Author Description

"Practical Math, 3rd Edition, covers basic math concepts and skills required in the trades. The book begins with whole number operations, applies those operations to fractions, decimals, and percentages, and continues through measurement conversion, exponents, proportions, and plane and solid geometry. Finally, the book covers basic graphing procedures and interpretation. The book includes... graphics that identify math terms and operations; step-by-step procedures for each operation; chapter exercises, with an answer key for odd-numbered problems [and] end-of chapter test prep and test to assess learner outcomes. The interactive CD-ROM included with the book features... Quick Quizzes® that reinforce fundamental concepts, with 10 interactive questions for each chapter; an Illustrated Glossary of math terms, with links to selected illustrations and video clips; Flash Cards that enable a review of common mathematical operations; Master Math Problems that provide step-by-step examples of basic math operations, from adding and subtracting whole numbers to finding the lowest common denominator of fractions; Math Reference Tables that include tables of English and metric conversions, powers and roots, decimal equivalents, and other helpful tables; Media Clips that depict math operations using video clips and animated graphics [and] access to ATPeResources.com, which provides a comprehensive array of instructional resources."--Cover