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J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students (2nd Edition)
Published $\text {1969}$, Pergamon Press
- ISBN 0 08 013988 4
Contents
- PREFACE
- PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
- 1. UNITS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- 1.1 Decimal Prefixes
- 1.2 SI units
- (i) Basic units
- (ii) Derived units
- 1.3 British and other units
- 2. UNIT CONVERSION FACTORS
- 3. PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
- 4. MATHEMATICS
- 4.1 Vector algebra
- 4.2 Series
- 4.3 Trigonometric identities and hyperbolic functions
- 4.4 Differential calculus
- (i) Radius of curvature
- (ii) Leibniz's rule
- (iii) Taylor's expansion
- (iv) Taylor's series
- (v) Partial differentiation
- (vi) Stationary points of $\map f {x, y}$
- (vii) Differential equations
- 4.5 Integral calculus
- (i) An important substitution
- (ii) Some indefinite integrals
- (iii) Some definite integrals
- (iv) Stirling's formula for $n!$
- 4.6 Laplace Transforms
- 4.7 Numerical analysis
- (i) Approximate solution of an algebraic equation
- (ii) Least-squares fitting of straight line
- (iii) Finite-difference equation
- (iv) Lagrange's interpolation formula
- (v) Formulae for numerical integration
- (vi) Richardson's error estimation formula for use with Simpson's rule
- 4.8 Fourier series
- (i) General formulae
- (ii) Special waveforms
- 5. STATISTICS
- 5.1 Frequency distributions for discrete random variables
- 5.2 Frequency distributions for continuous random variables
- 5.3 Confidence interval for mean of a normal distribution
- 5.4 Goodness of fit - the $\chi^2$ test
- 6. PROPERTIES OF LAMINAE AND SOLIDS
- 6.1 Pappus's theorems
- 6.2 Moments of inertia: general theorems
- 6.3 Radii of gyration
- 7. SCIENCE OF MATERIALS
- 7.1 Periodic Table of the Elements
- 7.2 Electronic Structure of the Elements
- 7.3 Some typical values of the Elements
- (i) Metals (Copper, iron)
- (ii) Semiconductors (Germanium, silicon)
- 8. THERMODNAMICS AND FLUID MECHANICS
- 8.1 Nomenclature
- 8.2 Thermodynamic definitions
- 8.3 Dimensionless groups
- 8.4 Temperature at the primary fixed points
- 8.5 Critical constants
- 8.6 Approximate physical properties at $20 \cels$, $1$ bar
- 8.7 Friction factor
- 8.8 Steam tables in SI units
- 9. MECHANICS AND STRUCTURES
- 9.1 Material constants
- 9.2 Beams bend about principal axis
- 9.3 Stress and strain transformations
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- 1967: J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students
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