Essential Maths for Engineering and Construction: How to Avoid Mistakes

Author:   Mark Breach (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom (Retired))
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415579278


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   12 August 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Mark Breach (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom (Retired))
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.312kg
ISBN:  

9780415579278


ISBN 10:   0415579279
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   12 August 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Finding the Pitfalls: Introduction. Find an Independent Check. Misleading with Mathematics: When Ink Meets Paper. Juggling with Numbers. False Assumptions and False Logic. Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics. Some Mistakes that we Make: Errors in Arithmetic. Errors in Algebra. Errors in Trigonometry. Calculator Errors. Bad Notation. Errors in Calculus. Test Yourself.

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As a principal lecturer who teaches maths to undergraduates in civil engineering and architecture, Mark Breach is well aware of the mistakes and insecurities that beset his students. ... Throughout the book, there are a lot of both worked examples, and exercises for the student to use as practice, with the solutions printed upside-down in blocks of text. ... a very useful resource for students entering tertiary education in a field that requires maths. -Peter R. Smith, University of Sydney, Australia, in Architectural Science Review, Vol. 55, No. 2, May 2012


As a principal lecturer who teaches maths to undergraduates in civil engineering and architecture, Mark Breach is well aware of the mistakes and insecurities that beset his students. ... Throughout the book, there are a lot of both worked examples, and exercises for the student to use as practice, with the solutions printed upside-down in blocks of text. ... a very useful resource for students entering tertiary education in a field that requires maths. -Peter R. Smith, University of Sydney, Australia, in Architectural Science Review, Vol. 55, No. 2, May 2012


'A very useful resource for students entering tertiary education in a field that requires maths.' -- Peter R. Smith, Architectural Science Review


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Mark Breach is Principal Lecturer in Engineering Surveying at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He teaches mathematics courses to civil engineering and architectural technician undergraduates.

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