Construction Mathematics

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Surinder Virdi (South and City College Birmingham, UK) Roy Baker (formerly of City of Wolverhampton College, UK)

Construction Mathematics

Surinder Virdi (South and City College Birmingham, UK), Roy Baker (formerly of City of Wolverhampton College, UK), Narinder Kaur Virdi

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23 September 2025

Property & real estate; Mechanical engineering; Electrical engineering; Quantity surveying; Heating, lighting, ventilation

Construction Mathematics is an introductory level mathematics text, written specifically for students of construction and related disciplines.

The third edition of this popular textbook is fully updated to match new curricula, including the new T Levels and expanded to include 3 new chapters on Differentiation, Integration, Maximum and minimum. End of chapter exercises cover a range of theoretical as well as practical problems commonly found in construction practice, and detailed assignments based on practical tasks give students the opportunity to apply all the knowledge they have gained. Key benefits of the new edition include:

Students learn by tackling exercises based on real-life construction maths. Examples include calculating costs of labour and materials, and setting out of building components using geometry and trigonometry Suitable for beginners and easy to follow throughout and a handy revision guide for more advanced students Students will learn the essential basic theory along with the practical necessities.

Construction Mathematics addresses all the mathematical requirements of Level 2 construction NVQs and the BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Construction and the Built Environment and the T Level Design, Surveying and Planning. It is also the ideal primer for any reader who wishes to refresh their mathematics knowledge whilst studying a construction related HNC or BSc.

By: Surinder Virdi (South and City College Birmingham UK), Roy Baker (formerly of City of Wolverhampton College, UK), Narinder Kaur Virdi
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032966045
ISBN 10: 1032966041
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 23 September 2025
Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Children's (6-12) , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface How to use this book Acknowledgements Abbreviations and units 1 Using a scientific calculator 2 Numbers 3 Basic algebra 4 Indices and logarithms 5 Standard form, signifi cant fi gures and estimation 6 Transposition and evaluation of formulae 7 Fractions and percentages 8 Graphs 9 Units and their conversion 10 Geometry 11 Areas (1) 12 Volumes (1) 13 Trigonometry (1) 14 Setting out 15 Costing: materials and labour 16 Statistics 17 Areas and volumes (2) 18 Areas and volumes (3) 19 Trigonometry (2) 20 Computer techniques 21 Differentiation 22 Integration 23. Maximum and Minimum 24 End of Unit Test Appendix 1: Concrete mix Appendix 2: Solutions

Surinder Virdi retired as a lecturer in construction at South and City College Birmingham. He worked as a structural engineer for a number of years before starting his teaching career in FE/HE. He works now as a visiting lecturer teaching L2/L3 mathematics, construction science and structural mechanics. Roy Baker spent forty years teaching mathematics, construction science and structural mechanics on FE/HE courses at the City of Wolverhampton College. He is now retired and spends his time on his hobbies and updating his publications. Narinder Kaur Virdi worked as a biochemist for a number of years before becoming a trained teacher. She spent 15 years teaching literacy and numeracy at different levels and retired as Deputy Director (basic skills) from South and City College Birmingham. She works as a visiting lecturer.