Practical Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers: Using Excel with VBA, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Davis, Richard A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1502527405 ISBN 13: 9781502527400

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

There is a new 5th edition of this popular book with updated and expanded coverage of Practical Numerical Methods using Excel with VBA.

For more information about the latest edition of this book, visit the companion website: https://z.umn.edu/pnm5

Learn how to extend Excel's computational power using VBA to perform advanced numerical calculations to find roots of systems of linear and nonlinear equations, determine eigenvalues and vectors, optimize multimodal objective functions, apply the calculus of derivatives, integrals, and differential equations, conduct uncertainty analysis, and model data by regression and interpolation.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Davis is a Jean G. Blehart Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He earned Ph.D. and B.S. Chemical Engineering degrees from UCSB and BYU, respectively.

Professor Davis has over two decades experience teaching a variety of courses including computational methods, unit operations of momentum, heat and mass transfer, chemical reactor design, engineering economics, bioprocessing and green engineering.

His current teaching and research interests include process modeling and simulation applied to mineral processing, energy conversion, air pollution control, chemical process safety, and environmental management.

Professor Davis serves as the Executive Secretary for the National Chemical Engineering Honor Society Omega Chi Epsilon, and is active in AIChE and ASEE. He is the academic adviser to the local engineering student chapters of Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon, and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.

He is the recipient of the University’s Outstanding Adviser and Exceptional Teaching awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1502527405
• ISBN 13: 9781502527400
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 566