Synopses & Reviews
A groundbreaking and comprehensive reference with over 500,000 copies sold since it first debuted in 1970, the new seventh edition of Engineering Mathematics has been thoroughly revised and expanded. An interactive Personal Tutor CD-ROM is included with every book. Providing a broad mathematical survey, this innovative volume covers a full range of topics from the very basic to the advanced. Whether you're an engineer looking for a useful on-the-job reference or want to improve your mathematical skills, or you are a student who needs an in-depth self-study guide, Engineering Mathematics is sure to come in handy time and time again.
Offers a unique programmed approach that takes users through the mathematics in a step-by-step fashion with a wealth of worked examples and exercises. Contains Quizzes, Learning Outcomes and Can You? Checklists that guide readers through each topic and focus understanding. Updated throughout for the latest calculators and Excel spreadsheets. Ideal as reference or a self-learning manual.
Extra Bonus! Visit Personal Tutor Online at www.palgrave.com/stroud, the companion website maintained by this book's British publisher, where you'll find hundreds of interactive practice questions and engineering applications questions putting the mathematics in context.
Table of Contents
PART I FOUNDATION TOPICS
Arithmetic Introduction to Algebra Expressions and Equations Graphs Linear Equations Polynomial Equations Partial Fractions Binomials Trigonometry Binomial Series Functions Trigonometric and Exponential Functions Differentiation Integration
PART II
Complex numbers 1 Complex numbers 2 Hyperbolic functions Determinants Matrices Vectors Differentiation Differentiation applications Tangents, normals and curvature Sequences Series 1 Series 2 Curves and curve fitting Partial differentiation 1 Partial differentiation 2 Integration 1 Integration 2 Reduction formulas Integration applications 1 Integration applications 2 Integration applications 3 Approximate integration Polar coordinate systems Multiple integrals First-order differential equations Second-order differential equations Introduction to Laplace transforms Data handling and statistics Probability
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