Newnes Engineering Mathematics Pocket Book (Newnes Pocket Books) - Hardcover

Bird, John O.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750649925 ISBN 13: 9780750649926

Publisher: Newnes (an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd ), 2002

Synopsis

"Newnes Engineering Mathematics Pocket Book" is a uniquely versatile and practical tool for a wide range of engineers and students. All the essentials of engineering mathematics are covered, with clear explanations of key methods, and worked examples to illustrate them. Numerous tables and diagrams are provided, along with all the formulae you could need. The emphasis throughout the book is on providing the practical tools needed to solve mathematical problems quickly in engineering contexts. John Bird's presentation of this core material puts all the answers at your fingertips. The contents of this book have been carefully matched to the latest Further and Higher Education syllabuses so that it can also be used as a revision guide or a quick-access source of underpinning knowledge. Students on competence-based courses such as NVQs will find this approach particularly refreshing and practical.This book and its companion title "Newnes Engineering Science Pocket Book" provide the underpinning knowledge for the whole range of engineering communities catered for by the "Newnes Pocket Book" series. These related titles include: "Newnes Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book" (Roger Timings); Newnes Electrical Pocket Book (E.A. Reeves); Newnes Electronic Engineer's Pocket Book (Joe Carr and Keith Brindley); Newnes Radio and RF Engineer's Pocket Book (Joe Carr and John Davies); and, Newnes Telecommunications Engineer's Pocket Book (Steve Winder).The contents of this book have been carefully matched to the latest Further and Higher Education syllabuses so that it can also be used as a revision guide or a quick-access reference source of underpinning knowledge. Students on competence-based courses such as NVQs will find this approach particularly refreshing and practical. Previous editions of "Newnes Engineering Mathematics Pocket Book" were published under the title "Newnes Mathematics Pocket Book for Engineers". This is a comprehensive and convenient for frequent reference in offices, workshops and studies. It answers all those awkward questions, and includes all those half-rememberd formulae. It includes a compendium of key methods, formulae, diagrams and data.

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About the Author

John Bird, the author of over 100 textbooks on engineering and mathematical subjects, is the former Head of Applied Electronics in the Faculty of Technology at Highbury College, Portsmouth, U.K. More recently, he has combined freelance lecturing at Portsmouth University, with technical writing and Chief Examiner responsibilities for City and Guilds Telecommunication Principles and Mathematics, and examining for the International Baccalaureate Organisation. John Bird is currently a Senior Training Provider at the Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering in the Defence College of Marine and Air Engineering at H.M.S. Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire, U.K. The school, which serves the Royal Navy, is one of Europes largest engineering training establishments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Newnes (an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd )
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750649925
• ISBN 13: 9780750649926
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464