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    Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math: Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math w/ CD
    Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math: Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math w/ CD
    Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math: Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math w/ CD
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    Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math w/ CD, Second Edition, introduces the most powerful functions and features of the software and teaches their application to create comprehensive calculations for any quantitative subject. Examples from a variety of fields demonstrate the power and utility of Mathcad's tools, while also demonstrating how other software, such as Excel spreadsheets, can be incorporated effectively. A companion CD-ROM contains a full non-expiring version of Mathcad (North America only).

    This new edition features a new chapter that introduces the basics of Mathcad to allow the reader to begin using the program early; applied examples and problems from a wide variety of disciplines; and more thorough discussions of commonly used engineering tools – differential equations, 3D plotting, and curve fitting.

    Its simple, step-by-step approach makes this book an ideal text for professional engineers as well as engineering , science, and math students.

    *Many more applied examples and exercises from a wide variety of engineering, science, and math fields* New: more thorough discussions of differential equations, 3D plotting, and curve fitting.* Full non-expiring version of Mathcad software included on CD-ROM (North America only)* A step-by-step approach enables easy learning for professionals and students alike
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateMay 22, 2009
    ISBN9780080912295
    Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math: Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math w/ CD
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    Brent Maxfield

    Brent Maxfield is a Professional Structural Engineer in Utah and a Professional Civil Engineering in California. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brigham Young University with a degree in Civil Engineering and earned a Master of Engineering Management degree. He is active in professional associations, having served on the Board of Directors of the Structural Engineers Association of Utah and in the Structural Advisory Committee to the Utah Uniform Building Codes Commission. He has used Mathcad extensively for nearly 20 years. In Essential Mathcad, Maxfield shares his vast Mathcad experience and knowledge.

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      Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math - Brent Maxfield

      them.

      Part I

      Building your Mathcad Toolbox

      Outline

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: An Introduction to Mathcad

      Chapter 2: Variables and Regions

      Chapter 3: Simple Functions

      Chapter 4: Units!

      Introduction

      Just as you store tools in a toolbox, you store Mathcad tools in your Mathcad toolbox. Your Mathcad toolbox is the place where you will store your Mathcad skills—the tools that will be discussed in Parts II and III. You build your Mathcad toolbox by learning about the basics of the Mathcad program and the Mathcad worksheet. The chapters in Part I teach about variables, expression editing, user-defined functions, and units. These chapters create a foundation upon which to build. They create your Mathcad toolbox.

      Chapter 1

      An Introduction to Mathcad

      This chapter is intended to quickly teach you some fundamental Mathcad concepts. We will only touch the surface of many Mathcad concepts. In later chapters, we will get into more depth, and build on the concepts covered in this chapter. This chapter also teaches techniques to create and edit Mathcad expressions.

      Chapter 1 will:

       Show how to do simple math in Mathcad.

       Teach how to assign and display variables.

       Explain how to create and edit math expressions.

       Demonstrate the editing cursor and the different forms it takes.

       Discuss the use of operators.

       Demonstrate how to wrap a math region.

       Briefly discuss the Mathcad toolbars.

       Introduce and define math and text regions.

       Introduce built-in and user-defined functions.

       Introduce units.

       Introduce arrays and subscripts.

       Discuss the variable ORIGIN.

       Describe the difference between literal and array subscripts.

       Introduce range variables.

       Introduce X-Y plots.

       Encourage completing several Mathcad tutorials.

      Before You Begin

      If you don't already have Mathcad installed on your computer, take a few minutes and install the included version of Mathcad 14. This is the full unexpiring version of Mathcad. This will allow you to follow along and practice the concepts discussed in this book. It will also give you access to Mathcad Help and Mathcad Tutorials.

      Essential Mathcad is based on the US version of Mathcad. It is also based on the US keyboard. There may be slight differences in Mathcad versions sold outside of the United States.

      We suggest that you read and do the exercises in the Mathcad tutorial before or just after reading this chapter. You can open the Mathcad tutorial by clicking Tutorials from the Help menu. This opens a new window called the Mathcad Resources window. In this window you will see a list of Mathcad tutorials. Click the Getting Started Primers. Each of these primers is excellent. You may choose to do them all, but for the purpose of this chapter, focus on the following topics: Entering Math Expressions, Building Math Expressions, Editing Math Expressions, First Things First, and Adding Text and Images. This chapter cannot replace the experience gained by completing the Mathcad tutorials.

      Mathcad Basics

      Whenever you open Mathcad, a blank worksheet appears. You can liken this worksheet to a clean sheet of calculation paper waiting for you to put information on it.

      Let's begin with some simple math. Type 5+3=. You should get the following:

      Now type (2+3)*2=. You should get the following:

      You can also assign variable names to these equations. To assign a value to a variable, type the variable name and then type the colon : key. For example, type a1:5+3.

      Now type a1=. This evaluates and displays the value of variable a1.

      Let's assign another variable. Type b1:(2+3)*2.

      Now type b1=. This displays the value of variable b1.

      Now that values are assigned to variable a1 and variable b1, you can use these variables in equations. Type c1:a1+b1.

      Now type c1=. You should get the following result:

      As you begin using variables, it is important to understand the following Mathcad protocol. In order to use a previously defined variable, the variable must be defined above or to the left of where it is being used. In other words, Mathcad calculates from left to right, top to bottom.

      As you can see, Mathcad does not require any programming language to perform simple operations. Simply type the equations as you would write them on paper.

      Creating Simple Math Expressions

      There are two ways to create a simple expression. The first way is to just type as you would say the expression. For example, you say 2 plus 5, so you would type the following 2+5. You say 2 to the 4th power, so you would type 2 ^ 4. You say the square root of 100, so you type \100.

      The second way to create a simple expression is to type an operator such as +, —, *, or /. This will create empty placeholders (black boxes) that you can then click to fill in the numbers or operands. For example, if you press the + key anywhere in your worksheet, you will get the following:

      Click in the first placeholder and type 2, then press TAB or click in the second placeholder and type 5. Your expression should now look like this:

      In this example, 2 and 5 are operands of the + operator.

      on the calculator toolbar. You should have the following:

      Click in the lower placeholder and type 2, then press TAB or click in the upper placeholder and type 4. Your expression should now look like this:

      These methods of creating expressions work very well for creating simple expressions. As your expressions become more complex, there are a few things we must learn.

      Editing Lines

      Creating more complex math expressions is very easy once you learn the concept of the editing lines. These are similar to a two-dimensional cursor with a vertical and a horizontal component. There is a vertical editing line and a horizontal editing line. As an expression gets larger, the editing lines can grow larger to contain the expanding expression. Notice how in the previous examples the editing lines just contained a single operand. Pressing the spacebar will cause the editing lines to grow to hold more of the expression. For example, if you type 2+5 spacebar, you get the following:

      Whatever is held between the editing lines becomes the operand for the next operator. So, if you type 2+5 spacebar ^3, you get the following:

      In this case (2+5) is the x operand for the operator x to the power of y. Notice how the editing lines now contain only the number 3. This means that if you type any operator, the number 3 is the operand for the operator. Thus, if you type + 4, you get the following:

      But, if you press the spacebar first, the editing lines expand to enclose the whole expression. This expression becomes the operand for the next operator. Thus, if you now type + 4, you get the following:

      The whole expression became the operand for the addition operator.

      It is very important to understand this concept of using the editing lines to determine what the operand is of your next operator. You can also use parentheses to set the operand for operators. Pressing the single quote (′) adds a pair of opposing parentheses.

      The following example will help reinforce these concepts. Let's create the following expression:

      To create this expression, use the following steps:

      1. Type 1/2 spacebar. The editing lines now hold the fraction 1/2. This becomes the operand for the subtraction operator.

      2. Type - 1 / 3 spacebar spacebar. The editing lines should now hold both fractions. This becomes the operand for the power operator.

      3. Type ^ 2 spacebar. The editing lines should now hold the entire numerator. This becomes the operand for the division operator.

      4. Type /\ (or use the square root icon on the math toolbar) 4 / 5 spacebar spacebar. This makes everything under the radical the operand for the addition operator.

      5. Type + 2 / 7. This completes the example.

      Notice how during each step, the spacebar was used to enlarge the editing lines to include the operand for the following operator.

      The Mathcad tutorial has additional examples that provide worthwhile practice.

      Editing Expressions

      Another important concept to know is how to edit existing expressions. In order to understand this concept, it is important to understand how to move the vertical editing line. This vertical editing line can be moved left and right using the left and right arrow keys. You can also toggle the vertical editing line from the right side to the left side and back by pressing the INSERT key. For expressions that are more complex you can also use the up and down arrows to move both editing lines.

      Selecting Characters

      If you click anywhere in an expression and then press the spacebar, the editing lines expand to include more and more of the expression. How the editing lines expand depend on where you begin and on what side the vertical editing line is on. The editing lines work differently in different versions of Mathcad. The best way to understand how they work is to experiment and to follow the examples in the Mathcad tutorial.

      I have found that if you begin with the vertical editing line on the right side of the horizontal editing line, the expansion of the editing lines makes more sense. The general rule is that as the editing lines expand and cross an operator, the operand for that operator is then included within the lines.

      Deleting Characters

      You can delete characters in your expressions by moving the vertical editing line adjacent to the character. If the vertical editing line is to the left of the character, press the DELETE key. If the vertical editing line is to the right of the character, press the BACKSPACE key.

      To delete multiple characters, drag-select the portion of the expression you want to delete. If the vertical editing line is to the left of the highlighted area, press the DELETE key. If the vertical editing line is to the right of the highlighted area, press the BACKSPACE key.

      Deleting and Replacing Operators

      To replace an operator, place the editing lines so that the vertical editing line is just to the left of the operator. Next, press the DELETE key. This will delete the operator, usually leaving a hollow box symbol where the operator used to be. Now, type a new operator, and it will replace the box symbol. See Figure 1.1.

      Figure 1.1 Replacing an operator

      You may also have the vertical editing line to the right of the operator and use the BACKSPACE key to delete and replace the operator.

      The best way to understand this concept is to experiment with it.

      Wrapping Equations

      There are times when a very long expression might extend beyond the right margin. If this is the case, the entire expression will not print on the same sheet of paper.

      There is a way to wrap your equations so that they are contained on two or more lines; however, you are only able to wrap equations at an addition operator.

      To wrap an equation, press CTRL+ENTER just prior to an addition operator. Mathcad inserts three dots indicating that the expression is to be continued on a following line. On the following line, Mathcad inserts the addition operator with a placeholder box. Because Mathcad automatically inserts the addition operator, you are not able to wrap an equation at other operators.

      You may wrap an equation at a subtraction operator by making the following operand a negative number (in essence adding a negative number).

      See Figure 1.2 for examples of wrapping equations.

      Figure 1.2 Wrapping equations

      Toolbars

      Now that you understand how to create and edit Mathcad expressions, let's start exploring some of Mathcad's features.

      One of the easiest ways to access many of Mathcad's features is by the use of toolbars. You access Mathcad toolbars by clicking Toolbars from the View menu. For our discussion it is important to have the following toolbars turned on: Standard, Formatting, and Math. See Figure 1.3 to see these toolbars.

      Figure 1.3 Standard, Formatting, and Math toolbars

      The Math toolbar allows you to quickly access many of the other toolbars. From this toolbar you will be able to open the following toolbars: Calculator, Graph, Vector and Matrix, Evaluation, Calculus, Boolean, Programming, Greek Symbol, and Symbolic Keyword. Hover your mouse above each icon on the Math toolbar to see a tooltip reminding you which toolbar each icon

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