Introduction to Computing for Engineers
2nd Edition
Book
Mixed media product
848 pages
978-0-07-909916-7 (ISBN)
Description
This text is written for the required freshman course and is designed to provide both a basic knowledge of computer concepts and capabilities and also an overview of the engineering career. This edition again focuses on Basic and Fortran as the primary programming languages, and includes new material on word processing systems, spreadsheets, computer-aided design packages and some high-level language applications. The colour material on computing and computers has been upgraded to reflect changes in technology, such as the growing importance of engineering work stations. It also includes an expanded discussion of number representation and round-off error, an improved Fortran section which features aspects of the new Fortran 90 standard and an electronic tool-kit which is integrated with the text material on data analysis and computer mathematics. This text is also available in a 3.5 DOS version (0-07-911609-4), or as a solutions manual (0-07-010923-0).
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Ill.(some col.).
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-909916-7 (9780079099167)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Computing fundamentals: computing and engineering; computer hardware; internal representation and systems software; algorithm design and structured programming. Part 2 Structured Basic: fundamentals of structured basic; computations; selection; repetition; modular programming; data structure; advanced input/output. Part 3 Structured Fortran: fundamentals of structured Fortran; computations; selection; repetition; modular programming; data structure; advanced input/output. Part 4 Data analysis: graphics; sorting and searching; significant digits and error analysis; statistics. Part 5 Computer mathematics: curve fitting (regression); curve fitting (interpolation); equation solving (roots of an equation); equation solving (linear algebraic equations); computer calculus (differentiation); computer calculus (integration); computer calculus (rate equations). Part 6 Engineering applications: organizing principles in engineering; chemical engineering (mass balance); civil engineering (structural analysis); mechanical engineering (vibration analysis); electrical engineering (circuit analysis). Part 7 Spreadsheets: fundamentals of spreadsheets; table operations; data analysis; macros.