Applied Mathematics for the Petroleum and Other Industries

Review of the practical mathematics required by shop and field personnel in industry. Teaches basic and intermediate arithmetic and math skills. Chapters cover the number system, the hand calculator, number relations (percentage, ratio, proportion, mean, medium, mode, tables, and graphs), physical quantities and their measurement, principles of algebra, practical geometry, trigonometry basics, and advanced industry applications. Each chapter includes objectives, how-to information, practice problems, and a self-test. Comprehensive appendixes provide valuable reference tables, commonly used formulas, and conversion factors. Answers are included in the back of the book.