Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides adult learners with the tools they need to improve their maths skills and abilities. Whether readers want to return to school, help their children with maths homework, take an adult numeracy exam, or improve their skills for everyday life, Basic Maths For Dummies is the key to success.
内容简介:
Whether individuals are returning to school, studying for an adult numeracy test, helping their kids with homework, or seeking the confidence that a firm maths foundation provides in everyday encounters, Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides the content they need to improve their basic maths skills. Based upon the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum, this title covers such topics as: Getting started with the building blocks of maths and setting yourself up for success Dealing with decimals, percentages and tackling fractions without fear Sizing Up weights, measures, and shapes How to handle statistics and gauge probability Filled with real-world examples and written by a PhD-level mathematician who specializes in tutoring adults and students, Basic Maths For Dummies also provides practical advice on overcoming maths anxiety and a host of tips, tricks, and memory aids that make learning maths (almost) painless - and even fun.
作者简介:
Colin Beveridge, PhD, holds a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Saint Andrews. He gave up a position as a researcher at Montana State University (working with NASA, among other projects) to become a full-time maths tutor, helping adults and GCSE, A-level, and university students overcome their fear of maths - a position he finds "far more enjoyable than real work".
Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides adult learners with the tools they need to improve their maths skills and abilities. Whether readers want to return to school, help their children with maths homework, take an adult numeracy exam, or improve their skills for everyday life, Basic Maths For Dummies is the key to success.
Whether individuals are returning to school, studying for an adult numeracy test, helping their kids with homework, or seeking the confidence that a firm maths foundation provides in everyday encounters, Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides the content they need to improve their basic maths skills. Based upon the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum, this title covers such topics as: Getting started with the building blocks of maths and setting yourself up for success Dealing with decimals, percentages and tackling fractions without fear Sizing Up weights, measures, and shapes How to handle statistics and gauge probability Filled with real-world examples and written by a PhD-level mathematician who specializes in tutoring adults and students, Basic Maths For Dummies also provides practical advice on overcoming maths anxiety and a host of tips, tricks, and memory aids that make learning maths (almost) painless - and even fun.
Colin Beveridge, PhD, holds a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Saint Andrews. He gave up a position as a researcher at Montana State University (working with NASA, among other projects) to become a full-time maths tutor, helping adults and GCSE, A-level, and university students overcome their fear of maths - a position he finds "far more enjoyable than real work".