Item #: 260-3058-01
Author: Alfred P. Webster, Kathryn B. Judy
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:0131633058
Format: Paperback
Your Price: $82.95
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Sharpen your skills with Mathematics for Carpentry and the Construction Trades, 2nd Edition
Unique in both coverage and approach, this text is based on the authors' expertise in both the construction process and the related mathematics and is focused on the needs of today's visual learners. Chapers 1-10 cover the fundamental mathematics necessary to a broad range of both life and building construction skills; Chapters 11-26 cover mathematical matters of direct concern to the builder, in the same logical and sequential process as required in the construction process itself. The text is generously illustrated with real-world problems based on the authors' actual experience in the building field. Problems include step-by-step summary explanations of their solutions with the necessary steps highlighted and enclosed for easy identification. 384 pp.Mathematics for Carpentry and the Construction Trades, 2nd Edition - Table of Contents:
- Whole Numbers
- Fractions
- Decimal Fractions
- Weights, Measures, and Conversions
- Ratio and Proportion
- Percents
- Angles and Triangles
- Areas and Perimeters
- Volume and Surface Area of Solids
- The Metric System
- Board Measure
- Lumber Pricing
- Footings, Foundations, and Slabs
- Girders, Sill Plates, Bridging, Floor Joists, and Floor Covering
- Wall Framing
- Roofs I: Common Rafters
- Introduction to the Framing Square
- Overhangs
- Roofs II: Hip Rafters-The Conventional Case
- Roofs III: Valley Rafters-The Conventional Case
- Roof IV: Jack Rafters
- Roofs V: Hip and Valley Rafters-The Unconventional Cases
- Stairs
- Framing and Covering Gable Ends; Exterior Trim
- Wall and Roof Covering
- The Estimating Process
- Appendix: House Plans
- Glossary
- Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
- Bibliography
- Index