Bird s basic engineering mathematics 8th Edition John O Bird

1 Basic arithmetic

2 Fractions

3 Decimals

4 Using a calculator

5 Percentages

6 Ratio and proportion

7 Powers, roots and laws of indices

8 Units, prefixes and engineering notation

9 Basic algebra

10 Further algebra

11 Solving simple equations

12 Transposing formulae

13 Solving simultaneous equations

14 Solving quadratic equations

15 Logarithms

16 Exponential functions

17 Straight line graphs

18 Graphs reducing non-linear laws to linear form

19 Graphical solution of equations

20 Graphs with logarithmic scales

21 Angles and triangles

22 Introduction to trigonometry

23 Trigonometric waveforms

24 Non-right-angled triangles and some practical applications

25 Cartesian and polar co-ordinates

26 Areas of common shapes

27 The circle and its properties

28 Volumes and surface areas of common solids

29 Irregular areas and volumes and mean values

30 Vectors

31 Methods of adding alternating waveforms

32 Presentation of statistical data

33 Mean, median, mode and standard deviation

34 Probability

35 Introduction to differentiation

36 Standard integration

37 Number sequences

38 Binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers