Title:
Basic mathematics : a revision primer for management students : building confidence in analytical reasoning and numeracy skills for GMAT
Author:
Wegner, Trevor.
ISBN:
9781485102007
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Cape Town : Juta, c2013.
Physical Description:
ix, 150 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Ch. 1. Basic arithmetic. Mental arithmetic : the beginnings -- Numbers -- Arithmetic operations on numbers -- Fractions -- Decimals -- Indices (or powers) -- Percentages -- Applications of percentages : word problems -- Ratios -- Proportion -- Speed, distance, time -- Rates of work/flow -- Quick-and-dirty arithmetic -- Ch. 2. Fundamental algebra. Basic concepts. terms and expressions -- Forming algebraic expressions -- Operations on algebraic expressions -- Operations on algebraic fractions -- Indices -- Algebraic equations -- Factorising -- Graphs and equations (straight line and parabola) -- Solving simultaneous equations -- Inequalities -- Break-even analysis -- Ch. 3. Geometry. Triangles -- Area of rectangles and triangles -- Perimeter of rectangles, squares and triangles -- Circles -- Cuboid -- Cylinders - - Ch. 4. Basic statistics. Central location measures (average, weighted average, median) -- Standard deviation (S) -- Sets and probability -- Bar charts -- Counting rules. factorials, combinations and permutations -- Probability trees.
Abstract:
"Basic mathematics is aimed primarily at management students preparing to write the GMAT test which requires a strong foundation in fundamentals of mathematics. It is also of value to anyone wanting a general revision of basic mathematics. The text focuses only on those areas of mathematics required for the GMAT test, consisting of four main topics: basic arithmetic; fundamental algebra; geometry and introductory statistics. After a brief review of each topic's basic rules and methods, there is at least one worked example followed by an extensive set of self-practice exercises. The student should attempt as many exercises as is necessary to master the topic."--Back cover.