Table of Contents

1 Calculating the future2 Your Calculator3 Dealing with Fractions4 Dealing with decimals5 dealing with percentages6 DIY7 algebra, business and spreadsheets8 communicating data9 managing data10 questionnaire design 11 handling data12 Cash flow forecasting profit and loss13 Pensions: the mathematics of taking a chance14 Epilogue

About the Author

Dr Graham Lawler (aka the broadcaster Mr Educator)n has a mission to do for learning what Jamie Oliver has done for school meals. Dr Lawler holds 4 degrees from British universities and 6 professional diplomas. He is the joint author of BBC Bitesize Maths and Channel 4 television's our Family Counts and he has written Understanding Maths, Basic mathematics explained with a foreword by the late Sir Arthur C Clarke of 2001 A Space Odyssey fame and Algebra, Basic algebra explained both from Studymates.