Engineering Mathematics [Paperback]

K. A. Stroud (Author), Dexter J. Booth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0831131527 | ISBN-13: 978-0831131524 | Edition: 5 Pap/Cdr

A groundbreaking and comprehensive reference with over 500,000 copies sold since it first debuted in 1970, the new fifth edition of Engineering Mathematics has been thoroughly revised and expanded. For the first time, a Personal Tutor CD-ROM is included with every book. Providing a broad mathematical survey, this innovative volume covers a full range of topics from the very basic to the advanced. Whether you're an engineer looking for a useful on-the-job reference or want to improve your mathematical skills, or you are a student who needs an in-depth self-study guide, Engineering Mathematics is sure to come in handy time and time again.

• Offers a unique programmed approach that takes users through the mathematics in a step-by-step fashion with a wealth of worked examples and exercises.
• Contains Quizzes, Learning Outcomes and Can You? Checklists that guide readers through each topic and focus understanding.
• Includes an expanded Foundation section including new chapters on Graphs, Trigonometry, Binomial Series and Functions.
• Ideal as reference or a self-learning manual.

Extra Bonus! Visit Personal Tutor Online at www.palgrave.com/stroud, the companion website maintained by this book's British publisher, where you'll find hundreds of interactive practice questions and engineering applications questions – putting the mathematics in context.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1236 pages
• Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc.; 5 Pap/Cdr edition (January 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831131527
• ISBN-13: 978-0831131524
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #712,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for remedial self-study, December 13, 2001

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Craig Watkins (Canberra) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Engineering Mathematics (Paperback)

I've recommended this book to several students in a signals and systems class I have recently taught. Most of the students I have been working with should have covered most (if not all) of the material in this book to some basic level in high school, and certainly should have covered the material during first-year maths courses. However it seems that some people do tend to forget or haven't really learned the material properly initially. I believe this book is excellent to aid such students in coming up to speed on a basic maths background as you need from any first-year engineering course. The book is not an advanced maths book, and more advanced students will need to look elsewhere. However, for those that are struggling with some of the maths it is pretty much all you need.

I've skimmed through the entire book, and while I have some minor objections to how a couple of sections are presented, I do think that overall the authors do a really good job. The style of the book is what they call "programmed instruction", and is in some ways a workbook format. That's not to say it lacks substance as a textbook -- just that it has lots of worked problems and trys to engage the reader by asking them to work problems right from the start of the chapter, with the worked solutions then provided immediately.

If you aren't doing a heavily mathematical engineering program and don't have a strong background in maths, then this may be the book for you.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most useful textbook for university maths students!, April 7, 2003

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Mr. A. Jehangir - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Engineering Mathematics (Paperback)

This book by Straud et al. is absolutely brilliant and takes the reader by the hand and guides him or her step by step through each topic without assuming any background knowledge. It also has numerous worked examples and is the best arranged maths textbook I have come across (and I am doing a PhD so I should know!!) The second volume covers more advanced topics which are useful in the second and third year! Totally indispensable, this is a textbook I still refer to till this day and the one I would recommend to any maths students.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Totally in agreement, this is a GREAT book!, February 7, 2002

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Eugene Wong (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Engineering Mathematics (Paperback)

This book is magnificent for learning Engineering Maths. It's sister volume, Further Engineering Mathematics, continues that tradition. Although it isn't a textbook (it's more like a workbook), you'll find it actually TEACHES you how to solve mathematical problems - a rare feature in books these days. If it is your first time studying the topics (whether or not you are strong or weak in maths) you will find that this book helps you to learn and really increases your interest and enjoyment (and speed). The only people I would NOT recommend this book to are those who have already studied engineering maths and simply need a quick refresher (get a textbook instead). My only (repeat ONLY) gripe about this book and Further Engineering Mathematics is that they lack a few minor points and subjects. If the two books can be "completed", this would be as close as you can get for the ultimate teacher, without a teacher.