iv About the Author After graduating from Wayne State University, Mr. Marion invested several years working for Chrysler Canada. He then transitioned to a teaching position at St. Clair College, focusing on math and technical drawing. Mr. Marion used his collective knowledge and experience to author Math for Welders as a career capstone. Reviewers The author and publisher wish to thank the following industry and teaching professionals for their valuable input into the development of Math for Welders. Charles A. Bartocci Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Clifton Forge, Virginia Christy Dvorsky Front Range Community College Fort Collins, Colorado Billy M. Elliott, Jr. Southern Crescent Technical College Griffi n, Georgia Carl Johnson Southwest Applied Technology College Cedar City, Utah Darin Owens Metropolitan Community College Omaha, Nebraska Adrienne Santiago Career College of Northern Nevada Sparks, Nevada Greg Siepert Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, Kansas Ryan Woehl Central Community College Columbus, Nebraska What’s New? This edition of Math for Welders contains numerous enhancements to help students succeed: Additional material on measurement and reading US customary and metric rulers has been added to Unit 15, Linear Measure, to ensure students have a strong foundation. Information on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing feet and inches has also been added to Unit 15 to augment foundational coverage. Additional practice problems have been added to Unit 15 to reinforce these enhanced foundational topics. Drawings have been added in Unit 15 to illustrate the new material. Unit 22, Bending Metal, has been revised with improved explanations and examples. The problems in Unit 22 have been rearranged into a more logical sequence. New problems have been added to Unit 22. All the illustrations in Math for Welders have been redrawn for a more uniform, professional appearance. A second color has been used throughout the text to help clarify formulas and math examples, emphasize important content, and increase visual interest.
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