Mathematics for the General Course in Engineering :The Commonwealth and International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Liberal Studies: General Engineering Division, Volume 1

Publication subTitle :The Commonwealth and International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Liberal Studies: General Engineering Division, Volume 1

Author: Moore   John C;Robinson   Robert  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9781483151175

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780080097961

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780080097961

Subject: O1 Mathematics

Language: ENG

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Description

Mathematics for the General Course in Engineering, Volume I covers the syllabus in mathematics for the G.1 year of the general course in engineering.
Provided in this text are 31 unworked examples, which form a comprehensive revision course that students are recommended to work through toward the end of the G.l year. Answers to the text examples are provided at the end.
The subjects covered in this book are arithmetic; indices, logarithms, and the use of tables; length, area, and volume; algebra; geometry; and trigonometry.
This volume provides students taking mathematics for the G.1 year in engineering a sound basis for the work of the G.2 year.

Chapter

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE. Arithmetic

FRACTION

DECIMALS

LENGTH

WEIGHT

CAPACITY

AVERAGES

RATIO

PERCENTAGES

TOLERANCE

APPROXIMATIONS

EXAMPLES 1

CHAPTER TWO. Indices, logarithms and the Use of Tables

POWERS OF NUMBERS

SIGNS

ROOTS

FURTHER WORK ON INDICES

NUMBERS IN STANDARD FORM

LOGARITHMS

OTHER USES OF TABLES

EXAMPLES 2

CHAPTER THREE. Length, Area and Volume

THE RECTANGLE

THE PARALLELOGRAM

THE TRIANGLE

THE CIRCLE

THE BOX

THE CYLINDER

EXAMPLES 3

CHAPTER FOUR. Algebra

THE USE OF BRACKETS

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION IN ALGEBRA

THE REMOVAL OF BRACKETS

DIVISION

FACTORS

SIMPLE EQUATIONS

THE CONSTRUCTION OF FORMULAE

THE TRANSPOSITION OF FORMULAE

LINEAR SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS

GRAPHS

EXAMPLES 4

CHAPTER FIVE. Geometry

ANGLE

VERTICALLY OPPOSITE ANGLES

ALTERNATE ANGLES

CORRESPONDING ANGLE

ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE

POLYGON

CONGRUENT TRIANGLES

SIMILAR TRIANGLES

THE THEOREM OF PYTHAGORAS

CHAPTER SIX. Trigonometry

THE TANGENT

THE COSINE

EXAMPLES 6

Answers

Answers to the Text Examples

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