No calculus needed, but this is not an elementary book. Introduces vectors, algebraic notation and basic ideas, vector algebra and scalars. Covers areas of parallelograms, triple products, moments, angular velocity, areas and vectorial addition, more concludes with discussion of tensors. Includes 386 exercises.
Vectors and Their Applications by Anthony J. Pettofrezzo Geared toward undergraduate students, this text illustrates the use of vectors as a mathematical tool in plane synthetic geometry, plane and spherical trigonometry, and analytic geometry of 2- and 3-dimensional space.
The Tyranny of Testing by Banesh Hoffman In this classic critique, a mathematician and educator — who served for many years as a test consultant — challenges the supremacy of standardized testing, demonstrating the inherent flaws in aptitude and achievement tests.
