Essential Mathematical Tools for Engineers: Second Edition

Second Edition new for 2024! This concise summary of important mathematical tools for engineers provides a broad introduction to calculus, complex variables, linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations with easy access to trendy topics in nonlinear systems, model reductions, or pattern recognitions as well as control algorithms and network theories. A few examples with detailed solutions are also provided in this book with direct applications in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering.The author Dr. Sheldon (Xiaodong) Wang has served as Chair of the McCoy School of Engineering at MSU Texas (2009-2014), Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Tuning Committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) (2010-2012), and Director of MSU Young Engineering Summer (YES) Camp (2009-2019).The author is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Texas and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). In addition to his extensive research and teaching experience in computational science and engineering with over fifty well-cited journal publications and two research monographs, the author has also five-year teaching experience as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a premier institution in applied mathematics, applied sciences, and engineering. Read more