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14 short readings for GEN-H, a topic at a time: what the test asks, and the sections that cover it. Sign in to tick them off as you read.

  1. Area formulae — rectangle, triangle, trapezoid, circle K1

    For the test: Areas of geometrical shapes

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Computing Area of Two-Dimensional Solids · Units of Area · Rectangle · Triangle · Trapezoid · Circle

  2. Volume formulae — prism, cylinder, sphere K2

    For the test: Volumes of geometrical shapes

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Solids · Units of Volume · Rectangular Solid · Cube · Cylinder · Sphere · Cone

  3. Definitions — radius, diameter, chord, circumference; pi as 3.1416, the number the diameter is multiplied by to give the circumference; the hypotenuse as the side of a right triangle across from the right angle, and always its longest side K3

    For the test: Geometrical terms — the ACS names polygon, pi, diameter, radius and hypotenuse

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Functions of Numbers Chart · Right Triangle, Sides, and Angles · Pythagorean Theorem

  4. Ratio arithmetic K4

    For the test: Ratio problems, and where they are used in aircraft maintenance

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Ratio · Aviation Applications

  5. Proportion and percentage arithmetic K5

    For the test: Proportion and percentage, with aircraft applications

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Proportion · Solving Proportions · Extremes and Means · Percentage

  6. Transposition, solving for an unknown K6

    For the test: Algebraic operations, with aircraft applications

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Algebra · Algebraic Rules · Equations · Solving for a Variable · Order of Operation for Algebraic Equations

  7. Conversion factors and worked conversions K7

    For the test: When metric conversion may be necessary

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Measurement Systems & Conversions · Metric System · Conventional (U.S. or English) System

  8. All four, with conversion between them K8

    For the test: Scientific, decimal, fractional and binary notation

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Scientific Notation · The Decimal Number System · Fractions · The Binary Number System

  9. Rounding rules and significant figures K9

    For the test: Rounding numbers

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Rounding Off Decimal Numbers · Place Values

  10. Exponents, squares, roots K10

    For the test: Powers and special powers

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Powers · Special Powers · Powers of Ten · Roots · Square Roots · Cube Roots · Law of Exponents

  11. Imperial, US customary and SI K11

    For the test: Measurement systems

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Measurement Systems

  12. Signed arithmetic K12

    For the test: Positive and negative integers

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Addition of Positive & Negative Numbers · Subtraction of Positive & Negative Numbers · Multiplication of Positive & Negative Numbers

  13. The four basic functions K13

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Addition of Whole Numbers · Subtraction of Whole Numbers · Division of Whole Numbers

  14. Order of operations R1

    For the test: Precedence of operations

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 3: Order of Operation · Use of Parentheses