BASIC MATH For Medical Students
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION..................................................................... iii

1 REVIEW OF WHOLE NUMBERS
Place Value ............................................................................ 1-1 -- 1-2 1-1
Parts of a Problem ................................................................ 1-3 -- 1-8 1-2
Addition .................................................................................. 1-9 -- 1-11 1-4
Subtraction ............................................................................. 1-12 -- 1-15 1-5
Multiplication .......................................................................... 1-16 -- 1-19 1-7
Division ................................................................................... 1-20 -- 1-25 1-8
Checking ................................................................................ 1-26 -- 1-32 1-11
Combined Operations .......................................................... 1-33 -- 1-35 1-14
Self-Test ................................................................................. 1-36 1-16


2 FRACTIONS
Definition ................................................................................ 2-1 -- 2-2 2-1
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions ....................................... 2-3 -- 2-6 2-2
Adding and Subtracting Fractions ....................................... 2-7 -- 2-24 2-3
Reducing Fractions ............................................................... 2-26 -- 2-30 2-11
Improper Fractions ................................................................ 2-31 -- 2-37 2-14
Self-Test ................................................................................. 2-38 2-17


3 DECIMALS
Definition ................................................................................ 3-1 3-2
Reading and Writing Decimals ............................................ 3-2 -- 3-7 3-2
Changing Fractions to Decimals ......................................... 3-8 -- 3-11 3-5
Changing Decimals to Fractions ......................................... 3-12 -- 3-12 3-6
Adding Decimals ................................................................... 3-13 3-7
Subtracting Decimals ........................................................... 3-14 3-7
Multiplying Decimals ............................................................. 3-15 -- 3-17 3-8
Dividing Decimals ................................................................. 3-18 -- 3-20 3-9
"Rounding" Decimals ............................................................ 3-21 -- 3-28 3-10
Percents ................................................................................. 3-29 -- 3-35 3-17
Self-Test ................................................................................. 3-36 3-21


4 THE METRIC SYSTEM
History .................................................................................. 4-1 -- 4-3 4-1
Basic Metric Measures ......................................................... 4-4 -- 4-8 4-3
Prefixes and Root Words ..................................................... 4-9 -- 4-14 4-5
Units of Distance ................................................................... 4-15 -- 4-20 4-7
Units of Volume ..................................................................... 4-21 -- 4-31 4-10
Units of Mass/Weight ............................................................ 4-32 -- 4-35 4-15
Units of Area .......................................................................... 4-36 -- 4-39 4-18
Temperature .......................................................................... 4-40 -- 4-48 4-20
Self-Test ................................................................................. 4-49 4-25


5 NEGATIVE NUMBERS, SCIENTIFIC NOTATION,
AND SQUARE ROOTS
Negative Numbers ................................................................ 5-1 -- 5-12 5-1
Scientific Notation ................................................................. 5-13 -- 5-23 5-8
Squares and Square Roots ................................................. 5-24 -- 5-32 5-14
Self-Test ................................................................................. 5-33 5-21

APPENDIX ............................................................................ A-1