Gottfried, Byron S.,  1934- <br/><br/>
Spreadsheet tools for engineers using Excel / 
Byron S. Gottfried. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Boston ;  London :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  2007. 
 - x, 502 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Excel Fundamentals Engineering Analysis and Spreadsheets Creating an Excel Worksheet Editing an Excel Worksheet Graphing Data Organizing Data Transferring Data Engineering Applications Converting Units Analyzing Data Fitting Equations to Data (including linear interpolation) Solving Single Equations Solving Simultaneous Equations Evaluating Integrals Making Logical Decisions Writing Macros Comparing Economic Alternatives Finding Optimum Solutions Appendix: Excel Functions Answers to Selected Problems Index 
<br/><br/> This best-selling Spreadsheet book provides excellent coverage of all versions of Excel including the latest version, Excel 2002. It discusses how to use Excel to solve a variety of problems in introductory engineering analysis, such as graphing data, unit conversions, simple statistical analysis, sorting, searching and analyzing data, curve fitting, interpolation, solving algebraic equations, logical decisions, evaluating integrals, comparing economic alternatives, and finding optimum solutions. Numerous examples are included illustrating both traditional and spreadsheet solutions to a variety of problems. The underlying mathematical solution procedures are also discussed, so that the reader is provided with an understanding of what the spreadsheet does and how it does it. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0071106634 (International ed.) 9780071106634 (International ed.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Microsoft Excel (Computer file)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Engineering--Data processing.<br/>Electronic spreadsheets.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA 345  / .G683 2007