The Only Math Book You'll Ever Need, Revised Edition: Hundreds of Easy Solutions and Shortcuts for Mastering Everyday Numbers | 
 enlarge | Authors: Stanley Kogelman, Barbara R. Heller
Publisher: Collins
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Sales Rank: 122356
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0062725076
Dewey Decimal Number: 513
EAN: 9780062725073
Publication Date: June 21, 1995
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From balancing the checkbook to figuring out how long to cook a turkey, this revised edition of the incredible bestselling math guide (100,000 copies sold) provides easy answers to everyday practical math problems.
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 It adds up... September 9, 2004
FrKurt Messick (Bloomington, IN USA)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
As a student in college and graduate school, I had far more math than this small book covers, so in fact it is not the be-all and end-all of all mathematics texts. Alas, there is not a quadratic equation or a Fibonacci number listed in the index, nor will one find here the secrets to factoring polynomial equations. However, as my students in Algebra have often observed, one very rarely has to do those sorts of things in 'real life' (with the less than delicately phrased question, 'When am I ever going to need this...?').
For most everyday purposes, however, this is an entertaining and generally non-threatening overview of mathematics principles. There are three main sections: The Mathematics of Personal Finance (money matters!); Outdoor Math; and Indoor Math. In the first section on personal finance, the authors Kogelman and Heller look at the primary uses of math in most people's lives - how to figure out raises and taxes; how to understand bank addition and subtraction, particularly as it relates to balancing the checkbook; how to figure out returns on investments; and how to calculate interest on loans, from mortgages and automobiles to credit cards. This book will in many instances save the reader more than its purchase price. The information adds up!
The second section, Outdoor Math, includes issues as diverse as sport and travel to restaurant dining and gambling. How do you calculate a tip? If the menu says that a 15% or 18% gratuity is added, how can you be sure it was done correctly? If you travel, how do you make sure your exchange rate for money is a fair one? In the games and gambling section, the authors do not give you a perfect plan for counting cards at blackjack or beating the house at Atlantic City, but they do give you some insight into probabilities and risks. Odds are that this section will help.
For the final section, Indoor Math, the authors again return to some crucial, everyday applications. How does one figure out if bills are done correctly? Are you really using that much gas and electricity? Do you save anything by closing a room or shutting off the hot water heater part of the day? Also, practical matters like figuring the square foot measurements for carpeting, comparison shopping for better values involving math, and understanding news reports and media (just what is the difference between 'average income' and 'median income', anyway?).
Kogelman and Heller write in an interesting and accessible way, without jargon and without abstraction -- everything is grounded in real-world applications and is meaningful to the reader. Math can be your friend! This is a good companion.
A good book for Pre Algebra and fun to read October 16, 2000
John (Cleveland)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I wouldn't say it's the only math book you need but it has a lot math facts for student starting Algebra and for Grow ups to it's one of those around the house math books but kids well learn there math from this book
 Good for the occasional reference March 12, 2003
Jennifer L. Riegner (Newark, DE USA)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I don't use this book much but it is good for the occasional reference. I used it for the Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion when my baby was running a fever and the only thermometer I could find was Celsius.
 disappointed July 19, 2006
Lazylady
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Not what I was looking for, small print and not easy shortcuts. I know how to do the math the long method. I was looking for things you can do in your head for a rough estimate.
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