Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers gives mechanical engineers easy access to essential problem solving tools. It includes thorough sections on partial differential equations, approximation methods, and numerical methods, often used in applications. The guide reviews statistics relevant to engineering applications for analyzing data and making inferences, so professionals can extract useful information even with the presence of randomness and uncertainty. This convenient book is an indispensable summary of mathematics processes needed by engineers. TOC:Tables.- Linear Algebra and Matrices.- Vector Algebra and Calculus.- Difference Equations.- Differential Equations.- Integral Equations.- Approximation Methods.- Integral Transforms.- Calculus of Variations.- Optimization Methods.- Engineering Statistics.- Numerical Methods.- Experimental Uncertainty Analysis.- Chaos.- Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic.

Tables
Linear Algebra and Matrices
Vector Algebra and Calculus
Difference Equations
Differential Equations
Integral Equations
Approximation Methods
Integral Transforms
Calculus of Variations Approximation
Optimization Methods
Engineering Statistics
Numerical Methods
Experimental Uncertainty Analysis
Chaos
Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic
Appendix A-Properties of Gases and Vapors.
Appendix B-Properties of Liquids
Appendix C-Properties of Solids
Appendix D-SI Units

Kreith, Frank; Ames, William F.; Cain, George; Tong, Y. L.; Steele, W. Glenn; Coleman, Hugh W.; Kautz, Richard L.; Frangopol, Dan M.; Norton, Paul