
Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers: Excel
Byron Gottfried(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 16. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
469 pages
978-0-07-248068-9 (ISBN)
Description
This best-selling Spreadsheet book provides excellent coverage of all versions of Excel including the latest version, Excel 2002. It discusses how to use Excel to solve a variety of problems in introductory engineering analysis, such as graphing data, unit conversions, simple statistical analysis, sorting, searching and analyzing data, curve fitting, interpolation, solving algebraic equations, logical decisions, evaluating integrals, comparing economic alternatives, and finding optimum solutions. Numerous examples are included illustrating both traditional and spreadsheet solutions to a variety of problems. The underlying mathematical solution procedures are also discussed, so that the reader is provided with an understanding of what the spreadsheet does and how it does it.If you are an instructor who has adopted the book and would like access to the additional resources, please contact your local sales rep. or Michelle Flomenhoft at: michelle_flomenhoft@mcgraw-hill.com.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
712 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-248068-9 (9780072480689)
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Person
Byron S. Gottfried is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Academic Director of the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written eleven college textbooks, including Schaum's Outline of Programming with Basic.
Content
1 Engineering Analysis and Spreadsheets2 Excel Fundamentals3 Graphing Data4 Converting Units5 Transferring Data6 Analyzing Data7 Organizing Data8 Fitting Equations to Data9 Interpolating between Data Points10 Solving Simple Equations11 Solving Simultaneous Equations12 Making Logical Decisions (IF-THEN-ELSE)13 Evaluating Integrals14 Comparing Economic Alternatives15 Finding Optimum Solutions