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Foundation Maths (7th Ed.)
Authors: Croft Anthony, Davison Robert
Language: English640 p. · 18.8x24.4 cm · Paperback
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The perfect learning resource for students who want to enhance their Maths skills.
For students who have not specialised in mathematics and have taken higher and further education courses. Ideally suited for students studying marketing, business studies, management, science, engineering, social science, geography, combined studies and design.
Foundation Maths 7th Edition by Croft and Davison is a book for students who have not specialised in mathematics on post-16 qualifications and require a working knowledge of mathematical and statistical tools.
With its careful and steady guidance in mathematical methods and a wealth of practice exercises to improve your maths skills, Foundation Maths imparts confidence in its readers.
Key features include:
- Mathematical processes, described in everyday language
- Key points highlighting important results for easy reference
- Worked examples throughout the book to reinforce learning
- Self-assessment questions to test understanding of essential concepts, with answers provided at the back of the book.
- Demanding Challenge Exercises at the end of chapters to stretch the keenest of students
Designed for students with established mathematical expertise, this book will also be an ideal revision and reference guide for you. The style of the book also makes it a suitable self-study and distance learning material, with self-assessment questions and worked examples throughout.
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Preface
Publisher's acknowledgements
List of videos
Mathematical symbols
Using mathematical and statistical computer software and apps in Foundation Maths
- Mathematical symbols
- Using mathematical and statistical computer software and apps in Foundation Maths
- Arithmetic of whole numbers
- Fractions
- Decimal numbers
- Percentage and ratio
- Algebra
- Indices
- Simplifying algebraic expressions
- Factorisation
- Algebraic fractions
- Transposing formulae
- Solving equations
- Sequences and series
- Sets
- Number bases
- Elementary logic
- Functions
- Graphs of functions
- The straight line
- The exponential function
- The logarithm function
- Measurement
- Introduction to trigonometry
- The trigonometrical functions and their graphs
- Trigonometrical identities and equations
- Solution of triangles
- Vectors
- Matrices
- Complex numbers
- Tables and charts
- Statistics
- Probability
- Correlation
- Regression
- Gradients of curves
- Techniques of differentiation
- Integration and areas under curves
- Techniques of integration
- Functions of more than one variable and partial differentiation
- Solutions
Solutions
Index
Anthony Croft has taught mathematics in further and higher education institutions for over thirty years. During that time, he has championed the development of mathematics support for the many students who find the transition from school to university mathematics particularly difficult.
In 2008 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of his work in this field. He has authored many successful mathematics textbooks, including several for engineering students. He was jointly awarded the IMA Gold Medal 2016 for his outstanding contribution to mathematics education.
Robert Davison has thirty years of experience teaching mathematics in further and higher education. He has authored many successful mathematics textbooks, including several for engineering students.
Hallmark Features of this title
A text that describes mathematical processes in everyday language.
- Key points highlight important results for easy reference
- Content designed to offer additional support as a revision and reference tool
A book pact with worked examples, assessments and exercises for your students.
- Worked examples included throughout the book to reinforce learning.
- Self-assessment questions to test understanding of important concepts, with answers provided at the back of the book
- Exercises that provide a key opportunity to develop competence through practice
- Demanding Challenge Exercises included at the end of chapters to stretch the keenest students