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0333310438 pdf In writing this book, we have assumed that you know at least the counting numbers and the addition and multiplication tables up to 9 by 9. The language of mathematics contains a number of specialised words, and the seare printed in italics the first time they occur in the text. Some of the mare new words, such as logarithm, calculus, cosine, which have been inven-ted by mathematicians in the past others are ordinary English words suchas operation, which have a special meaning in mathematics. While it is not essential to your understanding of the subject, the use of the correct words and symbols makes communication between mathematicians easier, and it is worthwhile trying to learn the language.The book covers a very wide field and so the introduction to each section is necessarily concise you should work through and understand the examples in a section of the work before attempting the exercises that follow it. The use of an electronic calculator will save time and enable you to spend longer on studying the basic mathematical ideas and on practising with past examination papers. Remember that the use of calcu-lators is not allowed in all examinations.We hope you will enjoy working with this book and that it will bring you success.