TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peterson, John C.
AU  - Smith, Robert Donald,
TI  - Introductory technical mathematics
SN  - 9781337397
AV  - QA39.3 P485 2019
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Cengage Learning
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Mathematics
N1  - Includes index; Fundamentals of general mathematics. Whole numbers -- Common fractions -- Decimal fractions -- Ratio and proportion -- Percents -- Signed numbers -- Measurement. Precision, accuracy, and tolerance -- Customary measurement units -- Metric measurement units -- Steel rules and Vernier calipers -- Micrometers -- Fundamentals of algebra. Introduction to algebra -- Basic algebraic operations -- Simple equations -- Complex equations -- The Cartesian coordinate system and graphs of linear equations -- Systems of equations -- Quadratic equations -- Fundamentals of plane geometry. Introduction to plane geometry -- Angular measure -- Angular geometric principles -- Triangles -- Congruent and similar figures -- Polygons -- Circles -- Geometric figures : areas and volumes. Areas of common polygons -- Areas of circles, sectors, segments, and ellipses -- Prisms and cylinders : volumes, surface areas, and weights -- Pyramids and cones : volumes, surface areas, and weights -- Spheres and composite figures : volumes, surface areas, and weights -- Basic statistics. Graphs : bar, circle, and line -- Statistics -- Fundamentals of trigonometry. Introduction to trigonometric functions -- Trigonometric functions with right triangles -- Practical applications with right triangles -- Functions of any angle, oblique triangles -- vectors
ER  -