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ACKOWNLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
PART Ⅰ INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED MATHEMATICS
1 HISTORY MATH FROM START TO MODERN APPLICATIONS
2 LET GET STARTED WITH APPLIED MATH
2.1 SOLVING WORD PROBLEM WITH WHOLE NUMBERS
2.1.1 INTRODUCTION
2.1.2 WHOLE NUMBER
2.1.3 ADDITION,PLACE VALUE AND KEY WORDS
2.1.4 SUBTRACTION,PLACE VALUE AND KEY WORDS
2.1.5 MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
2.1.6 SUMMARYAND PROCEDURE OF SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS
2.2 FRACTIONS,DECIMAL FRACTIONS AND PERCENTAGES
2.2.1 FRACTIONS
2.2.2 DECIMAL FRACTIONS
2.2.3 PERCENTAGES
3 INTRODUCING COMMONLY APPLIED MATH
3.1 PERSONAL FINANCES
3.1.1 DOLLARS AND CENTS
3.1.2 GROSS INCOME
3.1.3 NET INCOME AND PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
3.1.4 SALES AND PROPRIETY TAX
3.1.5 INTEREST
3.2.6 MERCHANDISE PRICING
3.2 GRAPHS
3.2.1 GRAPH PAPER
3.2.2 BASIC TERMINOLOGY
3.2.3 INDEPENDENTAND DEPENDENTVARIABLES
3.2.4 REFERRING TO GRAPH
3.2.5 LINE GRAPH
3.2.6 BAR GRAPH
3.2.7 CIRCLE GRAPH
3.3 UNITS OF MEASURE
3.3.1 iNTRODUCTION
3.3.2 CATEGORIES OF MEASUREMENT
3.3.3 CONVERTING UNITS
3.3.4 ARITHMETIC WITH DENOMINATE NUMBERS
3.3.5 ARITHMETIC WiTH COMPOUND DENOMINATE NUMBERS
3.3.6 TIME ZONE TRAVEL
3.4 READING TOOLS AND MEASUREMENT
3.4.1 US CONVENTIONAL RULES
3.4.2 SI METRIC RULES
3.4.3 TRIANGULAR DRAFTING 5CALLS
3.4.4 MICROMETERS
3.4.5 VERNIER CALIPERS
3.4.6 ELECTRICAL MULTIMETERS
3.5 PERIMETER,AREA AND VOLUME
3.5.1 DEFINITIONS
3.5.2 PLANE SHAPES
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