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Merriam-Webster's Guide to Everyday Math : A Home and Business Reference |  | Author: Brian Burrell
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 88588
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 373
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0877796211
Dewey Decimal Number: 510
UPC: 081413006216
EAN: 9780877796213
ASIN: 0877796211
Publication Date: June 1998
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Product Description
A handy reference to the math concepts encountered at home and at work, containing detailed explanations of math-related ideas that appear in the financial pages of the newspapers, popular magazines, and in the nightly news. Paper. DLC: Mathematics - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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 For those who need to brush up their math .... April 28, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Many of us forget math concepts we were introduced to at school. For a quick brush up, this is a good reference book. Fractions, decimals, percents, arithmetic concepts, elementary algebra, trigonometry and other such items are all covered. Besides, in keeping with its title of "everyday math," the book also goes into such things are interest rates, IRA and 410(k) math, stocks, mortgages, basic book-keeping and even casino gambling! The occasional anecdote or story pertaining to math (one was on the titles of alcohol measures such as jeroboams and rehoboams, another on the Father of Algebra) give welcome breaks from the technical text.
dandy book September 13, 2001
newton fisher
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
This a very helpful book. I know a home-skooler wacko who distrusts government but trusts this volume enough it is the main textbook in maths for her 6 year old. I claim responsibility for introducing wacko and her treble wacko hubby to his book ... desperation, the kid is not going to be engineer material [but I can hope] but I am trying to save him from a life of flipping hamburgers.
That written, much of this book covers what was called `practical math' ... really useful stuff not `rocket science' stuff culled from an MIT blackboard.
This book not only well written and understandable it is totally without the sick `humor' which seems to be in style in maths books.
 Good reference November 27, 2005
Dennis R. Mitton (pacific nw, usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can't imagine what's not to like about this book. You won't find derivative tables or anything but you will find explanations and formulas for almost any math you'll need in daily life. I especially like the book because it gives explanations and concepts that lie behind the numbers and formulas. For example, in the money section you'll find the standard formulas but you'll also find hints about investment strategies (mathematically based) and hints for reading stock tables. A great reference book.
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