| | |  | ASHRAE | Home » » Mastering Math for the Building Trades | | | | | | | Description: | | Instant answers to any construction-related math question. In the office or out in the field, Mastering Math for the Building Trades, by James Gerhart gives you a perfect tool for accurately performing the calculations required in all the major building trades. Down-to-earth explanations, easy-to-memorize tips and tricks of the trade, worked examples, illustrations and tables make everyday number crunching easier, giving you the step-by-step help you need to complete estimates, meet deadlines, and satisfy new customers. Whether you're an old pro or apprentice...contractor, tradesperson or supplier...whether you're building, repairing, or remodeling...you'll find ready answers for: grading and excavating; concrete and other masonry work; septic systems; fluid mechanics; metal framing; engineered beams; fiber optic cabling; estimating software; floor framing and covering; roofing; finishing interiors; heating and cooling; plumbing; electrical; more! | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780071360234
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| James Gerhart | | Paperback:
| 368 pages | | Publisher:
| McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics | | Publication Date:
| June 29, 2000 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0071360239 | | Product Length:
| 8.01 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.04 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 2.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 not recommendedJul 03, 2011
By Dave Fehr-Rose
I am a journeyman carpenter. I took trade math and got really good marks. I purchased this book as a review for future reference. I'm sorry but this is terribly written and is in serious need of being updated. Starts off by telling you how people now use computers for things (I 'm not kidding). It then proceeds to tell you why you might consider getting one and in the most painful way possible lists several ways computers are useful. A little further in it slams you with some math required for figuring out rafter length, no rhyme or reason, no building up to it just slam. Then proceeds to explain the math in a significantly more difficult way than we did in school. It then jumped to being able to solve a very simple math problem needlessly made complicated using a framing square and a straight board to figure out how much excavating a crew can do in 5 hours instead of 8. ... Did i mention it's really bad.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Builders MathJan 11, 2007
By Zaven C. der Boghossian
"zderby"
This OK for a partimer or as a guide for someone just learning. there is too much missing to complete a job.
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