In an engaging, easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format, everyday math concepts are tackled and explained in plain English (with a little help from numbers and formulas) to help enlighten you regardless of your comfort level with math.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• APPENDIX I: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND CONVERSION FACTORS
• APPENDIX II: COMMON FORMULAS FOR CALCULATING AREAS AND VOLUMES OF SHAPES
• THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
• MATHEMATICS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
• MATH BASICS
• FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS
• ALGEBRA
• GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• APPLIED MATHEMATICS
• MATH IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES
• MATH IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES
• MATH IN ENGINEERING
• MATH IN COMPUTING
• EVERYDAY MATH
• RECREATIONAL MATH
• MATHEMATICAL RESOURCES