Exercises in Workshop Mathematics for Young Engineers (Paperback)

Preface; Foreword; 1. Locomotives: lengths and weights; 2. Fractions: addition and subtraction; 3. Fractions: multiplication and division; 4. Fractions: miscellaneous problems; 5. Decimals: addition and subtraction; 6. Decimals: multiplication and division; 7. Decimals: conversion to engineering fraction; 8. Spacing of rivets and holes; 9. Algebra: generalized addition; 10. Algebra: generalized subtraction; 11. Algebra: generalized multiplication; 12. Algebra: generalized division; 13. Algebra: symbols, addition; 14. Algebra: symbols, subtraction; 15. Algebra: symbols, multiplication; 16. Algebra: polynomials and problems; 17. Algebra: symbols, division; 18. Algebra: simple equations; 19. Algebra: equations, fraction; 20. Algebra: equations, fractions brackets; 21. Algebra: harder equations; 22. Algebra: simple literal equations; 23. Algebra: problems on equations; 24. Algebra: substitution (positive numbers); 25. Algebra: substitution (negative numbers); 26. Formula manipulation and substitution; 27. Harder formula manipulation; 28. Square root: arithmetical; 29. Square root and squares from tables; 30. The theorem of Pythagoras: simple problems; 31. The theorem of Pythagoras: practical applications; 32. Logarithms: characteristics, use of tables; 33. Logarithms: multiplication and division (numbers greater than 1); 34. Logarithms: manipulation of negative characteristics; 35. Logarithms: multiplication and division (numbers less than 1); 36. Logarithms: powers and roots; 37. Logarithms: miscellaneous problems; 38. Proportion: speed, time and revolutions; 39. Mensuration: rectangle and square; 40. Mensuration: area of sections, weights per foot run; 41. Mensuration: rectangular solid; 42. Mensuration: triangle and triangular prism; 43. Mensuration: trapezium; 44. Mensuration: circle and annulus; 45. Mensuration: heating surface of tubes, volume and weight of bars and tubes; 46. Mensuration: capacity and rate of flow of water in pipes; 47. Mensuration: miscellaneous problems; 48. Mensuration: cone, frustum, sphere; 49. Mensuration: arcs, sectors, segments; 50. Trigonometry: sine, cosine and tangent; 51. Trigonometry: use of tables; 52. Trigonometry: simple problems; 53. Trigonometry: workshop problems; 54. Trigonometry: miscellaneous problems; Answers; Index.