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First published in 1992, Essentials of Engineering Mathematics is a widely popular reference ideal for self-study, review, and fast answers to specific questions. While retaining the style and content that made the first edition so successful, the second...
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First published in 1992, Essentials of Engineering Mathematics is a widely popular reference ideal for self-study, review, and fast answers to specific questions. While retaining the style and content that made the first edition so successful, the second edition provides even more examples, new material, and most importantly, an introduction to using two of the most prevalent software packages in engineering: Maple and MATLAB. Specifically, this edition includes:Introductory accounts of Maple and MATLAB that offer a quick start to using symbolic software to perform calculations, explore the properties of functions and mathematical operations, and generate graphical outputNew problems involving the mean value theorem for derivativesExtension of the account of stationary points of functions of two variablesThe concept of the direction field of a first-order differential equationIntroduction to the delta function and its use with the Laplace transformThe author includes all of the topics typically covered in first-year undergraduate engineering mathematics courses, organized into short, easily digestible sections that make it easy to find any subject of interest. Concise, right-to-the-point exposition, a wealth of examples, and extensive problem sets at the end each chapter--with answers at the end of the book--combine to make Essentials of Engineering Mathematics, Second Edition ideal as a supplemental textbook, for self-study, and as a quick guide to fundamental concepts and techniques.Written by authorities in the subject, Essentials Engineering Mathematics by Alan Jeffrey provides an excellent foundation for your studies. Alan Jeffrey's style is excellently suited towards the topic, and will teach students the material clearly without overcomplicating the subject. What's more, the text is available in the Paperback format shown above (ISBN 9781584884897), as well as a number of other formats. As of August 2004, this revision raises the bar for Essentials Engineering Mathematics's high standard of excellence, making sure that it stays one of the foremost textbooks on the subject