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Math for HVACR provides a review of basic math within a framework of HVACR applications, helping students gain confidence and achieve success in math-based HVACR tasks. Serving as an excellent supplement in introductory HVACR and other mechanical trades courses, the text covers whole numbers, common fractions, decimal fractions, percentages, systems of measurement, electrical calculations, and algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric functions. The author's deep industry experience as an HVACR trainer is reflected in real-world examples, illustrations, and abundant exercises in every chapter, which provide relevance for aspiring technicians. Answers to odd-numbered practice problems are listed in the back of the text.

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Gary B. Xavier is a Stationary Engineer with nearly fifty years of experience in the HVACR field. He began working with refrigeration equipment as a teenager, eventually starting a service company that dealt with the waterside service of large boilers and cooling systems. He is the author of over a dozen technical training books and slide presentations used to train engineers and technicians throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has also published numerous technical trade magazine articles. An instructor for the past 25 years, Gary currently conducts training seminars as well as providing consulting services on HVACR and boiler systems. His clients include the United States Department of State, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Ford, General Motors, Boeing, Pepsi, several major pharmaceutical manufacturers, and both fossil-fuel and nuclear power plants. He is a member of The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association (RETA), and the National Association of Power Engineers (N.A.P.E.).

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