Exercises in Workshop Mathematics for Young Engineers [Paperback]

This 1954 book provides a set of practical exercises for young engineers wishing to apply mathematical principles to problems confronting them in the workshop.The purpose of this 1954 book was to provide a set of practical exercises for young engineers wishing to apply mathematical principles to problems confronting them in the workshop. The text was designed primarily for use in the Technical Secondary School, the County College, and the Works Training School.The purpose of this 1954 book was to provide a set of practical exercises for young engineers wishing to apply mathematical principles to problems confronting them in the workshop. The text was designed primarily for use in the Technical Secondary School, the County College, and the Works Training School.Originally published in 1954, the purpose of this book was to provide a set of practical exercises for young engineers wishing to apply mathematical principles to problems confronting them in the workshop. The text was designed primarily for use in the Technical Secondary School, the County College, and the Works Training School. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of engineering and educational practice.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: harderl39