Simply Math
Understanding math has never been easier.

Combining bold, elegant graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Math is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short on time but hungry for knowledge.

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.

Organized by major themes – number theory and systems; algebra, arithmetic, and calculus; probability and statistics; geometry and topology; logic, game theory, and computer science – entries demystify the groundbreaking ideas of famous mathematicians such as Pythagoras, Pierre de Fermat, Fibonacci, and Henri Poincaré, explaining the essentials of each key mathematical theory.

Whether you are studying math in high school or college, or simply want a jargon-free overview of the subject, this indispensable guide is packed with everything you need to understand the basics quickly and easily.
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Simply Math
Understanding math has never been easier.

Combining bold, elegant graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Math is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short on time but hungry for knowledge.

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.

Organized by major themes – number theory and systems; algebra, arithmetic, and calculus; probability and statistics; geometry and topology; logic, game theory, and computer science – entries demystify the groundbreaking ideas of famous mathematicians such as Pythagoras, Pierre de Fermat, Fibonacci, and Henri Poincaré, explaining the essentials of each key mathematical theory.

Whether you are studying math in high school or college, or simply want a jargon-free overview of the subject, this indispensable guide is packed with everything you need to understand the basics quickly and easily.
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Simply Math

Simply Math

by DK
Simply Math

Simply Math

by DK

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Overview

Understanding math has never been easier.

Combining bold, elegant graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Math is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short on time but hungry for knowledge.

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.

Organized by major themes – number theory and systems; algebra, arithmetic, and calculus; probability and statistics; geometry and topology; logic, game theory, and computer science – entries demystify the groundbreaking ideas of famous mathematicians such as Pythagoras, Pierre de Fermat, Fibonacci, and Henri Poincaré, explaining the essentials of each key mathematical theory.

Whether you are studying math in high school or college, or simply want a jargon-free overview of the subject, this indispensable guide is packed with everything you need to understand the basics quickly and easily.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780744048360
Publisher: DK
Publication date: 03/22/2022
Series: DK Simply
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

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Table of Contents

What is Math? 7

Numbers

Numbers Above and Below Zero 10

Integers

Breaking Numbers 11

Fractions

Positioning the Point 12

Decimals

Parts of 100 13

Percentages

The X Factor 14

Factors and multiples

Prime Time 15

Prime numbers

Multiplied by Itself 16

Powers and roots

Puzzling Powers 17

Negative and zero powers

Prime Builders 18

Prime factors

Notating Great and Small 20

Standard form

A Different Way of Thinking 22

Complex numbers

Number Sets 23

Types of numbers

Different Bases 24

Base arithmetic

Group Rules 25

Group theory

Calculations

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 28

Addition and subtraction

Three Threes Are? 30

Multiplication

Equal Split 31

Division

Hundredths and Thousandths 32

Calculating decimals

More or Less 34

Rounding and estimating

Fraction Sums 36

Calculating fractions

Geometry

Measuring Turn 40

Angles

Parallel Rules 41

Angles in parallel lines

Flat Shapes 42

2D shapes

Flat with Three Sides 44

Types of triangles

Four-Sided Figures 46

Types of quadrilaterals

The Sum of Many Angles 48

Angles in a polygon

3D Shapes 50

Types of solids

Making Plans 52

Plans and elevations

Multiple Copies 53

Symmetry

Plotting Points 54

Coordinate geometry

Transforming Shapes 56

Transformations

Shape-Shifting 58

Topology

4D Geometry 60

Minkowski space

Zooming In 62

Fractal geometry

Algebra

Building Blocks 66

Terms and expressions

Keep It Simple 67

Simplifying expressions

Using Powers 68

Laws of indices

Reshaping Expressions 69

Expanding and factorizing

Defining Relationships 70

Formulae

A Balancing Act 71

Linear equations

What are Quadratic Equations? 72

Quadratic equations

Solving by Substitution 73

Simultaneous equations

Not all Equations are Equal 74

Inequalities

What Next? 75

Sequences

Unique Number Patterns 76

Special sequences

Graphs

Function Machines 80

Functions

Plotting a Linear Equation 82

Linear graphs

Parabolas 83

Quadratic graphs

Graphing Equations 84

Solving equations with graphs

Using Real-World Data 85

Real-life graphs

Ratio and Proportion

Comparing Amounts 88

Ratio

Comparison Relationships 90

Proportion and percentage

Calculating Change 92

Percentage increase and decrease

Adding Up Over Time 93

Compound percentages

Proportional Changes 94

Direct and inverse proportion

Ideal Proportions 96

The golden ratio

Exponential Growth 98

Exponentials

Measure

Made to Measure 102

Units of measurement

A Matter of Time 103

Time

The Area of Shapes 104

Area and perimeter

Talking in Circles 105

Circles

Space Filler 106

Volume

A Net Result 108

Surface area

A Degree of Accuracy 109

Accuracy and bounds

Right-Angled Triangles 110

Pythogoras' theorem

Scale Factor

Scale drawings and maps

Similar or the Same? 114

Congruence and similarity

Calculating with Triangles 116

Trigonometry

Trigonometry in Action 118

Applications of trigonometry

Oblique Triangles 120

Sine and cosine rules

Combining Units 121

Compound measures

Sets of Points 122

Constructions and loci

Magnitude and Direction 124

Vectors

What is the Matrix? 126

Matrices

Statistics and Probability

Are Statistics Vital? 130

Statistics

Surveys and Samples 131

Collecting data

Data Charts 132

Representing data

Making Sense of Data 134

Analyzing data

What Does It Mean? 136

Interpreting data

Finding Connections 137

Correlation

Measuring Chance 138

Probability scale

Counting Outcomes 139

Probability experiments

In a Perfect World 140

Theoretical probability

Testing the Odds 141

Comparing experimental and theoretical probability

Tree of Possibility 142

Probability of combined events

Part of the Union 143

Venn diagrams

It Depends 144

Conditional probability

Data Maps 145

Probability distributions

Very Unlikely Events 146

Infinite monkey theorem

Calculus

Measuring Change 150

Rates of change

Changing Values 151

Derivative of a function

Summation of Quantities 152

Estimating areas

Area Under a Curve 153

Integral of a function

Inverse Processes 154

Fundamental theorem of calculus

Practical Calculus 155

Applications of calculus

Index 156

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