Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculus
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For courses in Introductory Technical Math.
This tried-and-true text from Allyn Washington preserves the author's highly regarded approach to technical math, while enhancing the integration of technology. Appropriate for a one- to two-semester course, Basic Technical Mathematics shows how algebra and trigonometry are used on the job. It addresses a vast number of technologies including aeronautics, construction, energy, environmental, electronics, computer design, automotive, fire science and more! Known for its exceptional problem sets and applied material, the book offers practice exercises, writing exercises, word problems, and practice tests.
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The late Allyn J. Washington received his Master's Degree from Brown University. He was Professor of Mathematics at Dutchess Community College (Poughkeepsie, New York) where he served as the Mathematics Department Head as well as Dean of the College. Allyn was a founding member of the New York State Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges and a founding member of the American Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by State University of New York. He is listed in Who's Who in America. The Allyn J. Washington Center for Science and Art Building is named in his honor at Dutchess Community College. Allyn authored several textbooks in Technical Mathematics, including Basic Technical Mathematics.
Content
- 1. Basic Algebraic Operations
- 2. Geometry
- 3. Functions and Graphs
- 4. The Trigonometric Functions
- 5. Systems of Linear Equations; Determinants
- 6. Factoring and Fractions
- 7. Quadratic Equations
- 8. Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle
- 9. Vectors and Oblique Triangles
- 10. Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions
- 11. Exponents and Radicals
- 12. Complex Numbers
- 13. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- 14. Additional Types of Equations and Systems of Equations
- 15. Equations of Higher Degree
- 16. Matrices; Systems of Linear Equations
- 17. Inequalities
- 18. Variation
- 19. Sequences and the Binomial Theorem
- 20. Additional Topics in Trigonometry
- 21. Plane Analytic Geometry
- 22. Introduction to Statistics
- 23. The Derivative
- 24. Applications of the Derivative
- 25. Integration
- 26. Applications of Integration
- 27. Differentiation of Transcendental Functions
- 28. Methods of Integration
