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Maths for Science
Sally Jordan, Shelagh Ross og Pat Murphy
(2013)
Sprog: Engelsk
om ca. 10 hverdage
Detaljer om varen
- Undefined: 400 sider
- Udgiver: Oxford University Press, Incorporated (Marts 2013)
- Forfattere: Sally Jordan, Shelagh Ross og Pat Murphy
- ISBN: 9780199644964
This book overturns these misconceptions by providing a confidence-boosting overview of essential mathematical skills and techniques. With examples and practice problems throughout, it shows in a clear, unintimidating style why math is so important to the study of science, and encourages students to develop the essential skills for themselves.
Building from the foundations of math--numbers, fractions, and units and scales of measurement--the book leads students through a range of widely used skills and concepts (e.g., equations, logarithms, differentiation, and probability and statistics), providing a complete course of essential math for science.
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
* Extensive examples and questions encourage active learning
* Focuses on the relevance of math to science in the real world
* Clear writing style
COMPANION WEBSITE (www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199644964)
* For instructors: Contains figures from the book in electronic format (available to registered adopters of the text)
* For students: Includes additional exercises with solutions and a flashcard glossary
2. Measurement in Science
3. Calculating in Science
4. Unit Conversions
5. Algebra
6. Putting Algebra to Work
7. Graphs and Gradient
8. Rate of Change and Differentiation
9. Angles and Trigonometry
10. Logarithms
11. Probability and Descriptive Statistics
12. Statistical Hypothesis Testing