ABSTRACT

Now in its eighth edition, Bird’s Basic Engineering Mathematics has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams. Mathematical theories are explained in a straightforward manner, supported by practical engineering examples and applications to ensure that readers can relate theory to practice. Some 1,000 engineering situations/problems have been ‘flagged-up’ to help demonstrate that engineering cannot be fully understood without a good knowledge of mathematics.

The extensive and thorough coverage makes this a great text for introductory level engineering courses – such as for aeronautical, construction, electrical, electronic, mechanical, manufacturing engineering and vehicle technology – including for BTEC First, National and Diploma syllabuses, City & Guilds Technician Certificate and Diploma syllabuses, and even for GCSE revision.

Its companion website provides extra materials for students and lecturers, including full solutions for all 1,700 further questions, lists of essential formulae, multiple choice tests, and illustrations, as well as full solutions to revision tests for course instructors.

chapter Chapter 1|9 pages

Basic arithmetic

chapter Chapter 2|9 pages

Fractions

chapter Chapter 3|7 pages

Decimals

chapter Chapter 4|12 pages

Using a calculator

chapter Chapter 5|9 pages

Percentages

chapter Chapter 6|10 pages

Ratio and proportion

chapter Chapter 7|7 pages

Powers, roots and laws of indices

chapter Chapter 8|19 pages

Units, prefixes and engineering notation

chapter Chapter 9|8 pages

Basic algebra

chapter Chapter 10|6 pages

Further algebra

chapter Chapter 11|11 pages

Solving simple equations

chapter Chapter 12|10 pages

Transposing formulae

chapter Chapter 13|14 pages

Solving simultaneous equations

chapter Chapter 14|11 pages

Solving quadratic equations

chapter Chapter 15|8 pages

Logarithms

chapter Chapter 16|14 pages

Exponential functions

chapter Chapter 17|20 pages

Straight line graphs

chapter Chapter 18|9 pages

Graphs reducing non-linear laws to linear form

chapter Chapter 19|9 pages

Graphical solution of equations

chapter Chapter 20|10 pages

Graphs with logarithmic scales

chapter Chapter 21|17 pages

Angles and triangles

chapter Chapter 22|17 pages

Introduction to trigonometry

chapter Chapter 23|11 pages

Trigonometric waveforms

chapter Chapter 25|6 pages

Cartesian and polar co-ordinates

chapter Chapter 26|13 pages

Areas of common shapes

chapter Chapter 27|12 pages

The circle and its properties

chapter Chapter 28|19 pages

Volumes and surface areas of common solids

chapter Chapter 29|11 pages

Irregular areas and volumes and mean values

chapter Chapter 30|14 pages

Vectors

chapter Chapter 31|11 pages

Methods of adding alternating waveforms

chapter Chapter 32|13 pages

Presentation ofstatistical data

chapter Chapter 33|8 pages

Mean, median, mode and standard deviation

chapter Chapter 34|10 pages

Probability

chapter Chapter 35|17 pages

Introduction to differentiation

chapter Chapter 36|14 pages

Standard integration

chapter Chapter 37|9 pages

Number sequences

chapter Chapter 38|13 pages

Binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers