The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Math provides easy-to-understand methods, tips, and tricks to do math in one's head, on paper, and on a calculator at a faster rate and with more accuracy for anyone who is intimidated by math and for whom such calculations would otherwise require paper or calculator.
This third edition of the perennial bestseller defines the recent changes in how the discipline is taught and introduces a new perspective on the discipline. New material in this third edition includes: A modernized section on trigonometry An introduction to mathematical modeling Instruction in use of the graphing calculator 2,000 solved problems 3,000 supplementary practice problems and more
Succeed in statistics with ELEMENTARY STATISTICS! With its down-to-earth writing style and relevant examples, exercises, and applications, this book gives you the tools you need to make the grade in your statistics course. Learning to use MINITAB?, Excel?, and the TI-83/84 graphing calculator is made easy with output and instructions included throughout the text.
With the birth of the electronic hand calculator and the death of the slide rule, the teaching of general chemistry entered a new era. Unfortunately, the calculator did not bring automatic understanding of chemistry; analyzing and solving problems is just as difficult as ever. The need for detailed explanations, drill, and review problems is still with us.