Basic Math Concepts: For Water and Wastewater Plant Operators

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Routledge, May 3, 2018 - Technology & Engineering - 368 pages

FROM THE PREFACE
In the years since the first edition, I have continued to consider ways in which the texts could be improved. In this regard, I researched several topics including how people learn (learning styles, etc.), how the brain functions in storing and retrieving information, and the fundamentals of memory systems. Many of the changes incorporated in this second edition are a result of this research. The changes were field-tested during a three-year period in which I taught a water and wastewater mathematics course for Palomar Community College, San Marcos, California.

  • All the fundamental math concepts and skills needed for daily water/wastewater treatment plant operations.
    This first volume, ""Basic Math Concepts for Water and Wastewater Plant Operators,"" provides a thorough review of the necessary mathematical concepts and skills encountered in the daily operations of a water and wastewater treatment plant. Each chapter begins with a skills check to allow the student to determine whether or not a review of the topic is needed. Practice problems illustrate the concepts presented in each section.
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    Contents

    Solving Math Problems
    1
    Solving for the Unknown
    7
    Fractions
    27
    Decimals
    77
    Percents
    103
    Averages
    117
    Ratios and Proportions
    137
    Conversions
    155
    Area Measurement
    213
    Volume Measurement
    235
    Scales and Graphs
    257
    Powers Roots and Scientific Notation
    283
    Rounding and Estimating
    313
    Dimensional Analysis
    327
    Answer Key
    337
    Appendix
    347

    Linear Measurement
    203

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    Price, Joanne K.

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