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Everyday Numbers: Tips and Shortcuts for...
Everyday Numbers Tips and Shortcuts for Author:Patrick McSharry Save time, trouble, and money with a wealth of top math and finance tips. This concise math guide packs all the practical information one needs into a handy format for easy look-up. — From memory-jogging math principles for parents, to personal finance and shopping tricks, to data on numbers one encounters everywhere in life, Everyday Numbers<... more »/b> covers homework, banking, music, travel and transportation, science, measurements, and much, much more.
Here are just a few samples:
-- Complete "Retrovision" quick refresher course in math basics
-- How to plan for education financing
-- How to calculate how much paint is needed for a room
-- How to figure out the true percentage of fat in food
-- Fractals, knots, games, Googles, and other math fun for kids
-- Plus Web addresses, a mini-dictionary, and "fascinating facts"« less