Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists (Applications of mathematics series) [Hardcover]

Alan Jeffrey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1969 | ISBN-10: 0177616059 | ISBN-13: 978-0177616051

This edition of the book has been revised with the needs of present-day first-year engineering students in mind. Apart from many significant extensions to the text, attention has been paid to the inclusion of additional explanatory material wherever it seems likely to be helpful and to a lowering of the rigour of proofs given in previous editions - without losing sight of the necessity to justify results. New problem sets are included for use with commonly available software products. The mathematical requirements common to first year engineering students of every discipline are covered in detail with numerous illustrative worked examples given throughout the text. Extensive problem sets are given at the end of each chapter with answers to odd-numbered questions provided at the end of the book.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 728 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd (September 1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0177616059
• ISBN-13: 978-0177616051
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,504,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for review of college math, August 16, 1999

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This review is from: Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

This is an excellent book that summarizes the essentials of college-level mathematics for engineers.

I use this book as a review for incoming graduate students who have been out of college for a few years. It distills several college courses into one readable volume, yet it still has enough information and rigor to be a valuable reference book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book, August 9, 2007

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Frank J. Carter "old nerd" (Hood River, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists, Sixth Edition (Paperback)

I found this to be a good reference for areas where I am rusty. It's explanations are too short and based on a users level of expertise that would make it too hard to learn a new area from this book, but its a great single volume reference.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful for casual reviews and light references, October 7, 2008

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K. Jazayeri (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists, Sixth Edition (Paperback)

Starts out with a high-school algebra and trigonometry refresher before covering most of the fundamental college mathematics - check out its Table of Content.

This book can be quite useful for quick reviews and _light_ references/look-ups for those with a casual interest.

I seriously doubt if this book can be used for learning any of the core areas for the first time. The descriptions are typically terse and the coverage, not too deep.

Note: if you're more than half-serious about your math, you will no doubt require separate books on Linear Algebra and Matrices, Differential Equations, and Probability and Statistics.

Negatives -- and why I don't give it 4 stars:
* There are numerous typos (I have marked probably 100+ corrections within about 80% of the text) - this is inexcusable for a book in 6-th edition!
* Its index can be longer for a book of this nature and size.