Ged Basics in Mathematics (ePub)

The Author (Varela, Henry R.) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
After high school, the author enlisted in the Navy and aboard ship was introduced to the world of high-tech equipment which consisted of shipboard radio, radar, sonar, steam turbines, electrical generators, motors and much more. The author immediately became interested in the technology but realized that to operate, maintain, or understand the complex equipment aboard ship would require much more academic preparation than he possessed at the time. The problem was his lack of the basics, the basics of mechanics, electricity, science, and math. A good high school course in basic physics and math would have been just what was needed as a prerequisite. Fortunately there were some books available on board so that an intense self-study effort was accomplished, but these books were often far and few between. He spent many hours searching for self-instruction books that were easy to understand.

Upon obtaining an Honorable Discharge four years later, the author registered in college determined to enrich his education and to develop the skills he needed so desperately while in the military. In a discussion of his US Navy experience with a professor, he was told that a similar thing happens with many high school graduates beginning their first year of college. Students cannot grasp beginning calculus or college-level science courses because they lack a firm knowledge of the basics of mathematics. Although the author had to take beginning courses in Algebra and Geometry before going on, he did complete college and obtained a B.S.in Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation he secured a demanding technical position with a large electronics firm where he worked on high-level weapon system projects both in plant and in the field. Toward the end of his career before retiring, his expertise was used to create written technical descriptions and methods of repairing recently designed systems. The