Synopsis
The most convenient reference yet from Schaum's—with look-up as quick as ABC!
Schaum's bestselling study guides have been proven to produce results, provide comprehensive review, and improve test scores. Suitable for senior high-school students, AP students, and college freshmen, Schaum's A-Z guides are an ideal complement to your course textbooks and test-preparation guides. They provide the information you need to expand your existing knowledge.
Each Schaum's A-Z handbook puts your studies on the fast track with:
- An A-Z format that makes finding definitions for unfamiliar terms easy and quick
- Definitions that help you break through technical jargon
- Thorough, easy-to-understand explanations that simplify complex concepts you need for your classwork
- Cross-referenced entries to show you how central ideas link together
- Review lists of key concepts that prepare you for your examinations
- Advice on how to understand common examiners' terms and other test-taking tips
Here in Schaum's A-Z Mathematics, you will find:
- Concise definitions of more than 600 key terms
- Hundreds of helpful graphs, tables, and figures
- Clear presentations of formulae, rules, proofs, and equations
- More than 200 completed examples that show you how to answer typical short examination questions
Topics include: Pure Mathematics: polynomials; equations; numbers; geometry; logarithms and exponentials; vectors; algebra; graphs and curves; functions; numerical methods; trigonometry; differentiation; integration; sequences and series; proof
Mechanics: modeling in mechanics; vectors in mechanics; kinematics; momentum and collisions; circular motion; oscillations; force; dynamics; statics; work and energy
Statistics: data types; statistical diagrams and tables; statistical measures; probability; correlation and regression; probability distributions; sampling; hypothesis tests
John Berry, Ted Graham, Jenny Sharp, and Elizabeth Berry are experienced examiners and educators.