Betz, William, et al.
Everyday
General
Mathematics
Book
I
. Revised Edition. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1860. A textbook written for non-college bound students of mathematics. It is directly concerned with immediate application of mathematical principles in everyday life.
Chirgotis, William G.
250
Home
Plans
for
Today’s
Living
. New York: Federal Marketing Corporation, 1979. The book contains an assortment of home plans with guidelines concerning decision-related issues essential to planning, financing, and choosing a home plan, building site, contractor and building materials. It also gives a detailed explanation of how to read a floor plan.
Dalzell, J. Ralph.
Blueprint
Reading
for
Home
Builders
. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Incorporated, 1955. A book planned and presented to serve the needs of students, men in the trades, homeowners, real-estate people, and anyone else interested in the plans used in new construction or remodeling work.
Dolciani, Mary P., et, al.
Algebra
Structure
and
Method
Book
I
. Bo ston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976. A high school textbook for students of first year algebra. Chapter six discusses ratio and proportion.
Jurgensen, Ray C., et al.
Geometry
. New Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980. A good high school textbook used in many geometry classes. Sections on ratio and proportion are found in chapter five.
Parker, Alfred Browing.
You
and
Architecture
. New York: Delacorte Press, 1965. A nicely illustrated book containing a history of architecture from earliest civilization to the present time. It provides guidelines for measuring the architectural value of buildings. These guides relate to unity, proportions and balance.
Rogers, William W., and Welton, Paul L.
Blueprint
Reading
at Work
. Morristown, New Jersey: Silver Burdett Company, 1971. The authors present a series of related steps designed to give students an understanding of shop blueprints, without necessarily teaching them to make mechanical drawings.