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Do you want to study science, but worry that you lack the confidence in the mathematics needed to do this? This book will help you to revise the mathematical skills you already have, as well as learning and practising new ones. Mathematical techniques are explained, and the book includes worked examples, many with a scientific flavour, and questions for you to try, all with fully worked solutions. The topics explained in the book include scientific notation, units of measurement, arithmetic with fractions, rearranging equations, using graphs, radians, trigonometry, logarithms, probability and descriptive statistics, whilst the techniques of statistical hypothesis testing and differentiation are both introduced briefly. Some knowledge of arithmetic is assumed, but other topics are taught from first principles.

Table of Contents:
CONTENTSIntroduction 1 Starting points 1.1 Numbers 1.2 Fractions 1.3 Powers, reciprocals and roots 1.4 Doing calculations in the right order 2 Measurement in science 2.1 Large quantities and small quantities 2.2 Units of measurement 2.3 Scales of measurement 2.4 How precise are the measurements? 3 Calculating in science 3.1 Calculating area; thinking about units and significant figures 3.2 Calculating in scientific notation 3.3 Estimating answers 3.4 Unit conversions 3.5 An introduction to symbols, equations and formulae 4 Algebra 4.1 Rearranging equations 4.2 Simplifying equations 4.3 Combining equations 4.4 Putting algebra to work5 Using graphs 965.1 Graphical representations 5.2 Straight-line graphs 5.3 The equation of a straight line 5.4 Graphs of different shapes 6 Angles and trigonometry 6.1 Measuring angles: degrees and radians6.2 A quick look at triangles6.3 Calculating with angles: trigonometry6.4 Small angle approximations6.5 Learning outcomes for Chapter 7 Logarithms 7.1 Logarithms to base 7.2 Logarithmic scales revisited7.3 Rules of logarithms7.4 Using logarithms to make curves straight 7.5 Logarithms to base E8 Probability and descriptive statistics 8.1 Chance and probability 8.2 Descriptive statistics 9 Statistical hypothesis testing 9.1 The principles of hypothesis testing 9.2 Deciding which test to use; levels of measurement 9.3 The ?2 -test 9.4 The Spearman rank correlation coefficient 9.5 The t-test for unmatched samples 9.6 Other statistical tests 10 Differentiation 10.1 Drawing tangents to curves 10.2 An introduction to differentiation 10.3 Differentiating exponential functions


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  • ISBN-13: 9780749256777
  • Publisher: OPEN UNIVERSITY WORLDWIDE
  • Publisher Imprint: Open University Worldwide
  • ISBN-10: 074925677X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2002
  • Binding: Paperback


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