Publisher Description

Mathematics for Engineers introduces Engineering students to Maths, building up right from the basics. Examples and questions throughout help students to learn through practice and applications sections labelled by engineering stream encourage an applied and fuller understanding.

Understanding key mathematical concepts and applying them successfully to solve problems are vital skills that all engineering students must acquire. Mathematics for Engineers teaches, develops and nurtures those skills. Practical, informal and accessible, it begins with the foundations and gradually builds upon this knowledge as it introduces more complex concepts to cover all requirements for a first year engineering maths course, together with introductory material for even more advanced topics. Features Applications of mathematics drawn from a wide range of engineering areas: aeronautical, automotive, chemical, civil, computer, electrical and electronic, manufacturing, materials, mechanical, production, reliability, and systems engineering. Hundreds of interactive examples are provided in the context of various engineering disciplines, so you are able to both engage with the problems and also see the relevance of the maths to your wider studies. A wealth of practice and revision exercises with solutions help test your knowledge. Key points and important results are highlighted throughout. Computer and calculator examples and exercises are incorporated in relevant sections. Specimen examination papers give further opportunity to practise. A foundation section gives you a firm base in arithmetic, the building block of many high-level mathematical topics.

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Understanding key mathematical concepts and applying them successfully to solve problems are vital skills that all engineering students must acquire. Mathematics for Engineers introduces, teaches, develops and nurtures those skills. Practical, informal and accessible, it begins with the foundations and gradually builds upon this knowledge as it introduces more complex concepts until you have learned everything you will need for your first year engineering mathematics course, together with a wealth of introductory material for even more advanced topics such as Laplace and Fourier transforms and partial differential equations. Key features

Author Biography

Anthony Croft is Professor of Mathematics Education at Loughborough University. Robert Davison spent over 30 years teaching and writing mathematics for higher education students. Together they have authored many best-selling mathematics textbooks including several for engineering students.

Table of Contents

1 Arithmetic 2 Fractions 3 Decimal numbers 4 Percentage and ratio 5 Basic algebra 6 Functions and mathematical models 7 Polynomial equations, inequalities, partial fractions and proportionality 8 Logarithms and exponentials 9 Trigonometry 10 Further trigonometry 11 Complex numbers 12 Matrices and determinants 13 Using matrices and determinants to solve equations 14 Vectors 15 Differentiation 16 Techniques and applications of differentiation 17 Integration 18 Applications of integration 19 Sequences and series 20 Differential equations 21 Functions of more than one variable and partial differentiation 22 The Laplace transform 23 Statistics and probability 24 An introduction to Fourier series and the Fourier transformTypical examination papers Appendix 1: SI units and prefixes Index

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Applications of mathematics drawn from a wide range of engineering areas: aeronautical, automotive, chemical, civil, computer, electrical and electronic, manufacturing, materials, mechanical, production, reliability, and systems engineering. Hundreds of interactive examples are provided in the context of various engineering disciplines, so you are able to both engage with the problems and also see the relevance of the maths to your wider studies. A wealth of practice and revision exercises with solutions help test your knowledge. Key points and important results are highlighted throughout. Computer and calculator examples and exercises are incorporated in relevant sections. Specimen examination papers give further opportunity to practise. A foundation section gives you a firm base in arithmetic, the building block of many high-level mathematical topics.

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Significant enhancements integrating the use of computer software in the solution of engineering mathematics problems Widening of the applications base to include more from mechanical, materials and aeronautical engineering Introductory material on the solution of partial differential equations, loci in the complex plane and the equation of a circle

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