Introduction to Mathcad 2000

by Larsen, Ronald W.

• ISBN13: 9780130200075
• ISBN10: 0130200077
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

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Table of Contents

About Esource	v
About the Authors	ix
Mathcad: The Engineer's Scratch Pad	1	(8)
Introduction to Mathcad	1	(2)
Mathcad as a Design Tool	3	(1)
Mathcad as a Mathematical Problem Solver	4	(1)
Mathcad as a Unit Converter	4	(1)
Mathcad for Presenting Results	5	(1)
Mathcad's Place in an Engineer's Tool Kit	5	(1)
Objectives of the Text	6	(1)
Conventions Used in the Text	6	(3)
Mathcad Fundamentals	9	(36)
The Mathcad Workplace	11	(1)
Determining the Order of Solving Equations in Mathcad	12	(1)
Four Different Kinds of Equal Signs!	13	(1)
Assignment (:=)	13	(1)
Display the Value of a Variable or Result of a Calculation (=)	13	(1)
Symbolic Equality (=)	13	(1)
Global Assignment (ƒ)	14	(1)
Entering an Equation	14	(7)
Predefined Variables	15	(1)
Exponents	15	(1)
Entering Nondecimal Values	15	(1)
Selecting Part of an Equation	16	(1)
Text Subscripts and Index Subscripts	16	(1)
Changing a Value or a Variable Name	17	(1)
Changing an Operator	17	(1)
Inserting a Minus Sign	18	(1)
Highlighting a Region	18	(1)
Changing the Way Operators are Displayed	19	(2)
Working With Units	21	(4)
Defining a New Unit	23	(1)
Editing the Units on a Value or Result	24	(1)
Limitations to Mathcad's Units Capabilities	24	(1)
Controlling How Results Are Displayed	25	(3)
Controlling the Way Numbers Are Displayed	25	(2)
Controlling the Way Matrices Are Displayed	27	(1)
Controlling the Way Units Are Displayed	28	(1)
Entering and Editing Text	28	(4)
Sizing and Moving a Text or Equation Region	31	(1)
Inserting Equations inside Text Regions	31	(1)
A Simple Editing Session	32	(13)
Statement of the problem	32	(3)
Summary	35	(10)
Mathcad Functions	45	(26)
Mathcad Functions	46	(1)
Elementary Mathematics Functions and Operators	47	(3)
Common Mathematical Operators	47	(1)
Logarithm and Exponentiation Functions	48	(1)
Using QuickPlots to Visualize Functions	49	(1)
3-d QuickPlots	49	(1)
Trigonometric Functions	50	(3)
Standard Trigonometric Functions	50	(1)
Inverse Trigonometric Functions	51	(1)
Hyperbolic Trigonometric Functions	52	(1)
Inverse Hyperbolic Trigonometric Functions	52	(1)
Advanced Mathematics Functions	53	(3)
Round-off and Truncation Functions	53	(1)
The if() Function	54	(1)
Discontinuous Functions	55	(1)
Boolean (Logical) Operators	55	(1)
Random-Number-Generating Function	55	(1)
String Functions	56	(1)
File-handling Functions	56	(3)
User-written Functions	59	(12)
Summary	61	(10)
Working with Matrices	71	(42)
Mathcad's Matrix Definitions	72	(2)
Initializing An Array	74	(8)
Modifying an Array	82	(8)
Array Operations	90	(7)
Array Functions	97	(16)
Summary	100	(13)
Data Analysis Functions	113	(32)
Graphing With Mathcad	114	(8)
Statistical Functions	122	(1)
Interpolation	123	(3)
Curve Fitting	126	(19)
Mathcad's Symbolic Math Capabilities	145	(36)
Symbolic Math Using Mathcad	146	(3)
Solving An Equation Symbolically	149	(2)
Manipulating Equations	151	(5)
Polynomial Coefficients	156	(1)
Symbolic Matrix Math	156	(2)
Symbolic Integration	158	(8)
Symbolic Differentiation	166	(15)
Numerical Techniques	181	(30)
Iterative Solutions	182	(5)
Numerical Integration	187	(11)
Numerical Differentiation	198	(13)
Index	211