1st Edition

Advanced Construction Mathematics

By Surinder Virdi Copyright 2019
418 Pages 15 Color & 305 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

418 Pages 15 Color & 305 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

418 Pages 15 Color & 305 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Advanced Construction Mathematics covers the range of topics that a student must learn in order to achieve success in Level 3 and 4 mathematics for the Pearson BTEC National and BTEC HNC/HND in Construction, Building Services, and Civil Engineering. Packed with easy to follow examples, its 18 chapters cover algebra (equations, transposition and evaluation of formulae), differentiation,... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction to basic techniques

Chapter 2: Algebra 1

Chapter 3: Algebra 2

Chapter 4: Simultaneous and Quadratic equations

Chapter 5: Graphs

Chapter 6: Geometry, Areas and Volumes

Chapter 7: Trigonometry 1

Chapter 8: Trigonometry 2

Chapter 9: Logarithmic, Exponential and Hyperbolic Functions

Chapter 10: Differentiation

Chapter 11: Applications of Differentiation

Chapter 12: Integration

Chapter 13: Applications of Integration

Chapter 14: Properties of Sections

Chapter 15: Matrices and Determinants

Chapter 16: Vectors

Chapter 17: Statistics

Chapter 18: Computer Techniques

End of Unit Assignment

Appendix 1: Bending Movement and Shear Force

Appendix 2: Frame Analysis

Appendix 3: Solutions - Exercise 1.1 to Exercise 18.1

Biography

Surinder S. Virdi is a lecturer at South and City College Birmingham, UK. He has taught construction-related topics for over 30 years and has written and co-authored two books, Construction Science and Materials, 2nd edition, 2017, and Construction Mathematics, 2nd edition, 2014.