Introduction to MathCAD 11

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Mathcad: The Engineer's Scratch Pad. Introduction to Mathcad. Mathcad as a Design Tool. Mathcad as a Mathematical Problem Solver. Mathcad as a Unit Converter. Mathcad for Presenting Results. Mathcad's Place in an Engineer's Tool Kit. Objectives of the Text. Conventions Used in the Text. Mathcad Fundamentals. The Mathcad Workplace. Determining the Order of Solving Equations in Mathcad. Four Different Kinds of Equal Signs. Entering an Equation. Working with Units. Controlling How Results Are Displayed. Entering and Editing Text. A Simple Editing Session. Mathcad Functions. Mathcad Functions. Elementary Mathematics Functions and Operators. Trigonometric Functions. Advanced Mathematics Functions. String Functions. User-written Functions. Working with Matrices. Mathcad's Matrix Definitions. Initializing an Array. Modifying an Array. Array Operations. Array Functions. Data Analysis Functions. Graphing With Mathcad. Statistical Functions. Interpolation. Curve Fitting. Programming in Mathcad. Mathcad Programs. Writing a Simple Program. The Programming Toolbar. Program Flowcharts. Basic Elements of Programming. Mathcad's Symbolic Math Capabilities. Symbolic Math Using Mathcad. Solving an Equation Symbolically. Manipulating Equations. Polynomial Coefficients. Symbolic Matrix Math. Symbolic Integration. Symbolic Differentiation. Numerical Techniques. Iterative Solutions. Numerical Integration. Numerical Differentiation.