Ebook: Practical Use of Mathcad®: Solving Mathematical Problems with a Computer Algebra System

The use of software packages to solve mathematical problems is becoming increasingly popular. This comprehensive book illustrates how Mathcad can be used to solve many mathematical tasks. It also provides the mathematical background for the Mathcad package. Practical Use of Mathcadcontains many solutions to basic mathematical tasks for engineering and natural science. It can be used both as a reference and tutorial manual for lecturers and students, and as a practical manual for engineers mathematicians and computer scientists. The latest version of Mathcad V.8 Professional for Windows 95/98 is used throughout.

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The use of software packages to solve mathematical problems is becoming increasingly popular. This comprehensive book illustrates how Mathcad can be used to solve many mathematical tasks. It also provides the mathematical background for the Mathcad package. Practical Use of Mathcadcontains many solutions to basic mathematical tasks for engineering and natural science. It can be used both as a reference and tutorial manual for lecturers and students, and as a practical manual for engineers mathematicians and computer scientists. The latest version of Mathcad V.8 Professional for Windows 95/98 is used throughout.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Installation of MATHCAD....Pages 14-19
MATHCAD User Interface....Pages 20-31
MATHCAD Worksheet....Pages 32-43
Electronic Books....Pages 44-53
Exact and Numerical Calculations....Pages 54-71
Numbers....Pages 72-78
Variables....Pages 79-88
Data Management....Pages 89-101
Programming....Pages 102-128
Dimensions and Units of Measure....Pages 129-132
Basic Arithmetic Operations....Pages 133-134
Transformation of Expressions....Pages 135-148
Sums and Products....Pages 149-153
Vectors and Matrices....Pages 154-184
Equations and Inequalities....Pages 185-223
Functions....Pages 224-248
Graphics Features....Pages 249-285
Differentiation....Pages 286-314
Integration....Pages 315-337
Infinite Series and Products....Pages 338-347
Vector Analysis....Pages 348-357
Differential Equations....Pages 358-382
Transformations....Pages 383-400
Optimization....Pages 401-430
Probability....Pages 431-450
Statistics....Pages 451-486
Summary....Pages 487-489
Back Matter....Pages 490-505

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The use of software packages to solve mathematical problems is becoming increasingly popular. This comprehensive book illustrates how Mathcad can be used to solve many mathematical tasks. It also provides the mathematical background for the Mathcad package. Practical Use of Mathcadcontains many solutions to basic mathematical tasks for engineering and natural science. It can be used both as a reference and tutorial manual for lecturers and students, and as a practical manual for engineers mathematicians and computer scientists. The latest version of Mathcad V.8 Professional for Windows 95/98 is used throughout.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Installation of MATHCAD....Pages 14-19
MATHCAD User Interface....Pages 20-31
MATHCAD Worksheet....Pages 32-43
Electronic Books....Pages 44-53
Exact and Numerical Calculations....Pages 54-71
Numbers....Pages 72-78
Variables....Pages 79-88
Data Management....Pages 89-101
Programming....Pages 102-128
Dimensions and Units of Measure....Pages 129-132
Basic Arithmetic Operations....Pages 133-134
Transformation of Expressions....Pages 135-148
Sums and Products....Pages 149-153
Vectors and Matrices....Pages 154-184
Equations and Inequalities....Pages 185-223
Functions....Pages 224-248
Graphics Features....Pages 249-285
Differentiation....Pages 286-314
Integration....Pages 315-337
Infinite Series and Products....Pages 338-347
Vector Analysis....Pages 348-357
Differential Equations....Pages 358-382
Transformations....Pages 383-400
Optimization....Pages 401-430
Probability....Pages 431-450
Statistics....Pages 451-486
Summary....Pages 487-489
Back Matter....Pages 490-505
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