ABSTRACT

Introductory mathematics written specifically for students new to engineering

Now in its sixth edition, Basic Engineering Mathematics is an established textbook that has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams.

John Bird's approach is based on worked examples and interactive problems. This makes it ideal for students from a wide range of academic backgrounds as the student can work through the material at their own pace. Mathematical theories are explained in a straightforward manner, being supported by practical engineering examples and applications in order to ensure that readers can relate theory to practice. The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this an ideal text for introductory level engineering courses.


This title is supported by a companion website with resources for both students and lecturers, including lists of essential formulae, multiple choice tests, full solutions for all 1,600 further questions contained within the practice exercises, and biographical information on the 25 famous mathematicians and engineers referenced throughout the book.

The companion website for this title can be accessed from www.routledge.com/cw/bird

chapter 1|8 pages

Basic arithmetic

chapter 2|7 pages

Fractions

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 1

chapter 3|6 pages

Decimals

chapter 4|12 pages

Using a calculator

chapter 5|7 pages

Percentages

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 2

chapter 6|9 pages

Ratio and proportion

chapter 7|7 pages

Powers, roots and laws of indices

chapter 8|8 pages

Units, prefixes and engineering notation

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 3

chapter 9|8 pages

Basic algebra

chapter 10|6 pages

Further algebra

chapter 11|9 pages

Solving simple equations

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 4

chapter |2 pages

Multiple choice questions Test 1

chapter 12|9 pages

Transposing formulae

chapter 13|12 pages

Solving simultaneous equations

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 5

chapter 14|10 pages

Solving quadratic equations

chapter 15|7 pages

Logarithms

chapter 16|12 pages

Exponential functions

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 6

chapter |2 pages

Multiple choice questions Test 2

chapter 17|19 pages

Straight line graphs

chapter 19|9 pages

9 equations

chapter |2 pages

Revision Test 7

chapter 20|17 pages

Angles and triangles

chapter 21|14 pages

Introduction to trigonometry

chapter |2 pages

Revision Test 8

chapter 22|10 pages

Trigonometric waveforms

chapter 24|5 pages

Cartesian and polar co-ordinates

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 9

chapter |4 pages

Multiple choice questions Test 3

chapter 25|12 pages

Areas of common shapes

chapter 26|9 pages

The circle and its properties

chapter |2 pages

Revision Test 10

chapter 27|18 pages

Volumes and surface areas of common solids

chapter |2 pages

Revision Test 11

chapter 29|13 pages

Vectors

chapter 30|8 pages

Methods of adding alternating waveforms

chapter |2 pages

Revision Test 12

chapter |3 pages

Multiple choice questions Test 4

chapter 31|12 pages

Presentation of statistical data

chapter 32|7 pages

Mean, median, mode and standard deviation

chapter 33|7 pages

Probability

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 13

chapter |2 pages

Multiple choice questions Test 5

chapter 34|13 pages

Introduction to differentiation

chapter 35|11 pages

Introduction to integration

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 14

chapter |2 pages

Multiple choice questions Test 6

chapter 36|9 pages

Number sequences

chapter 37|10 pages

Binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers

chapter 38|7 pages

Inequalities

chapter 39|8 pages

Graphs paper

chapter |1 pages

Revision Test 15

chapter |1 pages

Multiple choice questions Test 7

chapter |4 pages

List of formulae

chapter |18 pages

Answers to Practice Exercises

chapter |1 pages

Answers to multiple choice questions