Simply math

Book - 2022

"Covering more than 80 key mathematical theories from prime numbers and matrices to logarithms and quadratic equations, each pared-back, single-page entry explains the concept more clearly than ever before"--

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Genres
Instructional and educational works
Published
New York, NY : DK Publishing 2022.
Language
English
Other Authors
Leo (Writer on physics) Ball (contributor)
Edition
First American edition
Physical Description
160 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780744048360
  • What is Math?
  • Numbers
  • Numbers Above and Below Zero
  • Integers
  • Breaking Numbers
  • Fractions
  • Positioning the Point
  • Decimals
  • Parts of 100
  • Percentages
  • The X Factor
  • Factors and multiples
  • Prime Time
  • Prime numbers
  • Multiplied by Itself
  • Powers and roots
  • Puzzling Powers
  • Negative and zero powers
  • Prime Builders
  • Prime factors
  • Notating Great and Small
  • Standard form
  • A Different Way of Thinking
  • Complex numbers
  • Number Sets
  • Types of numbers
  • Different Bases
  • Base arithmetic
  • Group Rules
  • Group theory
  • Calculations
  • Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
  • Addition and subtraction
  • Three Threes Are?
  • Multiplication
  • Equal Split
  • Division
  • Hundredths and Thousandths
  • Calculating decimals
  • More or Less
  • Rounding and estimating
  • Fraction Sums
  • Calculating fractions
  • Geometry
  • Measuring Turn
  • Angles
  • Parallel Rules
  • Angles in parallel lines
  • Flat Shapes
  • 2D shapes
  • Flat with Three Sides
  • Types of triangles
  • Four-Sided Figures
  • Types of quadrilaterals
  • The Sum of Many Angles
  • Angles in a polygon
  • 3D Shapes
  • Types of solids
  • Making Plans
  • Plans and elevations
  • Multiple Copies
  • Symmetry
  • Plotting Points
  • Coordinate geometry
  • Transforming Shapes
  • Transformations
  • Shape-Shifting
  • Topology
  • 4D Geometry
  • Minkowski space
  • Zooming In
  • Fractal geometry
  • Algebra
  • Building Blocks
  • Terms and expressions
  • Keep It Simple
  • Simplifying expressions
  • Using Powers
  • Laws of indices
  • Reshaping Expressions
  • Expanding and factorizing
  • Defining Relationships
  • Formulae
  • A Balancing Act
  • Linear equations
  • What are Quadratic Equations?
  • Quadratic equations
  • Solving by Substitution
  • Simultaneous equations
  • Not all Equations are Equal
  • Inequalities
  • What Next?
  • Sequences
  • Unique Number Patterns
  • Special sequences
  • Graphs
  • Function Machines
  • Functions
  • Plotting a Linear Equation
  • Linear graphs
  • Parabolas
  • Quadratic graphs
  • Graphing Equations
  • Solving equations with graphs
  • Using Real-World Data
  • Real-life graphs
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Comparing Amounts
  • Ratio
  • Comparison Relationships
  • Proportion and percentage
  • Calculating Change
  • Percentage increase and decrease
  • Adding Up Over Time
  • Compound percentages
  • Proportional Changes
  • Direct and inverse proportion
  • Ideal Proportions
  • The golden ratio
  • Exponential Growth
  • Exponentials
  • Measure
  • Made to Measure
  • Units of measurement
  • A Matter of Time
  • Time
  • The Area of Shapes
  • Area and perimeter
  • Talking in Circles
  • Circles
  • Space Filler
  • Volume
  • A Net Result
  • Surface area
  • A Degree of Accuracy
  • Accuracy and bounds
  • Right-Angled Triangles
  • Pythogoras' theorem
  • Scale Factor
  • Scale drawings and maps
  • Similar or the Same?
  • Congruence and similarity
  • Calculating with Triangles
  • Trigonometry
  • Trigonometry in Action
  • Applications of trigonometry
  • Oblique Triangles
  • Sine and cosine rules
  • Combining Units
  • Compound measures
  • Sets of Points
  • Constructions and loci
  • Magnitude and Direction
  • Vectors
  • What is the Matrix?
  • Matrices
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Are Statistics Vital?
  • Statistics
  • Surveys and Samples
  • Collecting data
  • Data Charts
  • Representing data
  • Making Sense of Data
  • Analyzing data
  • What Does It Mean?
  • Interpreting data
  • Finding Connections
  • Correlation
  • Measuring Chance
  • Probability scale
  • Counting Outcomes
  • Probability experiments
  • In a Perfect World
  • Theoretical probability
  • Testing the Odds
  • Comparing experimental and theoretical probability
  • Tree of Possibility
  • Probability of combined events
  • Part of the Union
  • Venn diagrams
  • It Depends
  • Conditional probability
  • Data Maps
  • Probability distributions
  • Very Unlikely Events
  • Infinite monkey theorem
  • Calculus
  • Measuring Change
  • Rates of change
  • Changing Values
  • Derivative of a function
  • Summation of Quantities
  • Estimating areas
  • Area Under a Curve
  • Integral of a function
  • Inverse Processes
  • Fundamental theorem of calculus
  • Practical Calculus
  • Applications of calculus
  • Index