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About Sunil Tanna

Hello. I am Sunil Tanna - author, software developer, and tutor (maths and science). You can find out more about me at my website, www.suniltanna.com

My first real memory of reading a book was when I was five, in infants school. The teacher was conducting a very detailed and rather slow lesson on how to tell the time. I already knew how to tell the time, or at least I thought I did, and I was bored.

The whole class was sitting on a mat, and I happened to be sitting near the back, next to a bookshelf. I took a book off the shelf about a group of school children who investigated, and eventually solved, a smuggling mystery. Completely absorbed, I sat quietly reading to myself.

I don't think it was a huge book, it couldn't have been, but I amazed myself by managing to read the entire book cover to cover. Just as I turned the last the last page, I suddenly realised that the lesson was coming to an end. I remember worrying that I might have missed some vital new detail of telling the time that perhaps the teacher had slipped in during the second half of the lesson.

Somehow however I survived. I've had a love of books ever since, although nowadays I generally try to choose more opportune moments to read them.

As a writer, I hope to write about both my personal experiences, and the things that interest me most. Since I have quite an eclectic range of interests, you can expect a diverse range of books from me in future.

I hope you enjoy reading my books, and if you do, don't forget to leave a review on Amazon.

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Codes, Ciphers, Steganography & Secret Messages Jan 30, 2020

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Discover the science of cryptology! This book is a complete introduction to codes, ciphers and secret messages. You will discover:
- How codes and ciphers work
- How secret messages can be concealed in apparently innocuous messages (steganography)
- How codebreakers and cryptanalysts break codes and ciphers
- Many examples of how codes and ciphers have changed history and continue to shape the world to this day

Table of Contents

Introduction: What are Codes, Ciphers and Steganography?

Chapter 1: Codes used for Communication
Flag Code
Semaphore Code
Polybius Square
Optical Telegraph Codes
Electrical Telegraph Codes
- International Morse Code
- Baudot Code
- Murray Code and ITA 2
- ASCII
Computer Codes

Chapter 2: Caesar Ciphers
Using a Caesar Cipher
Variations of the Caesar Cipher
- ROT13
- ROT5
- ROT18
- ROT47
- Avgad and Albam
Breaking Caesar Ciphers

Chapter 3: Simple Substitution Ciphers
Atbash Cipher
Simple Alphabet Substitution Ciphers
Simple Symbolic Substitution Ciphers
- Pigpen Cipher
Breaking Simple Substitution Ciphers
- Frequency Analysis
- Cribs
Defeating Frequency Analysis
- Short Messages
- Homophony
- Null Characters
- Other Methods

Chapter 4: Transposition Ciphers
Scytale
Rail Fence Ciphers
Route Ciphers
Columnar Transposition Ciphers
Double Columnar Transposition Ciphers
Myszkowski Transposition Ciphers
Disrupted Transposition Ciphers
Grille Ciphers
- Trellis Ciphers
- Fleissner Ciphers
- Crossword Ciphers

Chapter 5: Fractionation and Diffusion
Bifid Cipher
Trifid Cipher

Chapter 6: Polygraphic Substitution
Advantages and Disadvantages of Polygraphic Ciphers
Playfair Cipher
Two-Square Cipher
Four-Square Cipher

Chapter 7: Polyalphabetic Ciphers
Alberti Cipher
Trithemius Cipher
Vigenère Ciphers
Beaufort and Variant Beaufort Cipher
Autokey Ciphers

Chapter 8: Enigma
The Enigma Machine
How Enigma was Broken
- Early British Efforts
- Polish Cipher Bureau
- Polish Cooperation with the Western Allies
- PC Bruno
- Cadix
- British Efforts Against Italian Naval Enigma
- The British Focus on Cribs
- British and American Bombes
- German Suspicions

Chapter 9: Perfect Ciphers
Vernam Cipher
One-Time Pads
Difficulties of Implementing a Perfect Cipher
- Protecting the Key
- Not Reusing the Key
- Randomness in the Key
- The Equipment Used Must Be Secure
Lorenz Cipher
- Cryptanalysis of the Lorenz Cipher

Chapter 10: Codewords
One-time Code
Nomenclator
Midway

Chapter 11: Book Ciphers
Book Word Substitution Ciphers
Book Letter Substitution Ciphers
Running Key Ciphers

Chapter 12: Computer Cryptography
Symmetric-Key Cryptography
Public-Key Cryptography
Cryptographic Hashes and Digital Signatures

Chapter 13: Steganography and Hidde

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Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal for Programming & Computer Science Jul 1, 2018

by Sunil Tanna

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This book introduces the binary, octal and hexadecimal numbering systems used in computer science and computer programming. It introduces how numbers are represented in each of these systems, how to convert between them (and to and from base 10).

In this book, among other things, you will learn:

* What are number bases (also known as radixes)

* What is binary (base 2)

* How to convert binary numbers to denary (base 10)

* How to convert denary numbers to binary

* What is octal (base 8)

* How to convert octal numbers to denary

* How to convert denary numbers to octal

* Why many programmers and computer scientists use octal

* How to convert octal numbers to binary

* How to convert binary numbers to octal

* What is hexadecimal (base 16)

* How to convert hexadecimal numbers to denary

* How to convert denary numbers to hexadecimal

* Why many programmers and computer scientists use hexadecimal

* How to convert hexadecimal numbers to binary

* How to convert binary numbers to hexadecimal

* Is there a reason to prefer octal over hexadecimal or vice-versa?

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The Solar System Mar 2, 2019

by Sunil Tanna

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A complete guide to the Solar System including the Sun, all the planets, all the recognized dwarf planets & much else besides - major moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids & more. You'll also learn about the what lies beyond the Solar System, how the Solar System was formed & how it is expected to evolve in future. Contains numerous color pictures, illustrations & diagrams that will fascinate amateur astronomers & junior scientists.

Updated April 2020

Table of Contents:

1: The Solar System: A Whistle-Stop Tour

The Sun
The Planets
-How Many Planets?
-How Far are the Planets from the Sun?
-Planetary Orbits
-Planetary Rotation
-Types of Planets
Minor Planets, Dwarf Planets & Comets

-Minor Planets of the Inner Solar System - Asteroids
-Minor Planets of the Outer Solar System
-Dwarf Planets

-Comets
Meteoroids, Micrometeoroids & Space Dust
-Meteors & Meteorites
-Sources of Meteoroids & Micrometeoroids
-Meteor Showers & Meteor Storms

Moons
-How Many Moons are There?
-Can a Moon Have Its Own Moons?
-How Big Can Moons Be?
-How Small Can Moons Be?
-Orbital Characteristics of Moons
-Tidal Locking

-Trojan Satellites

2: The Sun
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Rotation
Study & Exploration

3: Mercury
Name & Discovery

Physical Characteristics
Orbit
Rotation
Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

4: Venus
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit
Rotation

Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

5: Earth
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Study & Exploration

Orbit
Rotation
The Moon
Study & Exploration
Life

6: Mars
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit

Rotation
Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

7: Jupiter
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit

Rotation
Rings
Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

8: Saturn
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics

Orbit
Rotation
Rings
Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

9: Uranus
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit

Rotation
Rings
Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

10: Neptune
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit

Rotation
Rings
Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

11: Planet Nine
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit

Rotation
Rings
Moons
Study & Exploration
Life?

12: Ceres
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit

Rotation
Study & Exploration
Life?

13: Pluto
Name & Discovery
Physical Characteristics
Orbit
Rotation
Moons
Study & Exploration

Life?

14: Haumea<

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Advanced Binary for Programming & Computer Science: Logical, Bitwise and Arithmetic Operations, and Data Encoding and Representation Aug 28, 2018

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This book explains how the binary works and how it is used by computers to represent information including positive and negative integers, characters and real numbers. It explains the logical and bitwise operations used to manipulate information and perform arithmetic. We also briefly look at how computers store this information in memory and secondary storage, and how it can be transmitted between computers.

Topics covered include:

INTRODUCING NUMBER BASES AND BINARY

CONVERTING FROM BINARY TO DENARY AND VICE-VERSA

How to Convert a Binary Number to Denary

How to Convert a Denary Number to Binary

HOW COMPUTERS GROUP BINARY DIGITS

A Closer Look at Bytes

A Closer Look at Words

* Word alignment, word alignment and packing, byte ordering and endianness

Addresses

BOOLEAN OPERATIONS AND LOGIC GATES

Fundamentals of Boolean Algebra

* NOT, AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR, NXOR

Combining Logic Gates

* NOT, AND, OR, XOR, NOR using NAND logic

Logical Versus Bitwise Operations

Using Bitwise Operations to Set, Clear, Flip or Test Bits

* Setting bits, inverting bits, clearing bits, testing bits

ADDING AND SUBTRACTING IN BINARY

Adding Binary Integers

* The column addition method of adding denary numbers and adding binary numbers, implementing binary addition using logic gates

Subtracting Binary Integers

* The column subtraction methods of subtracting denary numbers and subtracting binary numbers, implementing binary subtraction using logic gates

SHIFT OPERATIONS

Left Shift

Right Shift

Circular Shifts

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION IN BINARY

Multiplication

* Multiplying by a power of 2, column multiplication, Russian peasant multiplication algorithm, multiplication in hardware

Division

* Dividing by a power of 2, denary long division, binary long division, algorithm for binary long division, division in hardware

REPRESENTING CHARACTERS AND STRINGS OF CHARACTERS

Representing Individual Characters

* ASCII, extended ASCIIs, BCDIC and other early character encodings, EBCDIC, Unicode

Representing Strings of Characters

* Terminated strings, length-prefixed strings, other string representations

REPRESENTING TEXT AND GRAPHICS ON SCREEN

Text Mode Displays

Bitmap Displays

PARITY CHECKING

What is a Parity Bit

Even and Odd Parity

Advantages, Disadvantages and Limitations of Using Parity Checking

Parity's Use in RAID Storage Devices

Unused Parity Bits

SIGNED INTEGERS

Offset Binary

Signed Magnitude Representation

One's Complement

Two's Complement

Other Representations of Signed Numbers

* Base -2, signed-digit representation

REAL NUMBERS

Fixed Point Representation

Floating Point Representation

Rational Data Type

Logarithmic Number Systems

DENARY ENCODINGS AND DECIMAL DATA TYPES

Why Use Denary Representations of Real Numbers?

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You Can Do Math: Radians and Steradians Apr 26, 2018

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Radians are the preferred unit that mathematicians and scientists use for measuring angles. Likewise steradians are the preferred unit used for measuring solid angles. This book explains the key concepts behind radians and steradians, as well as how to perform mathematical calculations based on these units (including many worked examples, questions for you to do yourself, and answers to those questions to check your results).

Topics covered in the book include:

* Key terminology associated with circles

* A comparison between measuring angles in degrees and other units such as gradians

* The definition of radians

* How angles can be measured in radians

* Why radians are a "natural" unit for measuring angles

* How many radians correspond to a full circle rotation, half circle rotation, and a quarter circle rotation (right angle)

* How many degrees correspond to a radian

* How to convert degrees into radians

* How to convert radians into degrees

* Conversions of some common angles between degrees and exact radian values

* How to calculate arc lengths using radians

* How to calculate sector perimeters using radians

* How to calculate sector areas using radians

* How to calculate chord lengths using radians

* How to calculate segment perimeters using radians

* How to calculate major and minor segment areas using radians

* Radians usage as an SI Unit

* Some uses of radians in physics

* Common SI Unit prefixes of radians, and subject areas where you may encounter them

* Milliradian approximations used in various militaries and in gunnery

* Dimensional analysis involving radians

* The definition of steradians

* How many steradians are in a complete sphere and in a hemisphere

* How to calculate the aperture angle of a cone of 1 steradian

* Some common applications of steradians

* Dimensional analysis involving steradians

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Before the Dinosaurs (The History of Life Book 1) Jun 6, 2019

by Sunil Tanna

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The first of series of 5 books, this book tells the history of life on Earth from the planet's formation 4,550 million years ago until the end of the Paleozoic Era 252 million years ago.

In this beautiful full-color illustrated book, you will learn about:

How life began in the seas as simple single-celled organisms
How single-celled organisms grew more complex and changed the planet
The sudden appearance of many multicellular life forms during the Cambrian explosion
How life colonized the land
The evolution of the first tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates) from fish
How tetrapods diversified to produce reptiles and our ancestors, the synapsid mammal-like reptiles
The greatest mass extinction in history that brought the Paleozoic Era to a close
And much more

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: How the Earth was Formed
The Formation of the Solar System
The Formation of the Planets Including Earth.

Chapter 2: The Hadean Eon
Conditions in the Hadean Eon

Chapter 3: The Archean Eon
Conditions in the Archean Eon
Prokaryota – The First Life

Chapter 4: Proterozoic Eon
The Great Oxygenation Event and the Huronian Glaciation
More Complex Life – Eukaryota
The Cryogenian Period
The Ediacaran Period – The First Multicellular Life

Chapter 5: The Phanerozoic Eon and the Paleozoic Era
Eras of the Phanerozoic Eon
Periods of the Paleozoic Era

Chapter 6: The Cambrian Period
Paleogeography of the Cambrian Period
The Cambrian Explosion
Animals of the Cambrian Period
Plants of the Cambrian Period
Mass Extinctions of the Cambrian Period

Chapter 7: The Ordovician Period
Paleogeography of the Ordovician Period
Climate of Ordovician Period
The Ordovician Radiation
Animals of the Ordovician Period
Mass Extinctions of the Ordovician Period

Chapter 8: The Silurian Period
Paleogeography of the Silurian Period
Climate of Silurian Period
Animals of the Silurian Period
Life on Land

Chapter 9: The Devonian Period
Paleogeography of the Devonian Period
Marine Life in the Devonian Period
The First Tetrapods
The Devonian Explosion
Mass Extinctions of the Devonian Period

Chapter 10: The Carboniferous Period (including Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Subperiods)
Paleogeography of the Carboniferous Period
Climate of Carboniferous Period
Forests and Coal Deposits
Marine Life in the Carboniferous Period
Amphibians of the Carboniferous Period
The First Amniotes
Terrestrial Arthropods of the Carboniferous
The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse
The Diversification of Amniotes – Parareptiles, Synapsids and Diapsids

Chapter 11: The Permian Period
Paleogeography of the Permian Period
Climate of the Permian Period
Plants of the Permian Period
Amphibians of the Permian Period
Parareptiles of the Permian Period
Diapsids of the Permian Period
Synapsids of the Permian Period
Insects of the Permian Period
Mass Extinctions of the Permian Period

Chapter 12: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras
The Mesozoic Era

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Teach Your Kids Math: Multiplication Times Tables Feb 18, 2014

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Knowing multiplication tables is a key math skill. This is because multiplication tables are not only directly useful, but are also a foundation upon which other mathematical techniques are based – including multiplication of larger numbers, division, and fractions.

This book is a guide for parents wishing to help their kids master this important skill. It shows parents how to teach their kids in a simple step-by-step fashion, and includes numerous tips and tricks to help children remember, or work out, the answers.

Times tables from 0X0 to 12X12 are covered, and as well as the times tables themselves, the book also includes additional facts, such as common prefixes used for words relating to various numbers, how to quickly check if a number is in the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, or 10 times table, and more.

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Dinosaurs & Other Animals of the Triassic (The History of Life Book 2) Jul 24, 2019

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The second in a series of five books, this book tells the history of life at the start of the Mesozoic Era during the Triassic Period, which was between 252 and 201 million years ago. In this period, the first lepidosaurs (the group containing snakes and lizards) and first archosaurs (the group containing crocodiles and birds) appeared. The first dinosaurs walked the land, the first pterosaurs filled the skies, and the seas were populated by marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and others.

In this beautiful full-color illustrated book, you will learn about:

The paleogeography of the Triassic - how the continents were joined in one gigantic supercontinent
The climate of the Triassic
The flora of the Triassic
Marine life of the Triassic including plankton, marine invertebrates, fish and marine reptiles such ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and placodonts
Terrestrial life of the Triassic including insects, spiders, lungfish, amphibians, parareptiles, therapsids (mammal-like reptiles), lepidosaurs, archosaurs and dinosaurs
Dinosaurs of the Triassic including the split between lizard-hipped (Saurischia) and bird-hipped (Ornithischia) dinosaurs
The first theropod dinosaurs (the group which would eventually give rise to Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus, Velociraptor and birds)
The first sauropodomorph dinosaurs (the group which would eventually rise to Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus)
The first ornithischian dinosaurs (the group which would eventually give rise to Iguanodon, Triceratops, duckbilled dinosaurs and other famous herbivores)
The Triassic coal gap
Extinction events of the Triassic
And much more

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Before the Triassic Period
The Formation of the Solar System and the Earth
The Hadean Eon
The Archaean Eon
The Proterozoic Eon
The Phanerozoic Eon
- The Paleozoic Era
- The End of the Paleozoic Era

Chapter 2: Introducing the Triassic Period
Subdivisions (Epochs) of the Triassic Period
- Early Triassic Epoch
- Middle Triassic Epoch
- Late Triassic Epoch

Chapter 3: Paleogeography of the Triassic Period

Chapter 4: Climate of the Triassic Period

Chapter 5: Flora of the Triassic Period

Chapter 6: Marine Fauna of the Triassic Period
Plankton
Marine Invertebrates
Fish
Sauropterygian Reptiles
- Pachypleurosaurs
- Nothosaurs
- Placodonts
- Pistosaurs, Plesiosaurs and Pliosaurs
Turtles
Ichthyosaurs
Hupehsuchia
Thalattosaurs

Chapter 7: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of the Triassic Period
Insects
Spiders
Lungfish
Amphibians
Parareptiles
Lepidosauromorpha
Therapsids
- Dicynodonts
- Therocephalians
- Cynodonts
Archosaurs and Archosauromorpha
- Protorosaurs
- Pterosaurs
- Rhynchosaurs
- Allokotosaurs
- Phytosaurs
- Proterosuchids and Erythrosuchids
- Aetosaurs
- Revueltosaurus
- Poposauroids
- Ornithosuchids
- Rauisuchoids
- Crocodylomorpha
- Dinosaurs and Dinosauromorpha

Chapter 8: Dinosaurs and Dinosauromorpha
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You Can Do Math: Working With Fractions Aug 26, 2014

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This book is a complete introduction to learning, understanding, and mastering working with fractions (sometimes known as "common fractions", "simple fractions", or "vulgar fractions"), and is based on the author's personal experience providing 1:1 mathematics tuition to both school students and adult numeracy students.

Topics covered include:
* What is a fraction
* Names of fractions
* Fractions as division (converting a fraction into a division calculation and back)
* Mixed numbers
* Improper ("top heavy") fractions
* Converting mixed numbers to top heavy fractions
* Converting whole numbers to top heavy fractions
* Converting top heavy fractions to mixed numbers
* Equivalent fractions
* Simplifying fractions
* Expressing fractions in their simplest form
* Comparing fractions
* Adding fractions (including adding several fractions together)
* Subtracting fractions
* Multiplying fractions (including multiplying several fractions together)
* Simplifying fraction multiplications
* Dividing fractions
* Simplifying complex fractions (fractions within a fraction)
* How to convert fractions into decimal numbers
* How to convert decimal numbers into fractions

Every topic is explained in detail, complete with many step-by-step worked examples and diagrams. Additionally. major topics are immediately followed by a set of practice questions (there are well over 300 questions in total in the book), the answers to which can be found at the end of each chapter.

In summary, whether you want to learn fractions yourself, or teach your kids fractions, or are a student preparing for exams such as GCSEs or high school maths tests, or are an adult learner wishing to improve your numeracy and knowledge of this important math topic - this book is ideal for you.

This book has been specially prepared for use on the Kindle - including taking great care to ensure all math symbols, formulas, and calculations display correctly on the Kindle screen (many other math books do not display math symbols correctly). A color screen is recommended, but not essential - there are a couple of diagrams where the text refers to colors in the picture - but these should still be understandable even on a black and white screen.

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You Can Do Chemistry: Moles & Stoichiometry Nov 18, 2018

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A comprehensive guide to performing mole and stoichiometric calculations with numerous examples, as well as questions and answers. Covers calculations relating to solids, solutions, gases and electrolysis, plus as limiting and excess reactants, chemical yields, atom economy and much more. Fully up to date with the last international standards - including the revised definition of mole which was agreed on November 16th, 2018.

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You Can Do Math: Percentages Mar 27, 2020

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This book will teach you about percentages and how to do calculations involving percentages. Most calculations can be done with and without a calculator. The questions and answers (which show you how to solve percentage problems) at the end of chapters will help you master this important math topic.

Topics covered include:

What is a percentage and why use percentages?
Converting between fractions and percentages
Converting between decimals and percentages
Calculating percentages of quantities and amounts
Simple interest
Compound interest
Percentage increases and compound interest
Percentages decreases and depreciation
Reverse percentages

Here is the Table of Contents:

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Introducing Percentages
What is a Percentage?
Why Use Percentages?

Chapter 2: Converting Between Fractions and Percentages
How to Convert a Fraction into a Percentage
- Converting a Fraction into a Percentage without a Calculator
- Converting a Fraction into a Percentage without a Calculator (Equivalent Fraction Shortcut)
- Converting a Fraction into a Percentage using a Calculator
How to Convert a Percentage into a Fraction
Table of Equivalent Fractions and Percentages
Questions
Answers to Chapter 2 Questions

Chapter 3: Converting Between Decimals and Percentages
How to Convert a Decimal into a Percentage
- Converting a Decimal into a Percentage without a Calculator
- Converting a Decimal into a Percentage using a Calculator
How to Convert a Percentage into a Decimal
- Converting a Percentage into a Decimal without a Calculator
- Converting a Percentage into a Decimal using a Calculator
Table of Equivalent Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Questions
Answers to Chapter 3 Questions

Chapter 4: Calculating Percentages of a Quantity or Amount
How to Calculate a Percentage of a Quantity or Amount
- Calculating a Percentage of a Quantity/Amount without a Calculator
- Calculating a Percentage of a Quantity/Amount without a Calculator (Using Portions Shortcut)
- Calculating a Percentage of a Quantity/Amount using a Calculator
Questions
Answers to Chapter 4 Questions

Chapter 5: Simple Interest
A Note on Terminology
How to Perform Simple Interest Calculations
- Simple Interest Calculations without a Calculator
- Simple Interest Calculations using a Calculator
Questions
Answers to Chapter 5 Questions

Chapter 6: Percentage Increases and Compound Interest
Percentage Increases
- How to Increase a Quantity/Amount by a Percentage
- How to Repeatedly Increase a Quantity/Amount by a Percentage
- Formulae for Percentage Increases
Compound Interest
- Compound Interest Terminology
- How to Perform Compound Interest Calculations
Questions
Answers to Chapter 6 Questions

Chapter 7: Percentage Decreases and Depreciation
Percentage Decreases
- How to Decrease a Quantity/Amount by a Percentage
- How to Repeatedly Decrease a Quantity/Amount by a Percentage
- Formulae for Percentage Decreases
Depreciation
- How to Perform Depreciation Calculations
Questions
Answers to Chapter 7 Questions

Chapter 8: Reverse Percentages
How to Reverse a Percenta

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Amazing Math: Introduction to Platonic Solids Oct 26, 2014

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This book is a guide to the 5 Platonic solids (regular tetrahedron, regular cube, regular octahedron, regular dodecahedron, and regular icosahedron). These solids are important in mathematics, in nature, and are the only 5 convex regular polyhedra that exist.

What the Platonic solids are
The history of the discovery of Platonic solids
The common features of all Platonic solids
The geometrical details of each Platonic solid
Examples of where each type of Platonic solid occurs in nature
How we know there are only five types of Platonic solid (geometric proof)
A topological proof that there are only five types of Platonic solid
What are dual polyhedrons
What is the dual polyhedron for each of the Platonic solids
The relationships between each Platonic solid and its dual polyhedron
How to calculate angles in Platonic solids using trigonometric formulae
The relationship between spheres and Platonic solids
How to calculate the surface area of a Platonic solid
How to calculate the volume of a Platonic solid
An introduction to some other interesting types of polyhedra – prisms, antiprisms, Kepler-Poinsot polyhedra, Archimedean solids, Catalan solids, Johnson solids, and deltahedra.

Note: Some familiarity with basic trigonometry and very basic algebra (high school level) will allow you to get the most out of this book - but in order to make this book accessible to as many people as possible, I have included a brief recap on some necessary basic concepts from trigonometry (such as sine, cosine, radians, etc.).

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