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By
Surinder Virdi, South Birmingham College, U.K.
Roy Baker, Visiting lecturer at City of Wolverhampton College, U.K.
Description
Taking a starting point below that of GCSE level, by assuming no prior mathematical knowledge, Surinder Virdi and Roy Baker take the reader
step by step through the mathematical requirements for Level 2 and 3 Building and Construction courses.
Unlike the majority of basic
level maths texts available, this book focuses exclusively on mathematics as it is applied in actual construction practice. As such,
topics specific to the construction industry are presented, as well as essential areas for Level 2 craft NVQs – for example, costing
calculations, labor costs, cost of materials and setting out of building components.
End of chapter exercises cover a range of theoretical
as well as practical problems commonly found in construction practice, and two project-based assignments give students the opportunity
to apply the knowledge they have gained. Answers to all exercises are included at the end of book. A chapter detailing the use of a scientific
calculator for performing construction calculations will prove invaluable for students with no prior experience of their use.
Construction
Mathematics
addresses all the mathematical requirements of Level 2 construction NVQs from City & Guilds/CITB and Edexcel
courses, including the BTEC First Diploma in Construction. Additional coverage of the core unit Analytical Methods from BTEC National
Construction, Civil Engineering, and Building Services courses makes this an essential revision aid to students who do not have Level
2 mathematics experience before commencing their BTEC National studies, or any reader who wishes to refresh their mathematics knowledge.
Solutions to the assignments are available to lecturers only at http://textbooks.elsevier.com
Audience
All students taking vocational construction courses at Levels 2 and 3, requiring knowledge of mathematics as used in construction, who do not have prior knowledge beyond basic school mathematics.
Contents
Preface
About the authors
Acknowledgements
Using a scientific calculator
Introduction
Keys of a scientific calculator
Numbers
Introduction
History of numbers
Positive numbers, negative numbers
and integers
Prime and composite numbers
Square numbers
Addition and subtraction
Decimal numbers
Order of operation
Basic algebra
Introduction
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
Brackets
Simple equations
Applications of linear equations
Indices
and logarithms
Indices
Laws of indices
Logarithms
Standard form, significant figures and estimation
Standard
form
Significant figures
Estimation
Transposition and evaluation of formulae
Transposition of formulae
Evaluation of
formulae
Fractions and percentages
Fractions
Percentages
Bulking of sand
Graphs
Introduction
Cartesion
axes and co-ordinates
Straight line graphs
The law of straight line
Units and their conversion
Introduction
Length
Mass
Area, volume and capacity
Temperature
Geometry
Angles
Polygons
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Sum of the angles in a polygon
The circle
Areas (1)
Introduction
Area of triangles
Area of quadrilaterals
Area of circles
Application of area to practical
problems
Volumes (1)
Introduction
Volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids and cones
Mass, volume and density
Concrete
mix
Trigonometry (1)
Introduction
The trigonometrical ratios
Trigonometric ratios for 30?, 45?, 60?
Angles of elevation
and depression
Stairs
Roofs
Excavations and embankments
Setting out
Introduction
Setting out a simple building site
Bay windows and curved brickwork
Checking building for having square corners
Circular arches
Elliptical arches
Costing – materials
and labor
Introduction
Foundations
Cavity walls
Flooring
Painting
Statistics
Introduction
Tally charts
Tables
Types of data
Averages
The range
Statistical diagrams
Frequency distributions
Areas and volumes (2)
Introduction
Surface
area of a pyramid
Surface area of a cone
Areas and volumes (3)
Introduction
Mid-ordinate rule
Trapezoidal rule
Simpson's
rule
Volume of irregular solids
Prismoidal rule
Trigonometry (2)
The sine rule and the cosine rule
Area of triangles
Computer Techniques
Introduction
Microsoft Excel 2000
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Appendix
1
: 1:2:4 Concrete
Appendix 2
: Answers to exercises
Index
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Paperback, 296 pages, publication date: SEP-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6792-0
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6792-3
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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