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Reference Source Analysis

Reference Source Analysis. LIBR. 150 Spring 2008 Week 6 500’s Peggy Zanetti. The Numbers You Need. Editors Nigel J. Hopkins + John W. Mayne + John R. Hudson Bibliographic Citation

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Reference Source Analysis

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  1. Reference Source Analysis LIBR. 150 Spring 2008 Week 6 500’s Peggy Zanetti

  2. The Numbers You Need Editors • Nigel J. Hopkins + John W. Mayne + John R. Hudson Bibliographic Citation Hopkins, Nigel J, and John W Mayne, John R Hudson. The Numbers You Need. Detroit: Gale Research Inc, 1992. Call Number R513.0212 NUM

  3. Arrangement Nine broad categories in Table of Contents • Table of Contents • Consuming Passion • Your Money or Your Life • Bank on It • Health & Fitness by the Numbers • Weather & the Environment • Gambling-Cards & Games-Odds & Probabilities • Sports-Scoring & Statistics • Home-Hobbies & Workshop Numbers • Some Popular-Science Calculations

  4. Entries provide an explanation of a topic or introduction to an equation or calculation Step-by-step examples of uses Tables and charts to support the application of equations Cross-references to related sections or tables Arrangement

  5. Currency • Time and Calendar section provide usage of calendar tables as a perpetual calendar for all future years. The importance of the currency of this book is not a crucial element in determining the usability because of the standardized nature of the basic mathematical concepts provided. • Some graphs of data only go up to 1990

  6. Indexing • Basic alphabetical index located in the back • Bold type alphabet letters at the beginning of each change in letter

  7. Scope World wide - held by 1,280 libraries • Public library systems • Community and state colleges • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Library Nine subject chapters provide complete information on the meaning or use of the numbers you need, such as: consumer information, financial facts, gambling, cards and games, home, hobbies and workshop numbers, and others. • What it means if your doctor says your blood pressure is 120 over 80? • What your chances are of improving a poker hand if you draw two cards to three-of-a-kind?

  8. Intended Purpose Because our daily lives are usually bombarded with numbers, this book will help bring understanding to a wide range of numerical questions. With plenty of diagrams and understandable explanations, this book acts as a guide to answering many questions about numbers, from age to zip codes. • Especially for the non-mathematical user, this resource provides tables, graphs, formulas, and equations to solve those practical life matters that require numerical analysis.

  9. Additional Purposes Served • Construction professionals looking to calculate how much supplies would be needed for certain projects. Students studying math, science and astronomy would find this resource dependable as a basic mathematical guide. • Realtors looking to simplify explanations of monthly mortgage payments and points to customers

  10. Format • Book format only • Hard Cover • 349 pgs • Physical Dimensions: 6.3 x 9.34 x 1.22 in.

  11. Special Features • Appendix A: • Tools You Might Need; provides basic mathematical tools, supplemental to the topics covered in the main text. • Appendix B: • Getting the Units of Measurement Right; provides a glossary of units, arranged alphabetically. • Appendix C: • More About Money; expands on financial topics covered in main text.

  12. More Special Features • Bibliographical Reference • “Suggestions for Further Reading” Well organized by assigning further reading according to each of the nine sections and two appendix sections A & B.

  13. Authority 4 Books cite this book: The Gale Research Inc. serves many school and library communities world wide. It is known for its accurate and authoritative reference content of its publications. • Civic Mathematics: Fundamentals in the Context of Social Issues by Terry Vatter • Financial Statement Analysis: The Investor’s Self-Study to Interpreting & Analyzing Financial Statements, Revised Edition by Charles J. Woelfel • The Math Teacher’s Book of Lists by Judith A. Muschla • The Home Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Run Your Successful Home-Based Business by David R. Eyler

  14. A review from the Library Journal: Compared with a similar book titled; Reading the Numbersby Mary Blocksma, “Of the two, Reading the Numbers is more fun to read, makes better use of tables to explain the different scales. Some of the entries in The Numbers You Need seem overly abbreviated and it is more likely to be a useful library reference book”.

  15. Personal Impression I’ve had my struggles in the area of mathematics but I still enjoy math and find numbers to be interesting. I liked the practicality of this book as it presented many applications for everyday use. • a little out-dated as many of the dates included in statistics or surveys and graphs were not current within the last 5–10 years • unrealistic interest rates for some of the banking and financial examples showed evidence of it being out dated • special features appendix sections very helpful with understanding meanings of topics • not an extraordinary book but good for browsing

  16. Sample of questions an average person might need a calculation or understanding of a number in a typical day: Q: What do those numbers on my car tire mean? Answer from “The Numbers That You Need”: “Tire size is specified using the “Metric P” system. For example; P185/75R-14 P: the tire is for a passenger car 185: the width of the tire in millimeters 75: the aspect ratio-the height of the tire from the rim to the road is 75% of the width R: it is a radial tire 14: the wheel diameter is 14 inches (13 and 15 inches are common sizes as well)”

  17. Sample of questions an average person might need a calculation or understanding of a number in a typical day: Q: What do the numbers on the sunscreen lotions mean? Answer from “The Numbers That You Need”: “If you can stay in the sun for 15 minutes without burning when you don’t put on any lotion, then with a Number 8 lotion, you can stay for 15 x 8 = 120 minutes, or 2 hours. And with a Number 12 lotion, you can stay out for 3 hours. Of course many experts say you should use a lotion with at least SPF 15 whenever you are exposed to direct sunlight.”

  18. Complimentary Sources • Blocksma, Mary. Reading the Numbers: a survival guide to the measurements, numbers, and sizes encountered in everyday life. New York: Penguin, 1989. • Glenn, James, and Robert C James and Armen Albert Alchain. Mathematics Dictionary. 4th. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1976.

  19. Asked the WWW: What the heck do those #’s on the tires mean? • The numbers in the tire size refer to its width, aspect ratio, and wheel diameter. "205/55R16" means the tire is 205 mm wide, has an aspect ratio (that is, the width divided by the height) of 55%, and fits on a 16" rim."R" means radial tire. They're all radials nowadays. Speed ratings are usually inserted before the "R." The most common speed ratings are HR (good for 130mph), VR (149 mph), and ZR (more than 149 mph) From HOWSTUFFWORKS to WIKIANSWERS, there was no shortage of information on this question about numbers!

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