Using the author's considerable experience of applying Mathcad to engineering problems, Essential Mathcad introduces the most powerful functions and features of the software and teaches how to apply these to create comprehensive calculations for any quantitative subject. The simple, step-by-step approach makes this book an ideal Mathcad text for professional engineers as well as engineering, science, and math students. 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.
*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.
* A step-by-step approach enables easy learning for professionals and students alike

Learn how to use PTC(r) Mathcad Prime(r) 3.0, one of the world s leading tools for technical computing, in the context of engineering, science, and math applications. Quickly harness the power of PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0 to solve both simple and complex problems. "Essential PTC(r) Mathcad Prime(r) 3.0" is perfect for college students, first-time users, and experienced Mathcad 15 users who are moving to PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0.

Updated from Maxfield s popular "Essential Mathcad," this book introduces the most powerful functions and features of the new PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0 software and teaches how to apply them to create comprehensive calculations for any quantitative subject. Examples from several fields demonstrate the power and utility of PTC Mathcad s tools while also demonstrating how users can eff ectively incorporate Microsoft(r) Excel spreadsheets into the software.
Learn the basics faster: Chapter 1 introduces many fundamentals of Mathcad, allowing the reader to begin using the program in less time.Learn PTC Mathcad tools in context: Incorporates many applied examples and problems from a wide
variety of disciplines.Thorough discussion of many PTC Mathcad tools: Units, arrays, plotting, solving, symbolic calculations, programming, algebra, calculus, differential equations, reading from files, writing to files, and incorporating MS Excel spreadsheets.Each copy of the book includes a code to download PTC(r) Mathcad Prime(r) 3.0 Student Edition, giving
the user a full year of use from the time of installation. (The Student Edition software is intended for educational purposes only.)