Year: 2014
Author: Carol Voorderman
Genre or theme: Illustrated handbook on mathematics
Publisher: DK Publishing 345 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2010, 2014 Dorling Kindersley Limited
ISBN: 978-1-4654-2166-1
Series: Help Your Kids with
English language
Format: PDF
Interactive table of contents: Yes
Number of Pages: 264
Reduce the stress of studying maths and help your child with their homework, following Help Your Kids with Maths a unique visual guide which will demystify the subject for everyone.
Updated to include the latest changes to the UK National Currculum and with additional content on roman numerals, time, fractions and times tables, Help Your Kids with Maths helps you solve maths problems step- by-step. Using clear, accessible pictures and diagrams - and covering everything from basic numeracy to more challenging subjects like statistics and algebra - you'll learn to approach even the most complex maths problems with confidence. Includes a glossary of key maths terms and symbols.
Help Your Kids with Maths (previous ISBN 9781405322461) is the perfect guide for every frustrated parent and desperate child, who wants to understand maths and put it into practise.
Contents
FOREWORD by Carol Vorderman 8
INTRODUCTION by Barry Lewis 10
1 NUMBERS
Introducing numbers 14
Addition 16
Subtraction 17
Multiplication 18
Division 22
Prime numbers 26
Units of measurement 28
Telling the time 30
Roman numerals 33
Positive and negative numbers 34
Powers and roots 36
Surds 40
Standard form 42
Decimals 44
Binary numbers 46
Fractions 48
Ratio and proportion 56
Percentages 60
Converting fractions, decimals,
and percentages 64
Mental math 66
Rounding off 70
Using a calculator 72
Personal finance 74
Business finance 76
2 GEOMETRY
What is geometry? 80
Tools in geometry 82
Angles 84
Straight lines 86
Symmetry 88
Coordinates 90
Vectors 94
Translations 98
Rotations 100
Reflections 102
Enlargements 104
Scale drawings 106
Bearings 108
Constructions 110
Loci 114
Triangles 116
Constructing triangles 118
Congruent triangles 120
Area of a triangle 122
Similar triangles 125
Pythagorean Theorem 128
Quadrilaterals 130
Polygons 134
Circles 138
Circumference and diameter 140
Area of a circle 142
Angles in a circle 144
Chords and cyclic quadrilaterals 146
Tangents 148
Arcs 150
Sectors 151
Solids 152
Volumes 154
Surface area of solids 156
3. TRIGONOMETRY
What is trigonometry? 160
Using formulas in trigonometry 161
Finding missing sides 162
Finding missing angles 164
4. ALGEBRA
What is algebra? 168
Sequences 170
Working with expressions 172
Expanding and factorizing expressions 174
Quadratic expressions 176
Formulas 177
Solving equations 180
Linear graphs 182
Simultaneous equations 186
Factorizing quadratic equations 190
The quadratic formula 192
Quadratic graphs 194
Inequalities 198
5. STATISTICS
What is statistics? 202
Collecting and organizing data 204
Bar graphs 206
Pie charts 210
Line graphs 212
Averages 214
Moving averages 218
Measuring spread 220
Histograms 224
Scatter diagrams 226
6. PROBABILITY
What is probability? 230
Expectation and reality 232
Combined probabilities 234
Dependent events 236
Tree diagrams 238
Reference section 240
Glossary 252
Index 258
Acknowledgments 264
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