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This book is written primarily for students/readers who have a good background of high-school7 n2 T' C: C9 l
algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and the fundamentals of differential and integral calculus.* A0 k9 ` A" v3 e+ ~6 ?" V
prior knowledge of differential equations is desirable but not necessary; this topic is reviewed in& N& |) _% B: A
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One can use Fortran, Pascal, C, or Visual Basic or even a spreadsheet to solve a difficult problem. 7 R6 R# b, Q' E, bIt is the opinion of this author that the best applications programs for solving engineering . |: p8 p7 J# y% Z/ Z3 Z0 w8 Cproblems are 1) MATLAB which is capable of performing advanced mathematical and 0 }* B K1 X5 X8 s0 D( X( Iengineering computations, and 2) the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet since the versatility offered by8 v$ a! ?/ l5 j3 S
spreadsheets have revolutionized the personal computer industry. We will assume that the reader: p% T5 D& r) G; [& s
has no prior knowledge of MATLAB and limited familiarity with Excel.