. CHAPTER 14 REVIEW
    13. CHAPTER 15 REVIEW
    14. CHAPTER 16 REVIEW
    15. CHAPTER 17 REVIEW
    16. CHAPTER 18 REVIEW
    17. CHAPTER 19 REVIEW
    18. CHAPTER 20 REVIEW
    19. CHAPTER 21 REVIEW
    20. CHAPTER 22 REVIEW
    21. CHAPTER 23 REVIEW
    22. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 3 REVIEW
    23. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 4 REVIEW
    24. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 5 REVIEW
    25. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 6 REVIEW
    26. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 7 REVIEW
    27. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 8 REVIEW
    28. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 9 REVIEW
    29. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 10 REVIEW
    30. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 11 REVIEW
    31. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 12 REVIEW
    32. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 13 REVIEW
    33. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 14 REVIEW
    34. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 15 REVIEW
    35. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 16 REVIEW
    36. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 17 REVIEW
    37. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 18 REVIEW
    38. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 19 REVIEW
    39. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 20 REVIEW
    40. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 21 REVIEW
    41. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 22 REVIEW
    42. ANSWERS FOR CHAPTER 23 REVIEW
    43. WHERE TO FROM HERE?
  30. Index
  31. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: All the Math You'll Ever Need, 3rd Edition
  • Author(s): Carolyn C. Wheater, Steve Slavin
  • Release date: April 2022
  • Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
  • ISBN: 9781119719182