WITH

Contributing Author

KATHLEEN MCKENZIE

Contributing Editor

2005

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Achatz, Thomas.
Technical shop mathematics / Thomas Achatz and John G. Anderson 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Previous eds. by John G. Anderson

TJ1165.A56 2004
510 .246--dc22
2004056762

TECHNICAL SHOP MATHEMATICS
Third Edition

INDUSTRIAL PRESS, INC.
200 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016-4078

FIRST PRINTING, NOVEMBER 2005

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Dedication

To John, Ruth, Diane, and Elizabeth

Acknowledgments

This edition of Technical Shop Mathematics has been a long time in the making. Many people, far too numerous to mention, have contributed one way or another, directly or indirectly, to this project. They have my gratitude even if their contributions are not explicitly recognized here. Among them are professors from my years at the University of Michigan and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as former mathematics and engineering students who have inspired my goals of clear presentation and meaningful application of concepts.

One of the earliest participants in the effort to produce this book was Kathleen McKenzie from Radical X Editing Services who provided constructive criticism, content suggestions, and final proofreading. Countless versions of the manuscript in various...