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    Mathematics: Sound smarter without trying harder
    Mathematics: Sound smarter without trying harder
    Mathematics: Sound smarter without trying harder
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    Mathematics: Sound smarter without trying harder

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    Do have trouble figuring out a restaurant tip? Does the thought of algebra still give you nightmares? Fear not! The Very Lazy Intellectual: Mathematics introduces you to quantitative calculation and logical reasoning. Unlock the mysteries (or at least the basics) of algebra, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateOct 1, 2012
    ISBN9781440561658
    Mathematics: Sound smarter without trying harder
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    Adams Media

    Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, informs, instructs, and inspires readers across a variety of lifestyle categories by providing the content they’re looking for, from the experts they follow and trust. From New Age to Personal Finance, Cooking to Self-Help, Adams Media researches, identifies, creates, and distributes accessible content with implicit discoverability. Embodying a uniquely flexible “ground-up” publishing model, Adams Media navigates within or between consumer categories as market opportunity dictates. These are the books people are searching for. 

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      Mathematics - Adams Media

      The Very Lazy Intellectual

      Mathematics

      Sound smarter without trying harder

      Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      Avon, Massachusetts

      Contents

      Introduction

      Algebra

      Greek Influence and Later

      Arithmetic

      Babylonian Contributions

      Calculus

      Chaos Theory

      Chinese Contributions

      Egyptian Contributions

      Geometry

      Later Work

      Branches of Geometry

      Greek Contributions

      Mathematics Through History

      Incas

      Mayans

      Numbering System

      Roman Influence

      Set Theory

      Trigonometry

      Functions

      Cheat Sheet for Mathematics

      Also Available

      Copyright Page

      Introduction

      If we were to look up the term lazy in a dictionary, we might expect to find some unflattering connotations. Let’s skip over such definitions as adverse or resistant to work, slothful, and sluggish, and adopt a more positive, charitable perspective. If instead we consider lazy as economical or avoiding waste, we get a much better picture of the idea behind The Very Lazy Intellectual series.

      This series of books is a set of short, economical references full of the fundamental knowledge you need to know to sound as if you really know something about a particular academic subject. The Very Lazy Intellectual: Mathematics lays out the indispensable facts, crucial high points, and fascinating elements of mathematics to build your knowledge foundation.

      Mathematics is the science of structure, order, and relation, and concerns number, quantity, shape, and space. Mathematics involves quantitative calculation and logical reasoning. Its origins stem from the practical needs of commerce, agriculture, and industry, but since the seventeenth century it has been essential to the practice of physical sciences and technology.

      Whether you want to refresh your memory of a long-since forgotten course, or merely wish to be able to say something intelligent about chaos theory without having to put in a great deal of study, this book will help. Enjoy the low-effort scholarship of The Very Lazy Intellectual: Mathematics.

      If you’d like to learn more about mathematics, check out The Lazy Intellectual, available in print (978-1-4405-0456-3) and eBook (978-1-4405-0888-2) formats.

      Algebra

      Algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses symbols to represent quantities and involves methods

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