Merriam-Webster's Guide to Everyday Math: A Home and Business ReferenceStep-by-step instructions for solving common math problems. Perfect for the office or home. - Practical answers to a range of questions from percentages, loans, and balance sheets to lumber dimensions and baseball stats - Features a quick-reference guide to formulas and conversions - Includes interesting sidebars and anecdotes |
Contents
Numbers and Calculating | 1 |
Fractions Decimals Percents | 2 |
Rounding Off | 20 |
Number Sequences | 22 |
Infinity and Infinitesimal | 26 |
The Vocabulary of Arithmetic | 27 |
Arithmetic Operations | 29 |
Exponents and Roots | 41 |
Astronomical Distances | 176 |
Sound | 181 |
Probability Gambling and Statistics | 188 |
Probability | 189 |
Counting Methods | 195 |
Odds and Mathematical Expectation | 209 |
Casino Games and Parimutuel Betting | 213 |
Statistics | 238 |
Logarithms | 45 |
Factorials | 51 |
Order of Operations | 52 |
Scientific Notation | 54 |
Calculator Calculation | 57 |
Algebra Geometry and Trigonometry | 61 |
Coordinate Geometry | 67 |
Classical Geometry | 74 |
Area and Volume of Geometric Figures | 81 |
Ratio and Proportion | 85 |
Trigonometry | 102 |
A Glance at Calculus | 112 |
Everyday Mathematics | 114 |
Energy Sources | 123 |
Construction | 129 |
Automobiles | 140 |
The Physical World | 151 |
Weather and the Environment | 153 |
Time | 157 |
Geography Navigation and Travel | 163 |
Correlation | 251 |
The Misuse of Statistics | 253 |
Baseball Statistics | 254 |
Business and Personal Finance | 257 |
Interest | 258 |
Calculating Interest Payments | 261 |
Annuities and Rents | 270 |
Mortgages | 278 |
Investing Money | 287 |
Stocks | 290 |
Bonds | 295 |
US Government Securities | 297 |
Mutual Funds | 301 |
TaxDeferred Investment Plans | 304 |
Investment Strategies | 309 |
Basic Bookkeeping | 312 |
Individual Income Tax | 320 |
Tables and Formulas | 323 |
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Common terms and phrases
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