Introduction to Mathcad for Scientists and Engineers

By Sol Wieder

This text is designed to teach students how to apply MathCAD, the versatile problem-solving software tool, to problems in science and engineering. This book takes the student through the traditional... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0078325161
• ISBN13: 9780078325168
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Since only a bit ago when I wrote the original review (everything but this paragraph), I've bought many other MathCAD books. Indeed most were subject-matter driven: engineering, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry -- all very neat. I also got a book ostensibly not subject-matter-driven "Mastering MathCAD Version 7". Nice. But you know what? Still, Weider's Introduction to MathCAD for Scientists and Engineers holds up as THE BEST book to teach you MathCAD itself. Yes Weider's book is (horrors!) about MS-DOS MathCAD. Yes Weider's books has a whole lot of calculus and physics in it (good stuff though if you need reviews of those things). But MathCAD itself teaching is superb! And I DO ABSOLUTELY mean teaching relevant to Windows MathCAD versions (all except "programming"; everything where you use MathCAD objects & functions but not programming/loop instructions). Obviously you ignore Weider's keystroke instructions when you use Windows MathCAD's. (But even here some things STILL work keyboard-wise: for more blank verticle space for less blank verticle space -- I still use those; very handy! ["insert" or "delete" "blank line"].) But ignore all the very DOS-ish stuff in Weider's book -- otherwise you'll think "can't be relevant to me!" But it is! MathCAD ITSELF learning opportunities abound in Weider's book!. We're talking MathCAD SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE -- not what to click on as far as user interface, nor how to approach physical chemistry problems. My old (text below) demerit of the book still stands, though. Where the MathCAD ITSELF GEMS are in the book is not the least bit obvious in advance of stumbling upon one. Here is one book where you really need your special color highlighter. Highlight them and then list those gems for yourself at the front of the book. Contact me if you like Mark.Weiss@bep.treas.gov . I've retained the old text of my review below, but this long paragraph probably suffices for you. I know it's surprising, but I hope I've helped you in your consideration of this old, but wonderful book. (By the way, it is very attractive inside and out. Always a nice bonus.) OK, potential purchaser: I'll be direct and not save my "punchline" for later. (1) If you care about kind of subject matter (math, physics, electronics, optics, calculus), then I don't recommend this book. (2) If you care about what version of MathCAD (MS-DOS, Windows, 6,7,11,13) then I don't recommend this book. Of course, if you are open-minded enough to read the rest of my review, then I can perhaps dis-abuse you of the notions that (1) and (2) are things you should care about. That is, if you want to get to the heart of the MathCAD character, it matters not the version of MathCAD nor the subject matter for which you will use MathCAD. Plenty of books can teach your subject. Optics -- get an optics book. Engineering -- get the appropriate engineering text. MathCAD is such that subject matter "translation" into MathCAD is triv