Engineering Formulas Interactive [Hardcover]

Frank Simms (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0831130873 | ISBN-13: 978-0831130879

With IntellisimTM, a powerful interactive math engine developed by Intellipro, Inc., you can use the CD-ROM to quickly perform dynamic calculations and analysis on over 100 of the most popular equations in this book. If you're a designer, project engineer, plant engineer or engineering student, you will find the answer when you need it. Engineering Formulas Interactive may become the single most useful reference on your bookshelf and in your computer! Minimum system requirements: Windows 3.1/95/98/NT;CD-ROM Drive; 16MB available RAM;10MB available HD space; VGA compatible monitor.

• IntellismTM allows you to change parameters at will; calculate results easily; graphically plot results; evaluate formulas for a range of values; and copy formulas and results to clipboard.
• Intellism TM supports algebraic, differential, and mixed-equation systems so you'll be able to customize formulas, and modify and combine each formula on the Engineering Formulas Interactive CD-ROM with other equations.
• The reference contains over 450 units conversions, 180 term definitions, plus every significant engineering subject with applicable formulas, all arranged alphabetically.
• It also includes properties of materials, formulas for geometric figures and formulas for structural sections.

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About the Author

Frank Sims has worked for many years as a plant engineer before recently retiring. His on-the-job experience was both broad-based and practical an included work in electrical engineering; automation; industrial plant building; equipment project engineering; project engineering in origination and layout design; specifications; bids; and both large and small project completion.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 402 pages
• Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc. (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831130873
• ISBN-13: 978-0831130879
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Reference!!, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineering Formulas: Conversions, Definitions, and Tables (Hardcover)

I wish I would of had this reference when I was going through school. I like how the book is laid out alphabetically, which makes it extremely easy to find what you are looking for. I think it should be required for all engineering students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference, December 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineering Formulas: Conversions, Definitions, and Tables (Hardcover)

If you have ever spent hours looking through old college textbooks trying to find that obscure formula that you only learned for the test, then this is the book for you. All the formulas that an engineer pretty much uses on a day to day basis are here. Better yet not a lot of other verbage that you don't need. This book gives you the formulas you need, a very brief explanation and places them all in easy to find alphabetical order. Highly recomended.

1.0 out of 5 stars over-priced and very elementry, August 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineering Formulas Interactive (Hardcover)

This book has large print and small pages, thus making it seem that there is more to it than what there really is. Most of is unit conversions, a subject that is more than adequately covered by shareware and the public domain. The author might rethink his marketing stratigy and reduce the price to 14.95 for book and CD combo, He also possibly make the software shareware when he finds out the market is smarter than he thinks it is. Another futuristic avenue for the book would be as a "freebie" item that a company could give to one's better customers. To do this you would have to a quanity of the books at 1 - 5 cents on the dollar. (Reference the NATCO conversion book)- I expected more for "Industrial Press" (the publishers) because the print the classic "Machinery Handbook" which is finally now available in CD format.