Fundamentals of Technical Mathematics

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by “f”, “t” and “b” indicates figures, tables and boxes respectively.

A

Absolute values, 84–85

equation, 77

Acute angle, 189

Acute triangle, 210

Addition, 2, 39–40

adding of fractions, 10

of matrices, 224

Additive identity matrix, 222, 226

Additive inverse matrix, 226

Algebra, 37

basic principles

addition, 39–40

multiplication, 40–45

example, 38–39

exercises, 298–299

exponent, 45–47

expression, 38

monomials, 49, 52

base, 49

rules for division of, 51

rules for multiplication of, 50

term, 50

polynomial, 52

degree, 52

example, 52–54

types, 52

proportion, 56–59

radicals, 45–47

ratio, 55–56

shortened rules, 38

variation, 59

constant of variation, 59

direct variation, 59b

example, 59–61

inverse variation, 61b

joint variation, 60

Angle, 151

measurement and ...