Mathematics is crucial to all aspects of engineering & technology. Understanding key mathematical concepts & applying them successfully to solve problems are vital skills every engineering student must acquire. This text teaches applies & nurtures those skills. Mathematics for Engineers is informal accessible & practically oriented. The material is structured so students build up their knowledge & understanding gradually. The interactive examples have been carefully designed to encourage students to engage fully in the problem-solving process. ...

From a review of the first edition: This book is suitable for those who lack confidence! It is particularly useful as a revision guide... Tasks & practical exercises are included throughout the book. Worth buying a copy
- Primary Mathematics This task-driven text emphasizes strategies & processes & is very different from the usual style of mathematics textbooks. For example algebra is treated as a way of thinking mathematically rather than merely manipulating symbols. Each of the sections is designed to stand alone so that they can be studied in any order or dipped into as needed. The Second Edition has been updated to meet the needs of anyone wanting to refresh their knowledge & understanding of mathematics to GCSE level. There is an emphasis on learning & doing mathematics with an expanded section on measures & proportion & statistics. Trainees & students have reported that the book has not only helped them to raise their knowledge & understanding to the required standard but also greatly enhanced their mathematical confidence. This is a set book for the Open University Course Ways of Knowing: language mathematics & science in the early years.
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Comprehensive & practical series offering support for those working towards Qualified Teacher Status breaking down the requirements of QTS into manageable units so that trainees can evaluate & improve their knowledge of each subject. Comprehensive & practical series offering support for those working towards Qualified Teacher Status breaking down the requirements of QTS into manageable units so that trainees can evaluate & improve their knowledge of each subject. ...

This title forms part of the completely new Mathematics for the IB Diploma series. This highly illustrated book covers topic 9 of the IB Diploma Higher Level Mathematics syllabus the optional topic Calculus. It is also for use with the further mathematics course. Based on the new group 5 aims the progressive approach encourages cumulative learning. Features include: a dedicated chapter exclusively for mixed examination practice; plenty of worked examples; questions colour-coded according to grade; exam-style questions; feature boxes throughout of exam hints & tips. ...

This third edition of the best-selling Mathematics in Nursery Education provides an accessible introduction to the teaching of mathematics in the early years. Covering all areas of mathematics learning
- number & counting calculation pattern shape measures & data handling
- it summarises the research findings & underlying key concepts & explains how adults can help children to learn through practical experiences discussion & more direct intervention. This new edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest research & thinking in this area &
Includes:: why mathematics is important as a way of making sense of the world how attitudes to mathematics can influence teaching & learning how children learn mathematics new material on sorting matching & handling data ideas for observation & questioning to assess children's understanding examples of planned activities suggestions for language development assessment criteria. This textbook is ideal for those training to be teachers through an undergraduate or PGCE route those training for Early Years Professional Status & those studying early childhood on foundation or honours degrees as well as parents looking to explore how their young children learn mathematics. This will be an essential text for any Early Years practitioner looking to make mathematics interesting exciting & engaging in their classroom.


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If you follow this eloquently written book you will be equipped to cope with all manner of challenges such as splitting a restaurant bill filling in a tax return or understanding the compound interest on your bank statement. You will also be able to calculate your chances of survival when playing Russian roulette win at Perudo & pronounce 324 in Tibetan (Gsum-bryga gnyis-bcu rtsa bzhi)... Plus there is a section on how the ancient Egyptians wrestled with equations; a 13-page appendix on how to solve Sudoku & a chapter on the Law of Large Numbers which offers useful tips on backing the right horses)". (" Daily Telegraph"). In this irreverent guide to classroom horrors such as algebra percentages & probability maths teacher Lawrence Potter sheds light on the dark mysteries that have haunted you since your childhood. Full of fascinating examples & surprising puzzles " Mathematics Minus Fear" demonstrates that maths is not an isolated realm of abstract thought but has fascinating connections with the world we encounter on a daily basis." ...

What happens when love doesn't add up? Dr Paul Mac Millan is a professor of Chaos Theory. Specialist subject: storm patterns. A month after the death of his father Paul's life has ground to a halt. With his itinerant ne'er do well brother Chancer in his spare room his girlfriend Emma pushing for a future & the arrival of a beautiful new Ph D student Zainab prediction is proving increasingly difficult. Then the discovery of his father's final & surprise possession catapults Paul's world into real chaos. Intelligent witty & sincere this drama combines strong emotion with knowing humour & a cleverly relevant academic backbone whereby scientific theories rebound themes & motifs & inform the characters' apparently random decisions & actions. Mathematics of the Heart won the Brighton Fringe Festival New Writing South Best New Play 2011 andthe Evening Argus ' Outstanding Artistic Contribution' Award 2011. ...

Designed to follow the latest CIE IGCSE syllabus this revision guide will provide revision material which is presented in a clear concise but not too condensed format appropriate for international students aged 14-16. They may be used for study & homework throughout the year but are predominantly intended as a student revision purchase. Suitable for all students it will stretch those of a lower ability while challenging & providing a wealth of exam practice for students of higher ability. We provide everything needed to ensure exam success including questions & answers revision & assessment advice. Laid out in short chapters that correspond to syllabus sections the book is easy to navigate & content is never overwhelming. Each chapter contains some information followed by a number of examples showing how that idea is used. Worked past paper questions demonstrate how real-life examination problems should be approached & a large bank of graduated examination-style questions are included that will challenge students at every level. ...

The fifth Maths Basic Skills book provides plenty of practice questions to work through to build confidence & improve Maths skills at Key Stage 2. Written by educational experts Practice in the Basic Skills Maths Book 5 saves your valuable time with ready-to-practice questions that comprehensively cover the basics of addition subtraction multiplication & division for KS2 Maths. Packed with engaging pictures & clear practice questions this handy study guide gives a strong foundation in Maths for Key Stage 2. It builds on the Maths skills learnt in Book 4. Content
Includes:: lots of practice in number (4 rules Roman numerals number bases averages) money fractions decimal fractions metric measures area & perimeter volume angles time graphs as well as problems.
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The fourth Maths Basic Skills book provides plenty of practice questions to work through to build confidence & improve Maths skills at Key Stage 2. Written by educational experts Practice in the Basic Skills Maths Book 4 saves your valuable time with ready-to-practice questions that comprehensively cover the basics of addition subtraction multiplication & division for KS2 Maths. Packed with engaging pictures & clear practice questions this handy study guide gives a strong foundation in Maths for Key Stage 2. It builds on the Maths skills learnt in Book 3. Content
Includes:: lots of practice in number (averages long multiplication/division approximations) money fractions decimal fractions capacity mass length time angles graphs as well as problems.
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