About this item
For many of us, math can conjure memories of frustration and embarrassment, yet - in the workplace, supermarket, mall, and the gas station, where a basic math solution can easily and quickly solve a problem. However, some of us have either blocked out, forgotten, or simply did not learn the basics of math. With Everyday Math Made Easy, author Thomas Begnal brings math back to the forefront of our brains and re-teaches (or teaches) . Using an encouraging voice throughout, and explains the underlying basic math function in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Step-by-step instructions on topics such as the traditional operations of arithmetic, fractions and decimals, averages, ratios and percentages, geometry, and more are enforced with sidebars on how to solve math problems quickly and correctly in common situations, including:Cooking: How to double or half recipes; how long to thaw food items based on ratios; how to convert measurements from imperial to metric; and how to work with ingredient ratios in food recipes.
About the Author
My affection for woodworking began as a hobby in the mid-seventies. Eventually, the affection evolved into a love-affair, and I began building furniture full-time in northwestern Connecticut. When Jim Mc Quillan, founder of The Woodworker's Journal magazine, needed someone to build furniture and write about how to make it, I happily went onboard as an editor. Some fifteen years later, when the magazine was sold an moved to Illinois, I joined the editorial staff of Shopnotes magazine in Des Moines, Iowa.From July of 2000 until I retired in June of 2009, I worked as an associate editor for Fine Woodworking magazine. Now that I'm retired, I get to enjoy my workshop most every day.
