Many years of teaching led Geoff Renshaw to develop Maths for Economics as a resource which builds your self-confidence in maths by using a gradual learning gradient & constantly reinforcing learning with examples & exercises. Some students embarking on this module feel that they have lost their confidence in maths or perhaps never had any in the first place. The author has designed the book so that whether you have a maths A level GCSE or perhaps feel that you need to go back over the very basics knowledge is built up in small steps not big jumps. Once you are confident that you have firmly grasped the foundations this book will help you to make the progression beyond the mechanical exercises & into the development of a maths tool-kit for the analysis of economic & business problems. This is a skill which will prove valuable for your degree & for your future employers. The online resource centre contains the following resources: For Students: Ask the author forum Excel tutorial Maple tutorial Further exercises Answers to further questions Expanded solutions to progress exercises For Lecturers (password protected): Test exercises Graphs from the book Answers to test exercises Power Point presentations Instructor manual ...

This book contains thousands of practice questions comprehensively covering every Higher Level GCSE & IGCSE Maths course
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Maths for Mums & Dads guides you through the basics of primary school maths & covers the dilemmas & problems you are likely to be confronted with including: * number bonds place value & decimals * long multiplication & long division * percentages ratios & fractions * basic geometry shapes symmetry & angles * Data-handling combinations & chance Complete with sample questions mock exam papers & examples of children's errors Maths for Mums & Dads will challenge & reassure in equal measure. ...

One of five textbooks for use in school & at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: decimal columns; addition subtraction multiplication & division of decimals including money; vulgar fractions; addition subtraction multiplication & division of vulgar fractions; conversion between decimals & vulgar fractions; & percentage. ...

One of five textbooks for use in school & at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: finding square roots; Pythagoras' theroem; simultaneous equations; matrices; vectors; multiplication & factorization with brackets; quadratic equations; probability; mean mode median & range; trigonometry; circles; volume of pyramids cylinders & cones. ...

One of five textbooks for use in school & at home. Each left-hand page shows methods with worked examples. The corresponding right-hand page gives questions for the student to try. Topics covered include: average (mean); clocks & calendars including 24-hour clock; set notation & Venn diagrams; speed distance & time; bases other than ten; angles; & polygons. ...

Numerical ability is an essential skill for everyone studying the biological sciences but many students are frightened by the perceived difficulty of mathematics & are nervous about applying mathematical skills in their chosen field of study. Having taught introductory maths & statistics for many years Alan Cann understands these challenges & just how invaluable an accessible confidence building textbook could be to the fearful student. Unable to find a book pitched at the right level that concentrated on why numerical skills are useful to biologists he wrote his own. The result is Maths form Scratch for Biologists a highly instructive informal text that explains step by step how & why you need to tackle maths within the biological sciences.

Features: An accessible jargon-busting approach to help readers master basic mathematical statistical & data handling techniques in biology Numerous end of chapter problems to reinforce key concepts & encourage students to test their newly acquired skills through practise A handy time-saving glossary A supplementary website with numerous problems & self-test exercises

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This is the perfect introduction for those who have a lingering fear of maths. If you think that maths is difficult confusing dull or just plain scary then The Maths Handbook is your ideal companion. Covering all the basics including fractions equations primes squares & square roots geometry & fractals Dr Richard Elwes will lead you gently towards a greater understanding of this fascinating subject. Even apparently daunting concepts will be explained simply with the assistance of useful diagrams & with a refreshing lack of jargon. So whether you're an adult or a student whether you're the sort of person who does Sudoku puzzles crosswords or has always been daunted by numbers at work school or in everyday life you won't find a better way of overcoming your nervousness about maths & learning to enjoy this most amazing of human discoveries. ...

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