San Antonio College Library

The sequel to the runaway success Rapid Math Tricks and Tips, this book is packed with even more fun and useful math shortcuts that can be done without a calculator. Among the tricks covered are subtracting without borrowing, squaring virtually are number in seconds, and the sublime art of "multiplying in chunks". Offers 54 math tricks.

"Did you grow up thinking math is boring? It's time to reconsider. This book will teach you everything you ever wondered about numbers--and more. How and why did human beings first start using numbers at the dawn of history? Would numbers exist if we Homo sapiens weren't around to discover them? What's so special about weird numbers like pi and the Fibonacci sequence? What about rational, irrational, real, and imaginary numbers? Why do we need them?...

"The purpose of this book remains prevention of medication errors and promoting patient safety continues to be the focus of this book. In addition to demonstrating how to solve a drug dosage problem we have included medication administration situations encountered in clinical practice"--

Calculate correct dosages with safety and confidence, with the easy-to-follow nursing expertise of Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! 5th edition. This fully illustrated guide offers the complete how-to on calculating dosages for all drug forms and administration routes, with numerous practice exercises and seasoned guidance on interpreting drug orders accurately. Understand class materials more fully, get ready for the NCLEX or certification...