* Created in partnership with SAS, this book explores SAS, a business intelligence software that can be used in any business setting or enterprise for data delivery, reporting, data mining, forecasting, statistical analysis, and more
* SAS employee and technologist Stephen McDaniel combines real-world expertise and a friendly writing style to introduce readers to SAS basics
* Covers crucial topics such as getting various types of data into the software, producing reports, working with the data, basic SAS programming, macros, and working with SAS and databases
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"Modern software tools such as Maple have the potential to alter radically the way mathematics is taught, learned, and done." With this principle firmly in mind, the author of Maple via Calculus brings to teachers and students a fresh look at the standard calculus curriculum, colored by the existence of technology like Maple - a tool that can be used in class during lectures and exams and at home while working assignments, a tool whose universal access will eventually make a software-based approach to mathematics the norm. Whether one uses this book primarily to learn Maple or to learn calculus, the student who works through the exercises will learn a great deal about both. Drill exercises and rote manipulation are replaced here with conceptual learning activities and an exploratory interaction with mathematics not seen in traditional courses. A surprising feature is that fewer than 90 Maple commands are necessary to do all the calculus activities in the book, thus making it an ideal text for learning Maple basics. By implementing this powerful computer algebra system in their courses, teachers can clearly delineate the fundamental ideas of calculus while demonstrating the efficient use of Maple. The techniques illustrated in this text have passed the test of student acceptance. The author has used them with great success in his own courses and demonstrated them in workshops and presentations in many locations in North America and Europe. Everyone interested in bringing the computer into the calculus classroom will find the book to be a valuable resource.
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More than ever before, complicated mathematical procedures are integral to the success and advancement of technology, engineering, and even industrial production. Knowledge of and experience with these procedures is therefore vital to present and future scientists, engineers and technologists.Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering with Mathematica clearly demonstrates how to solve difficult practical problems involving ordinary and partial differential equations and boundary value problems using the software package Mathematica (4.x). Avoiding mathematical theorems and numerical methods-and requiring no prior experience with the software-the author helps readers learn by doing with step-by-step recipes useful in both new and classical applications. Mathematica and FORTRAN codes used in the book's examples and exercises are available for download from the Internet. The author's clear explanation of each Mathematica command along with a wealth of examples and exercises make Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering with Mathematica an outstanding choice both as a reference for practical problem solving and as a quick-start guide to using a leading mathematics software package.
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