Index Abscissa, 83 Acute angle, 132, 143 Acute angled triangle, 134 Adding waveforms, 214 Addition of two periodic functions, 214 Algebra, 37 Algebraic expression, 37, 38, 41, 47 Alternate angles, 132, 147 Ambiguous case, 200 Amplitude, 156, 158 Angle, 131 Angle: lagging and leading, 157 types and properties of, 132 Angles of: any magnitude, 152 depression, 147 elevation, 147 Angular measurement, 131 Angular velocity, 158 Annulus, 169 Approximate value of calculations, 21, 22 Arbitrary constant of integration, 257 Arc, 174 Arc length, 175 Area under a curve, 261 Areas: irregular figures, 191, 263 plane figures, 166 sector, 167, 175 similar shapes, 172 triangles, 21, 167, 198 Arithmetic, <strong>basic</strong>, 1–4 Arithmetic progressions, 219 Average, 235 Average value of waveform, 194 Bar charts, 227 Bases, 14, 30 Binary numbers, 30–33 Blunder, 21, 22 BODMAS, 4, 7, 43 Boyle’s law, 45, 46 Brackets, 4, 41–43 Calculation of resultant phasors, 215–217 Calculations, 21–24 Calculator, 22–24, 103, 107, 111, 148, 164 Calculus, 247 Cancelling, 6, 7 Cartesian axes, 83 Cartesian co-ordinates, 162 Charle’s law, 45, 46 Chord, 174 Circle, 174 equation of, 178 properties of, 174 Circumference, 174 Classes, 230 Class: interval, 230 limits, 230 mid-point, 232 Coefficient of proportionality, 45 Common difference, 219 Common logarithms, 103 Common prefixes, 19, 20 ratio, 222 Complementary angles, 132 Completing the square, 71, 80 Computer numbering systems, 30 Cone, 180, 186 frustum of, 186 Congruent triangles, 136 Construction of triangles, 139, 140 Continuous data, 226 Conversion tables and charts, 25 Co-ordinates, 83 Corresponding angles, 132 Cosine, 143, 145, 148 graph of, 151, 154, 155 Cosine rule, 198 Cosine wave, 154, 155 Cubic equation, 100 Cuboid, 180 Cumulative frequency distribution, 230, 233 curve, 230 Cylinder, 180 Deciles, 239 Decimal: fraction, 9 places, 9–11 system, 9 Decimals, 9 Definite integrals, 260
286 Index Degrees, 131 Denary system, 30, 33 Denominator, 6 Dependent event, 241 Dependent variable, 45 Depression, angle of, 147 Derivatives, 249 standard list, 254 Determination of law, 88, 117 involving logarithms, 119 Diameter, 174 Difference of two squares, 70 Differential calculus, 247 coefficient, 249 Differentiation, 247, 249 from first principles, 249 of ax n , 250 of e ax and ln ax, 253 of sine and cosine functions, 252 successive, 255 Digits, 9, 30 Direct proportion, 8, 45 Discrete data, 226 standard deviation, 237 Dividend, 38 Division, 1 Divisor, 38 Elevation, angle of, 147 Engineering notation, 19 Equation, 47 of circle, 178 Equations: cubic, 100 linear and quadratic, simultaneously, 75, 99 quadratic, 69, 76, 95 simple, 47 simultaneous, 60–68 Equilateral triangle, 134 Errors, 21 Evaluation of formulae, 21, 27 Expectation, 241 Exponent, 17–19 Exponential functions, 107 graphs of, 110 Expression, 47 Exterior angle of triangle, 134 Extrapolation, 89 Factorization, 41, 69, 80 Factors, 3 False axes, 89 Formula, 27, 72 Formulae: evaluation of, 21, 27 list of, 266–269 transposition of, 54–59 Fractions, 6 Frequency, 158, 226 Frequency distribution, 230, 231, 232 Frequency polygon, 230, 233 Frustum, 186 Full wave rectified waveform, 194 Functional notation, 247, 249 Geometric progressions, 222 Geometry, 131 Gradient, 83 of a curve, 248 Graphical solution of equations, 94 cubic, 100, 101 linear and quadratic, simultaneously, 75, 99 quadratic, 95–99 simultaneous, 94 Graphs, 83, 94 exponential functions, 110 logarithmic functions, 106 sine and cosine, 155 straight lines, 83 trigonometric functions, 151 with logarithmic scales, 124 of the form y = ax n , 124 of the form y = ab x , 127 of the form y = ae kx , 128 Grouped data, 230 mean, median and mode, 236 standard deviation, 238 Growth and decay, laws of, 113 Half-wave rectified waveform, 194 Heptagon, 166 Hexadecimal number, 33–36 Hexagon, 166 Highest common factor (HCF), 3 Histogram, 230, 231, 233, 236 Hooke’s law, 45 Horizontal bar chart, 227 Hyperbolic logarithms, 103, 111 Hypotenuse, 142 Identity, 47 Improper fraction, 6 Indefinite integrals, 260 Independent event, 241 Independent variable, 45 Indices, 14 laws of, 14, 39, 265 Indicial equations, 105 Inequalities, 77 involving a modulus, 78 involving quotients, 79 involving square functions, 79 quadratic, 80 simple, 77, 78 Integers, 1 Integral calculus, 247 Integrals, 257 definite, 260 standard, 257 Integration, 247, 257 of ax n , 257 Intercept, y-axis, 84, 86
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Contents Preface xi 1. Basic arithm
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