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Whether you are returning to school, studying for an adult numeracy test, helping your kids with homework, or seeking the confidence that a firm maths foundation provides in everyday encounters, Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides the content you need to improve your basic maths skills. Based upon the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum, this title covers such topics as:    Getting started with the building blocks of maths and setting yourself up for success    Dealing with decimals, percentages and tackling fractions without fear    Sizing Up weights, measures, and shapes    How to handle statistics and gauge probability Filled with real-world examples and written by a PhD-level mathematician who specialises in tutoring adults and students, Basic Maths For Dummies also provides practical advice on overcoming maths anxiety and a host of tips, tricks, and memory aids that make learning maths (almost) painless - and even fun. About the Author Colin Beveridge holds a doctorate in mathematics from the University of St Andrews. He gave up a position as a researcher at Montana State University (working with NASA, among other projects) to become a full-time maths tutor, helping adults, GCSE, A-level and university students overcome their fear of maths – a position he finds 'far more enjoyable than real work'. Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Whole Numbers: The Building Blocks of Maths Chapter 1: Getting Started Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for Success Chapter 3: It All Adds Up: Addition and Subtraction Chapter 4: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing Chapter 5: Are We Nearly There Yet? Rounding and Estimating Part II: Parts of the Whole Chapter 6: Cake or Death: Fractions without Fear Chapter 7: What's the Point? Dealing with Decimals Chapter 8: It's All Relative: Ratios and Proportions Chapter 9: Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time Part III: Sizing Up Weights, Shapes and Measures Chapter 10: Clocking Time Chapter 11: Working with Cold, Hard Cash Chapter 12: Taking the Weight Off Your Shoulders Chapter 13: Feeling the Heat Chapter 14: That’s About the Size of It Chapter 15: Shaping Up Part IV: Statistically Speaking Chapter 16: Data Mining (No Hard Hat Required) Chapter 17: Top of the Charts Chapter 18: Average Joe Chapter 19: What Are the Chances? Part V: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prepare Yourself Before You Start Studying Chapter 21: Ten Tricks for Remembering Your Number Facts Chapter 22: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Make Any Exam Easier Index