Introduction to Mathcad 15

<p><strong>1 • MATHCAD: THE ENGINEER’S SCRATCH PAD 1</strong><br> 1.1 Introduction to Mathcad 1<br> 1.2 Mathcad as a Design Tool 1<br> 1.3 Mathcad as a Mathematical Problem Solver 7<br> 1.4 Mathcad as a Unit Converter 7<br> 1.5 Mathcad for Presenting Results 8<br> 1.6 Mathcad’s Place in an Engineer’s Tool Kit 8<br> 1.7 What’s New in Mathcad 14 and 15? 9<br> 1.8 Conventions Used 10<br> Key Terms 10<br> Problems 10<br> Answers to Selected Problems 11</p> <p><strong>2 • MATHCAD FUNDAMENTALS 12</strong><br> 2.1 The Mathcad Workspace 12<br> 2.2 Controlling the Order of Solving Equations in Mathcad 14<br> 2.3 Four Different Kinds of Equal Signs! 15<br> 2.4 Entering an Equation 18<br> 2.5 Modifying an Equation 24<br> 2.6 Working with Units 32<br> 2.7 Controlling How Results Are Displayed 39<br> 2.8 Entering and Editing Text 42<br> 2.9 A Simple Editing Session 46<br> 2.10 Saving Your Worksheets 48<br> Key Terms 54<br> Problems 54<br> Solutions to Practice! Problems 63<br> Answers to Selected Problems 65<br> <br> <strong>3 • MATHCAD FUNCTIONS 66</strong><br> 3.1 Mathcad Functions 66<br> 3.2 Elementary Mathematics Functions and Operators 67<br> 3.3 Trigonometric Functions 70<br> 3.4 Functions for Handling Complex Numbers 74<br> 3.5 Advanced Mathematics Functions 75<br> 3.6 String Functions 84<br> 3.7 User-Written Functions 85<br> Key Terms 90<br> Problems 91<br> Solutions to Practice! Problems 101<br> Answers to Selected Problems 103<br> </p> <p><strong>4 • WORKING WITH MATRICES 104</strong><br> 4.1 Mathcad’s Matrix Definitions 104<br> 4.2 Defining a Matrix 106<br> 4.3 Matrix Math Operations 108<br> 4.4 Solving Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations 113<br> 4.5 Array Functions 117<br> 4.6 Modifying Matrices 119<br> 4.7 Additional Ways to Initialize Arrays 125<br> Key Terms 135<br> Problems 135<br> Solutions to Practice! Problems 146<br> Answers to Selected Problems 149<br> <strong><br> 5 • DATA ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS 150</strong><br> 5.1 Graphing with Mathcad 150<br> 5.2 Statistical Functions 166<br> 5.3 Interpolation 170<br> 5.4 Curve Fitting 174<br> Key Terms 191<br> Problems 191<br> Solutions to Practice! Problems 202<br> Answers to Selected Problems 208<br> </p> <p><strong>6 • PROGRAMMING IN MATHCAD 209</strong><br> 6.1 Mathcad Programs 209<br> 6.2 Writing a Simple Program 210<br> 6.3 The Programming Toolbar 212<br> 6.4 Program Flowcharts 213<br> 6.5 Basic Elements of Programming 216<br> Key Terms 253<br> Problems 253<br> Solutions to Practice! Problems 264<br> Answers to Selected Problems 265<br> </p> <p><strong>7 • SYMBOLIC MATH USING MATHCAD 266</strong><br> 7.1 Symbolic Math with Mathcad 266<br> 7.2 Solving an Equation Symbolically 269<br> 7.3 Manipulating Equations 271<br> 7.4 Polynomial Coefficients 276<br> 7.5 Symbolic Matrix Math 276<br> 7.6 Symbolic Integration 278<br> 7.7 Symbolic Differentiation 284<br> Key Terms 294<br> Problems 294<br> Solutions to Practice! Problems 301<br> Answers to Selected Problems 304<br> </p> <p><strong>8 • NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES 305</strong><br> 8.1 Iterative Solutions 305<br> 8.2 Numerical Integration 313<br> 8.3 Numerical Differentiation 325<br> Key Terms 330<br> Problems 330<br> Solutions to Practice! Problems 338<br> </p> <p><strong>9 • USING MATHCAD WITH OTHER PROGRAMS 343</strong><br> 9.1 Introduction 343<br> 9.2 Mathcad and Microsoft Word 343<br> 9.3 Mathcad and Microsoft Excel 347<br> 9.4 Mathcad and Matlab 372<br> Key Terms 376<br> Problems 376<br> INDEX 381</p>