Newnes Mathematics Pocket Book for Engineers

This new edition of John Bird's pocket book has been substantially revised to include new material and reorganised to make the wealth of information inside even more easy to access.

Chapters have been sub-divided and the contents list changed accordingly so that specific nuggets of information may be located quickly and easily. New topics include polar co-ordinates, vectors, differentiation of parametric equations, maxima, minima and saddle points for functions of two variables, numerical integration and the exponential form of De Moivre's theorem. J O Bird is the author of many successful textbooks in the areas of engineering, mathematics and science.

Substantially revised to include new topics Logical arrangement of material allows ease of reference Handy Pocket Book format

This new edition of John Bird's pocket book has been substantially revised to include new material and reorganised to make the wealth of information inside even more easy to access.

John Bird, the author of over 100 textbooks on engineering and mathematical subjects, is the former Head of Applied Electronics in the Faculty of Technology at Highbury College, Portsmouth, U.K. More recently, he has combined freelance lecturing at Portsmouth University, with technical writing and Chief Examiner responsibilities for City and Guilds Telecommunication Principles and Mathematics, and examining for the International Baccalaureate Organisation. John Bird is currently a Senior Training Provider at the Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering in the Defence College of Marine and Air Engineering at H.M.S. Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire, U.K. The school, which serves the Royal Navy, is one of Europe’s largest engineering training establishments.