Research Guides: Mathematics: Books and eBooks

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Speed Math by Gaurav Tekriwal
ISBN: 9781615643165
Publication Date: 2014
Do math more quickly and with more confidence -- with less reliance on paper, apps, and calculators. For people who automatically run to the nearest calculator, Idiot's Guides: Speed Math teaches tips, tricks, and straightforward methods to doing math at a fast -- and accurate -- rate. Practice examples easily illustrate how even the most math-shy person can better perform calculations.
Everyday Math Demystified, 2nd Edition by Stan Gibilisco
ISBN: 9780071790130
Publication Date: 2012
This practical guide eases you into basic math, starting with counting and simple operations. As you progress, you will master essential concepts such as division, converting decimals into fractions, determining volume, and more. You will learn to measure capital gains and losses as well as apply percentages in the real world. Detailed examples make it easy to understand the material, and end-of- chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key ideas.
The Math Book by DK
ISBN: 9781465480248
Publication Date: 2019
The Math Book is a captivating introduction to the world's most famous theorems, mathematicians and movements, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Charting the development of math around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, this book explains how math helps us understand everything from patterns in nature to artificial intelligence.
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra for Dummies® by Mark Zegarelli
ISBN: 9781118791981
Publication Date: 2014
Tips for simplifying tricky basic math and pre-algebra operations. Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants or needs to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary math skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations.
McGraw-Hill's Conquering SAT Math, 2nd Ed by Robert Postman; Ryan Postman
ISBN: 9780071493413
Publication Date: 2007
McGraw-Hill's Conquering the SAT Math, 2ed Part I: Overview of the SAT. What is the SAT? Overview of the Test. How the Test is Scored Part II: Introduction to the SAT Math Section. The Format of the SAT Math Section.

Wake Tech students have access to thousands of eBooks. Try these databases or the titles below:

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- Over 35,000 eBooks available to read and download.
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- This database allows you to use an online dictionary and create a citation for the eBook

Foundations of Mathematics by Philip Brown
ISBN: 9781942270751
Publication Date: 2016
Foundations of Mathematics offers the university student or interested reader a unique reference book by covering the basics of algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus. There are many instances in the book to demonstrate the interplay and interconnectedness of these topics. The book presents definitions and examples throughout for clear, easy learning.
Algebra by Jason Tobin
ISBN: 9781622755219
Publication Date: 2014
This examination of elementary algebra begins with the essential first step: explaining how algebra is relevant to real life. After that, readers are taken on a journey through the highlights of algebra, from its basic principles through real numbers and the application of algebra's fundamental concepts.
Geometry for Dummies by Mark Ryan
ISBN: 9781119181552
Publication Date: 2016
From getting started with geometry basics to making friends with lines and angles, you'll be proving triangles congruent, calculating circumference, using formulas, and serving up pi in no time. Geometry is a subject full of mathematical richness and beauty. But it's a subject that bewilders many students because it's so unlike the math they've done before--it requires the use of deductive logic in formal proofs.
Precalculus by Steve Slavin; Ginny Crisonino
ISBN: 9780471378235
Publication Date: 2001
Precalculus: A Self-Teaching Guide includes an algebra review and complete coverage of exponential functions, log functions, and trigonometry. Whether you are studying precalculus for the first time, want to refresh your memory, or need a little help for a course, this clear, interactive primer will provide you with the skills you need.
Math by William C. Robertson
ISBN: 9780873552400
Publication Date: 2005
Like the other six titles in this award-winning NSTA Press series, Math provides clear explanations, irreverent illustrations, and easy-to-follow activities. But Robertson spares you problem sets to do or tests to take. That's because Math is not so much a book that helps you do math as it is a guide to understanding it conceptually.