Publisher's Synopsis
Technician Mathematics 4/5 is one of a series of textbooks which deal simply and carefully with the fundamental mathematics essential in the development of technicians and engineers.;The material for this second edition of this textbook has been updated and expanded to cover (together with Technician Mathematics 3) the main area of the Business and Technology Education Council's "Mathematics for Engineering" module for Higher National Certificate and Diploma courses likely to be studied in a "Mathematics" lesson. Four-figure tables are assumed to be redundant; the electronic calculator is now an accepted tool in technician and engineering studies. The modifications in this second edition reflect this change.;It is widely recognised that facility in the use of mathematics on entry to an Engineering HNC, HND or degree course is a key element in determining subsequent success. First and second year undergraduates should find that this book will meet their needs.;The definition and solution of engineering problems relies on the ability to represent systems and their behaviour in mathematical terms, which in turn depends on the use of various mathematical tools. This textbook deals with some of these mathematical skills and concepts relevant to effective performance in engineering employment at higher technician/incorporated Engineer level.;The aim of this book is to model straightforward engineering systems, to generate numerical values for system parameters, to manipulate data to determine system response in defined conditions, to evaluate the effects on systems of changes in variables and to communicate ideas mathematically.;Each topic considered in the text is presented in a way that assumes in the reader only the knowledge attained in Technician Mathematics 3. This practical mathematics book contains over 300 detailed worked problems, followed by some 850 further problems with answers.
