Quattro Pro® for Scientific and Engineering Spreadsheets

by Robert G. Parks

Overview

Engineers and scientists can use spreadsheets to help them quickly solve technical problems. Ideal for analyzing and manipulating data, Quattro Pro spreadsheet software from Borland International, also turns out to be an excellent tool for technologists requiring database management, mathematical functions, graphing data, statistics, regressive analysis, matrix arithmetic, and more. In this book, professional engineer Robert G. Parks describes the specific functions of Quattro Pro 3.0 that benefit scientists and engineers in a range of disciplines. The book contains numerous examples with clearly defined steps to help technologists integrate Borland's powerful software into their daily work lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387976365
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	12/13/1991
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Pages:	110
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1. The Spreadsheet.- Help.- Cell Types.- Formulas.- Functions.- Edit.- Files.- Printing.- Vapor Pressure.- Differential Equations (Runge-Kutta Method).- Differential Equations (Sliding Motion).- 2. Graphs.- XY Graph.- Printing.- Inserting a Graph in a Spreadsheet.- Fourier Series.- 3. Matrix Algebra.- Truss Design.- DC Network.- 4. Curve Fitting with Linear Regression.- Damping Force Data Curve.- 5. Database.- Sort.- Search.- Restrict Input.- Data Entry.- Database.- 6. Statistics.- Database Statistics.- Spreadsheet Statistics.- Statistical Methods.- Evaluation of Database.- 7. Iterative Calculations.- Solve For.- Vapor Liquid Equilibrium I.- Vapor Liquid Equilibrium II.- 8. Importing Files.- Importing Foreign Files.- Exporting Files.- 9. Menu Shortcuts and Macros.- Menu Shortcuts.- Macros.- Macro Solve For.

Editorial Reviews

A supplement to the user's guide for Borland's Quattro Pro 3.0, explaining the procedures and techniques for doing scientific and engineering calculations with the spreadsheet program. A working knowledge of the concepts and general procedures of the program is assumed. No bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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