Practical Problems in Mathematics for Carpenters
Books That Teach Math and Reinforce Construction Math Skills Used in Everyday Building Trade Jobs

By Mark Huth - Eighth Edition

The Practical Problems in Mathematics series offers students of specific trades useful help in basic mathematics and opportunities to practice math principles on problems applied to their area of interest.

Practical Problems in Mathematics for Carpenters, eighth edition, contains 43 instructional units progressing from the simplest basic arithmetic operations to compound problems applied in light frame construction.

Each of the 43 units begins with a brief review of the math principal to be applied in that unit. The book contains more than 800 carpentry problems, including two comprehensive tests.

Features:

• Many problems have been revised or replaced to reflect the modern construction materials and practices.
• The coverage of roof framing has been split into 2 units to help students through this difficult area.
• Practical carpentry problems give a chance to develop and practice their math skills on problems in their field of interest.
• Easy-to-understand explanations of all math concepts and operations are provided at the beginning of each short instructional unit.
• Answers to all odd-numbered problems are printed in the back of the book.

Contents:

PREFACE
SECTION 1 WHOLE NUMBERS

Unit 1 Addition to Whole Numbers
Unit 2 Subtraction of Whole Numbers
Unit 3 Multiplication of Whole Numbers
Unit 4 Division of Whole Numbers
Unit 5 Combined Operations with Whole Numbers

SECTION 2 COMMON FRACTIONS

Unit 6 Addition of Common Fractions
Unit 7 Subtraction of Common Fractions
Unit 8 Multiplication of Common Fractions
Unit 9 Division of Common Fractions
Unit 10 Combined Operations with Common Fractions

SECTION 3 DECIMAL FRACTIONS

Unit 11 Addition of Decimal Fractions
Unit 12 Subtraction of Decimal Fractions
Unit 13 Multiplication of Decimal Fractions
Unit 14 Division of Decimal Fractions
Unit 15 Expressing Common Fractions and Mixed Numbers as Decimals

SECTION 4 PERCENT AND PERCENTAGE

Unit 16 Simple Percent and Percentage
Unit 17 Interest
Unit 18 Discounts

SECTION 5 MEASUREMENT: DIRECT AND COMPUTED

Unit 19 Linear Measure
Unit 20 Working with Feet and Inches
Unit 21 Square Measure
Unit 22 Surface measurement - Triangles
Unit 23 The Framing Square
Unit 24 Surface Measurement - Irregular Figures
Unit 25 Surface Measurement - Circles
Unit 26 volume Measurement - Cubes and Rectangular Solids
Unit 27 Board Measure
Unit 28 Volume Measurement
Unit 29 Weight Measure

SECTION 6 POWERS AND ROOTS

Unit 30 Applications of Exponents in Formulas
Unit 31 Using Square Root to Find Sides of Right Triangles

... and more

197 Pages - 8 x 9-1/4 in.
ISBN: 1401872158
ISBN-13: 978-1401872151
Published August 2005