Great at My Job but Crap at Numbers

Does your job involve figure work that brings you out in a cold sweat? Do you increasingly have to focus on and understand spreadsheets, financial statements, ratios and other number-based nightmares? Relax - Great at my job but Crap at Numbers is a practical and fun guide to getting to grips with the arithmetic. Covering all of the intimidating mathematical challenges you are likely to face in your career, it uses humorous examples to illustrate serious points about the usefulness of arithmetic in everyday life. By approaching the topic with explanations of real-life examples from the media, advertisements, products and services the book allows you to connect easily to all those scary figures you have to juggle every day.

Mac Bride has made his supporting website with some fun stuff and useful resources: http://www.crapatnumbers.net/



Areas covered include:

Mental Maths

Terminology in everyday use e.g. mathematics, arithmetic; millions/billions

Unwholesome numbers: fractions and decimals

Common Conversions e.g. Mph:kph; Mpg:kpg; Miles:Km; Temperature: Fahrenheit: Celsius; Time Zones; Exchange rates

Ratios and proportions

Measuring business performance: Priceless percentages

Averages: Mode, Median and Mean

Probability and odds

Entrée Economics

Show me my money: Personal Finance

Each chapter builds on the last and ends with practice tests, answers and explanations, helping you to consolidate what you are learning.



NOT GOT MUCH TIME?

One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.



AUTHOR INSIGHTS

Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of how to crunch numbers.

TRY THIS

Fun exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.