Description: Now you can combine a highly effective, practical approach to mathematics with the latest procedures, technologies, and practices in today's welding industry with PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS FOR WELDERS, 6E. Readers clearly see how welders rely on mathematical skills to solve both everyday and more challenging problems, from measuring materials for cutting and assembling to effectively and economically ordering materials. Highly readable explanations, numerous real-world examples, and practice problems emphasize math skills most important in welding today, from basic procedures to more advanced math formulas and technologies. Readers leave equipped with the strong math tools they need for success in today's welding careers. Table of Contents: Part 1: WHOLE NUMBERS 1. Addition of Whole Numbers 2. Subtraction of Whole Numbers 3. Multiplication of Whole Numbers 4. Division of Whole Numbers Part 2: COMMON FRACTIONS 5. Introduction to Common Fractions 6. Measuring Instruments: The Tape Measure, Caliper, and Micrometer 7. Addition of Common Fractions 8. Subtraction of Common Fractions 9. Multiplication of Common Fractions 10. Division of Common Fractions 11. Combined Operations with Common Fractions Part 3: DECIMAL FRACTIONS 12. Introduction to Decimal Fractions, Rounding, Calculators 13. Addition and Subtraction of Decimal Fractions 14. Multiplication of Decimals 15. Division of Decimals 16. Decimal Fractions and Common Fraction Equivalents 17. Tolerances 18. Combined Operations with Decimal Fractions 19. Equivalent Measurements Part 4: AVERAGES, PERCENTAGES, AND MULTIPLIERS 20. Averages 21. Percents and Percentages (%) Part 5: METRIC SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS 22. The Metric System of Measurements 23. English-Metric Equivalent Unit Conversions 24. Combined Operations with Equivalent Units Part 6: COMPUTING GEOMETRIC MEASURE AND SHAPE 25. Perimeter of Squares and Rectangles, Order of Operations 26. Area of Squares and Rectangles 27. Area of Triangles and Trapezoids 28. Volume of Cubes and Rectangular Shapes 29. Volume of Rectangular Containers 30. Circumference of Circles, and Perimeter of Semicircular-Shaped Figures 31. Area of Circular and Semicircular Figures 32. Volume of Cylindrical Shapes 33. Volume of Cylindrical and Complex Containers 34. Mass (Weight) Measure Part 7: ANGULAR DEVELOPMENT AND MEASUREMENT 35. Angle Development ... |