The Numbers you need / Nigel J. Hopkins, John W. Mayne, John R. Hudson, [editors]. [print]

Provides formulas, tables, statistics, definitions, and examples that make everyday calculations more accessible.

Introduction -- 1. Consuming passion What your credit cards cost you -- The Cost of buying a new car Percentages; markdowns, markups, taxes, and tips Exchanging currencies Understanding the consumer price index -- 2. Your money or your life Reading the financial pages Annual equivalent interest rate on bonds and treasury bills -- The Monthly payments on your short term mortgage Your monthly mortgage payments and mortgage "points" Benefits from your individual retirement account (IRA) How much life insurance do you need? -- 3. Bank on it Interest on a single deposit in your savings account Single deposit you need to reach a future goal Interest on monthly deposits in your savings account Monthly deposits you need to reach a goal Present value of a series of monthly payments Monthly income that you can draw from a capital sum -- 4. Health and fitness by the numbers Life expectancy Life insurance costs for smokers and nonsmokers Blood pressure measurement Drinking and driving Cardiovascular fitness Exercise programs : how often? How hard? how long? Healthy body weight Diet and health Sun protection factors (SPF) 20/20 and 14/14 vision Spread of diseases such as AIDS Biorhythms: real and imaginary Social security numbers

5. Weather and the environment Pressure and weather patterns Temperature scales Windchill factors Heat and humidity index Probability of precipitation Holes in the ozone layer Air pollution Water pollution Acid rain Waste disposal Electromagnetic fields Earthquakes Global warming Population growth -- 6. Gambling, cards and games odds and probabilities Gambling in general Racetrack betting Lotteries Blackjack Rolling the dice Draw poker Roulette Bridge Billiards, snooker, and pool -- 7. Sports scoring and statistics Golf Tennis Baseball Football Basketball Bowling Hockey -- 8. Home, hobbies, and workshop numbers Kitchen calculations Fabric for your pattern -- The Home office Wallpapering Painting Electrical power in the home Natural gas in the home Home heating Construction around the house Gardening Radio and television frequencies Camera settings Binoculars and telescopes Microscopes Car facts and figures

9. Some popular-science calculations Satellite rotation periods Distances to the stars -- The Difference between mass and weight Einstein's equation : E = MCp2s Time and calendars Radioactive decay Compass errors -- Appendix A : Tools you might need Using tables, functions, and graphs How to interpolate to find immediate values Working with decimals and rounding numbers Working with powers of numbers Using logarithms -- The Algebra you might need -- The Exponential function and its many uses -- The Geometry you might need -- The Trigonometry you might need Elements of probability theory Basic statistics, polls, and surveys Sequences and series Computer basics -- Appendix B : Getting the units of measurement right Units of measurement from A to Z -- The Metric system logical units Conversions between units -- Appendix C : More about money Compound interest What present value means Effect of taxation Different compounding periods Effects of inflation on future buying power Mathematical basis for Tables 2.3-2.6 and 3.1-3.6.

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