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Engineerng Mathematics 4e Pr: Programmes and Problems Paperback – 1 May 1995

by K. A. Stroud (Author)

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Since the publication of the third edition of "Engineering Mathematics", considerable changes in syllabuses and options for A level qualifications in mathematics have been introduced nationally, as a result of which students with various levels of mathematical background have been enrolling for undergraduate courses in engineering and science. These changes have lead to the need for learning materials aimed at different levels. This text therefore includes ten programmes which act as an introduction to "Engineering Mathematics" and is designed for those students approaching the subject for the first time.

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1056 pages
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English
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Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date

1 May 1995
ISBN-10

0333620224
ISBN-13

978-0333620229
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Palgrave Macmillan; 4th edition (1 May 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1056 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0333620224
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0333620229

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Dexter J. Booth
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Dexter James Booth
Dexter was educated in Wales and Canada being awarded a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 1970 by the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Since that time he has taught in a variety of institutions, finally retiring from the University of Huddersfield as a Principal Lecturer in 2007. His abiding interest in the teaching of mathematics has spurred him to produce over thirty books in mathematics, statistics and computing and this latest Think of a number . . . is his first venture into eBook publishing. It was inspired by a desire to expand his annual first lecture to his engineering students who were exposed to a rather wildly extravagant description of the place of numbers in the general scheme of things. The whole point of the book is to display the elements of the structure of the number system in a fairly unintimidating way. Whilst the approach is unconventional and not in the least bit rigorous it does expose Dexter’s approach to education in general - at least the students seemed to appreciate it.
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arnie

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2021

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Kersi Von Zerububbel

The BEST book for self-study. A great "practical" mathematics text.

Reviewed in the United States on 7 January 2012

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This is an excellent book for those who wish to review stuff long forgotten AND for those who wish to get a good grasp of basic math areas. Topics range from number systems to calculus and differential equations with a goodly amount of algebra in between. The pedagogy used here is 'Programmed Instruction' which emphasizes the mechanics of how things are done rather than the theory behind them and subsequent proofs. Therefore, this is NOT a mathematics textbook for readers who wish to explore topics in-depth. For example, you will get much practice in how to compute derivatives of a function but you will NOT get the theory behind WHY the derived function gives the slope of the parent function.

In the seventies this 'Programmed Instruction' was quite a common technique for students in junior colleges and/or trade schools where the requirement was mostly 'know how to do it and forget about theory'. Consequently, if you are a self-learner this book will help you get a good foundation and later, if so inclined, you can get more theory by going with Apostol's Calculus and many other great texts. For those who have forgotten math topics and/or those who really did not 'get it' the first time around this book is an excellent crutch.

This is an excellent learning and review tool. Well worth the price and I recommend it highly.

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cubley

Found weed in it lol...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2017

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An excellent book, and I really appreciated the marijuana I found on the page about logarithms (I checked it under a microscope), I guess the previous owner liked those natural base loga-rhythms... I guess you could say he was an *exponent* of the weed.... Heh.

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jedi

This book is organized and well-paced. It teaches you how to do the math, but also why you are doing it the way you are.

Reviewed in the United States on 28 February 2015

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What a great book! I have been using it to touch up my math. As an engineering major, I am required to take some tough math courses, but in practice you don't always get to use it, so it can slip away. This book could teach a beginner how to do this math well, but isn't an elementary book. It explains exactly how each concept comes to be, offers guided examples, and then tests and end-of-chapter assignments.

As an example: I was looking at the differentiation section. It isn't a difficult topic to be able to do, but sometimes people don't always get the backround education of why you are doing what you are. This book derives the way a derivative is derived. Haha. In all honesty, it tells you why you are doing what you are doing, and effectively teaches you how to perform on real examples as well.

I would highly recommend this book to engineers. I would also recommend it to anyone in a math course in high school or college that they want some extra help on. Or if you are just doing self-study, this book is what you want to buy. Great examples, great teaching style. Organized.

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Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2016

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Excellent book to review first year college math.

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