ABSTRACT

The Handbook of Software for Engineers and Scientists is a single-volume, ready reference for the practicing engineer and scientist in industry, government, and academia as well as the novice computer user. It provides the most up-to-date information in a variety of areas such as common platforms and operating systems, applications programs, networking, and many other problem-solving tools necessary to effectively use computers on a daily basis.

Specific platforms and environments thoroughly discussed include MS-DOS®, Microsoft® Windows™, the Macintosh® and its various systems, UNIX™, DEC VAX™, IBM® mainframes, OS/2®, Windows™ NT, and NeXTSTEP™. Word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, integrated packages, computer presentation systems, groupware, and a number of useful utilities are also covered. Several extensive sections in the book are devoted to mathematical and statistical software. Information is provided on circuits and control simulation programs, finite element tools, and solid modeling tools.

part 1|216 pages

Platforms and Environments

chapter 1|11 pages

MS-DOS for IBM PCs

Edited ByPaul W. Ross

chapter 2|25 pages

Microsoft Windows for IBM PCs and Compatibles

Edited ByPaul W. Ross

chapter 3|17 pages

Operating the Macintosh

chapter 4|21 pages

HyperCard®

chapter 5|18 pages

Basics of the Unix System

chapter 6|7 pages

Typical Workstation Environments

chapter 7|5 pages

X Windows

chapter 8|21 pages

OSF/Motif

chapter 9|27 pages

Dec Vax

chapter 10|31 pages

IBM Maniframes

chapter 11|16 pages

OS/2

chapter 12|13 pages

Nextstep

part 2|170 pages

Structured and Object-Oriented Programming

chapter 13|46 pages

C Programming

chapter 14|50 pages

C++ and Objective C

chapter 15|25 pages

Object-Oriented Programming

chapter 17|24 pages

Small but Mighty: Smalltalk

part 3|404 pages

Application Packages

chapter 18|20 pages

WordPerfect 5.1

chapter 19|25 pages

WordPerfect for Windows 5.2

chapter 20|6 pages

Word for Windows

chapter 21|14 pages

Ami Pro 3.0

chapter 22|42 pages

Desktop Publishing

chapter 23|9 pages

Corel Ventura Publisher

chapter 24|34 pages

QuarkXPress

chapter 25|24 pages

Typesetting With TEX And LATEX

chapter 26|30 pages

Spreadsheets

chapter 27|16 pages

dBASE IV

chapter 28|20 pages

Microsoft Access 2.0

chapter 29|28 pages

Microsoft Works

chapter 30|42 pages

ClarisWorks

chapter 33|22 pages

Action Workflow

chapter 34|20 pages

Lotus Notes

part 4|363 pages

Mathematical and Statistical Software

chapter 35|27 pages

Axiom

chapter 36|27 pages

Derive

chapter 37|29 pages

Macsyma

Edited ByRichard Petti

chapter 38|22 pages

Maple

chapter 39|27 pages

Mathcad PLUS

chapter 40|37 pages

Mathematica

chapter 41|42 pages

Matlab

Edited ByPratap Rudra

chapter 42|23 pages

Computer Algebra Systems

chapter 43|19 pages

Minitab

chapter 44|19 pages

SAS

chapter 45|20 pages

BMDP

chapter 46|20 pages

Stata

chapter 47|24 pages

S-PLUS

chapter 48|24 pages

WinSTAT

part 5|235 pages

Engineering Tools

chapter 53|15 pages

Khoros

chapter 54|23 pages

Computer Vision

chapter 55|28 pages

Matlab in systems and controls

chapter 58|37 pages

ANSYS: Finite Element Analysis

chapter 59|13 pages

Cogo

chapter 60|19 pages

SmartCAM

part 6|6 pages

Data Communications and Networking

chapter 61|4 pages

Modems and Interfaces

chapter 62|3 pages

Local Area Networks

chapter 63|28 pages

Telecommunications Software

chapter 65|13 pages

Novell Networks

chapter 66|8 pages

Windows for Workgroups

chapter 67|14 pages

The Internet