Math for the Automotive Trade

Author: John C. Peterson; William deKryger
Edition: 004
Product Type: Bound Book
ISBN 13: 9781418031015
ISBN 10: 1418031011
Copyright: 2006

Price: $179.95

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Description:

The fully revised Fourth Edition of this industry-standard textbook features all-new material on the business of automotive repair and updated content that keeps pace with the changing technological requirements of the automotive industry.

A comprehensive instructional text/workbook, Math for the Automotive Trade shows how to solve the types of math problems faced regularly by automotive technicians. Unique to the book are realistic practice exercises that allow readers to determine if their answers fall within manufacturers' specifications and repair orders that are completed by finding the appropriate information in the professional literature and reference material, included in the book's valuable appendices.

Features:

Reviews basic mathematics skills, practical math applications for specific automotive situations, and both customary and metric systems of measurement as they apply to the automotive trade.
New sections covering personal and business finance examine discounts, profit and loss, commissions, interest and payments, and taxes, providing a well-rounded business review of the issues faced by today's automotive technician.
Students consult manufacturers' specification data and a newly added Corvette flat-rate manual in order to solve the many realistic applications.

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