Introduction to Mathcad 15

by Larsen, Ronald W.

• ISBN13: 9780131890732
• ISBN10: 0131890735
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This comprehensive updated book presents Mathcad as a means of solving engineering problems, since engineering is about finding solutions and letting other people know about them. Mathcad help finds solutions and communicate those solutions to others. Basically, there are two reasons for using Mathcad in engineering. First, it can handle the problems engineers encounter every day. Second, when an engineer has solved a problem using Mathcad, the result is a professional worksheet with the equations in readable form and results clearly displayed.With its practical and clear step-by-step procedures, this book demonstrates how to use Mathcad and shows what the Mathcad worksheet looks like through every step of the process. Each chapter opens with a lead-in describing one of the frontiers of engineering, such as global warming, biomedical engineering, optics, and risk analysis. These themes are also found throughout the book. It demonstrates how Mathcad can be used to solve real problems in various engineering disciplines, such as chemical processes, electronics, and biomedicine, as well as some that will appeal to mechanical and civil engineers.An essential Mathcad reference guide for every professional engineer.

Table of Contents

Mathcad: The Engineer's Scratch Pad	1	(11)
Introduction to Mathcad	1	(1)
Mathcad as a Design Tool	1	(6)
Mathcad as a Mathematical Problem Solver	7	(1)
Mathcad as a Unit Converter	7	(1)
Mathcad for Presenting Results	8	(1)
Mathcad's Place in an Engineer's Tool Kit	8	(1)
What's New in Mathcad 13?	9	(1)
Conventions Used	10	(2)
Key Terms	10	(1)
Problems	10	(1)
Answers to Selected Problems	11	(1)
Mathcad Fundamentals	12	(59)
Nanotechnology	12	(1)
The Mathcad Workspace	13	(2)
Controlling the Order of Solving Equations in Mathcad	15	(1)
Four Different Kinds of Equal Signs!	16	(3)
Entering an Equation	19	(6)
Modifying an Equation	25	(8)
Working with Units	33	(7)
Controlling How Results Are Displayed	40	(5)
Entering and Editing Text	45	(4)
A Simple Editing Session	49	(2)
Saving Your Worksheets	51	(20)
Summary	56	(1)
Mathcad Summary	56	(1)
Key Terms	57	(1)
Problems	57	(10)
Solutions to Practice! Problems	67	(3)
Answers to Selected Problems	70	(1)
Mathcad Functions	71	(38)
Optics	71	(1)
Mathcad Functions	72	(1)
Elementary Mathematics Functions and Operators	72	(3)
Trigonometric Functions	75	(4)
Functions for Handling Complex Numbers	79	(1)
Advanced Mathematics Functions	80	(9)
String Functions	89	(1)
User-Written Functions	90	(19)
Summary	93	(1)
Mathcad Summary	93	(2)
Key Terms	95	(1)
Problems	95	(11)
Solutions to Practice! Problems	106	(2)
Answers to Selected Problems	108	(1)
Working with Matrices	109	(54)
Total Recycle	109	(1)
Mathcad's Matrix Definitions	110	(1)
Defining a Matrix	111	(4)
Matrix Math Operations	115	(5)
Solving Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations	120	(5)
Array Functions	125	(5)
Modifying Matrices	130	(7)
Additional Ways to Initialize Arrays	137	(26)
Summary	147	(1)
Mathcad Summary	148	(1)
Key Terms	149	(1)
Problems	149	(10)
Solutions to Practice! Problems	159	(3)
Answers to Selected Problems	162	(1)
Data Analysis Functions	163	(64)
Risk Analysis	163	(1)
Graphing with Mathcad	163	(18)
Statistical Functions	181	(4)
Interpolation	185	(5)
Curve Fitting	190	(37)
Summary	207	(1)
Mathcad Summary	207	(2)
Key Terms	209	(1)
Problems	209	(12)
Solutions to Practice! Problems	221	(5)
Answers to Selected Problems	226	(1)
Programming in Mathcad	227	(58)
New Energy Sources	227	(1)
Mathcad Programs	227	(1)
Writing a Simple Program	228	(2)
The Programming Toolbar	230	(1)
Program Flowcharts	231	(3)
Basic Elements of Programming	234	(51)
Summary	271	(2)
Key Terms	273	(1)
Problems	273	(10)
Solutions to Practice! Problems	283	(1)
Answers to Selected Problems	284	(1)
Mathcad's Symbolic Math Capabilities	285	(45)
Composite Materials	285	(1)
Symbolic Math with Mathcad	285	(4)
Solving an Equation Symbolically	289	(2)
Manipulating Equations	291	(6)
Polynomial Coefficients	297	(1)
Symbolic Matrix Math	298	(3)
Symbolic Integration	301	(9)
Symbolic Differentiation	310	(20)
Summary	316	(1)
Mathcad Summary	317	(1)
Key Terms	318	(1)
Problems	319	(7)
Solutions to Practice! Problems	326	(3)
Answers to Selected Problems	329	(1)
Numerical Techniques	330	(41)
Engineering in Medicine	330	(1)
Iterative Solutions	330	(7)
Numerical Integration	337	(13)
Numerical Differentiation	350	(21)
Summary	358	(1)
Mathcad Summary	358	(1)
Key Terms	359	(1)
Problems	359	(8)
Solutions to Practice! Problems	367	(4)
Using Mathcad with Other Programs	371	(36)
Introduction	371	(1)
Mathcad and Microsoft Word	371	(2)
Mathcad and Microsoft Excel	373	(25)
Mathcad and Matlab	398	(9)
Summary	400	(2)
Problems	402	(5)
Index	407