Maths Help

[murdoch]

OK i have to do some revision on Maths before doing a pc course in September.
Any good free sites that i can download maths papers from?
Got to include adding, subtraction, dividing & multiplying.
Any on binary & hexadecimal would be nice too.
Seems i have been doing to much maths using a calculator over the last 20+ years.

Any help would of course be rewarded with free pints of the legendry finest cyber cider on offer.

 

[Abarbarian]

1 + 1 = 2 if that helps . Will I qualify for a free pint .

 

[Me__2001]

whats the exam you are doing ?

 

[murdoch]

1 + 1 = 2 if that helps . Will I qualify for a free pint .

Yes, a pint of brain's!

whats the exam you are doing ?

A networking course.
But as said before need to brush up on my maths & i need help, on the maths that is!

 

[muckshifter]

Keep the replies sensible folks ...


We got a few "students" here murdoch who should/may point you in the right direction ... as for me, I can't operate a calculator.

I will tell you that anything to do with PC maths will make you wish you were Steven Hawkins' assistant.





* it's a numbers game *

 

[Ian]

What sort of level are you after Murdoch? If it isn't complex stuff like eigenvectors and matrix expansion then your best bet may be to check out SAT, GCSE and A-Level revision sites. It should be fairly easy to understand as it is all done in simple steps to get from working it out to the answer.

I don't know if they will cover hex/binary so these links may be good:

http://www.lyzrdstomp.com/binary/
http://www.lyzrdstomp.com/binary/hex1.html

 

[Me__2001]

i've found a PDF that i have from my A-level computing class

it has some info on binary maths and some practice quesitons at the end

i also have a doc on how to convert between the different bases

hope they are of some use to you

 

[murdoch]

Cheers Ian & Me_2001 for those.
I've been told to brush up on my maths in general, have a book from the library i'm working on.
As for Binary & Hexadecimal have been told to learn as much as i can.
I think it's all to do with sub-netting???

If anyone else wants to add more feel free

All the cyber cider you can drink on it's way to you all.
I've started already this afternoon so theirs some catching up to do

PS: Brains is a Welsh Brewery

 

[muckshifter]

Binary & Hexadecimal ... sub-netting

Maths ??? you don't 'arf pick 'em

Forget 'brushing up' on Maths in general ... I find it easier to use the maths in question.

Just to add (pun intended) to an already complicated 'curriculum' have a look at ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnetwork

You may need a new calculator.

murdoch, I wish you good luck. Stick at it, we will all need your services.

 

[psd99]

Murdoch for binary numbers check out Cisco's website.

I remember when I was doing a CCNA with them that I had to learn Hex/Binary numbers.

I might have a GSCE book here pm me if you are interested.

good luck


********oh and please have a little patience with maths.......

 

[murdoch]

Cheer everyone
Very nice lady at the library found me a good maths book to look at.
Think i'm fixed up now OK

PS: thanks for the offer psd99, but now have more than enough to go with

 

[floppybootstomp]

I actually have a great Maths book that I was given when I done my Electronics course in 1984.

It was aimed at those who'd done ok at Maths at school but had forgotten the basic principles, it certainly helped me. A lot.

It was called: 'Arithmetic for Television Engineers' published by Thorn.

It covered Fractions; Indices; Decimal fractions; Square roots and Transposition of Forumula.

A superb little book, it actually made me understand this stuff