Product Description: Learn to use EXCEL for Engineering and Science analysis! Using an informal, conversational writing style, Bloch leads you from spreadsheet basics through robust applications of EXCEL in engineering and science including using EXCEL in the lab! You will learn innovative techniques for setting up spreadsheets, solving problems, and analyzing data over ranges of values. With the enclosed CD you can also link to EXCEL resources on the Web, and stay current on text updates. Key Features of the TextIncludes numerous screen shots throughout the book to visually reinforce the discussion.Offers useful pointers for constructing effective spreadsheets.Includes "Tips, techniques, and tricks" for EXCEL in engineering and scientific applications.Provides an extensive discussion and step-by-step examples of the Analysis ToolPak, one of the best kept secrets of EXCEL.Demonstrates how to use EXCEL to import, export, and analyze experimental data in the lab.Contains example worksheets for each chapter on the enclosed CD-ROM. Explore and edit these worksheets to gain a hands on learning experience.Provides Internet links to other useful EXCEL resources.Comes with a Web site for the book containing updates for the text and CD-ROM. Provides two bonus chapters on FFT analysis included on the CD-ROM.
Not Worth The Paper Its Printed On I am a practicing licensed professional engineer that was looking for a book on Excel written for practicing engineers. This book's title is totally misleading. It implies that it is written for "engineers" and "scientists" not engineering and/or science students. In my opinion, this book was written for high school students.
Don't waste your money on this if you're looking for a practitioners reference book. I wouldn't recommend this book to another professional engineer even if it was free.
The book is also obsolete since it was written in 2003. Excel 2007 has many significant changes to the GUI (i.e., the "ribbon" interface).
It's not worth your time to even browse through. This book falls very short of what the title implies. I made the classic mistake of "judging a book by its cover". I wasted my money and time on it.
The Cover Says It Is There The CD was missing. Since the CD is referenced throughout the book, one sort of "feels left out" after a while.
Spreadsheet experts stay in balance It is my great pleasure to comment on Van Bloch's textbook on EXCEL for engineers and scientists. His marvellous ability to communicate complicated ideas in simple terms shines through on every page. More than just useful, this book comes to market at a time when electronic spreadsheet analysis has become part and parcel of the day-to-day work of researchers in all areas of engineering and science. Simply put, spreadsheet and data manipulation skills are essential in today's world. Prof. Bloch does his reader's a great service by developing the concepts for use with EXCEL, one of the most widely used spreadsheets in the world. The CD-ROM will be especially helpful to students as they seek to master spreadsheet basics and more advanced techniques.
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