Engineering Problem Solving with C, 3rd Edition

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Features

• Five Step Problem Solving Process - Reinforces the development of problem-solving skills

• Uses top-down design and stepwise refinement

• Engineering and Scientific Applications - incorporates real-world engineering and scientific examples and problems throughout the text

• Includes problems related to areas such as aerospace, electrical, mechanical, environmental, biomedical, power, and computer engineering

• Optional Numerical Techniques - includes techniques such as interpolation, linear modeling, root finding, and solutions to simultaneous equations

• Presents the topics using only a trigonometry and college algebra background

• Pointers and Structures - covers pointers and structures with a number of examples including dynamic memory allocation and linked lists

• Shows students how to use pointers and structures in arrays and functions

• Introduction to C++ - introduces students to object-oriented programming

• Presents the basic language features for working with objects and classes

• Non-technical Skills - presents some of the non-technical skills and capabilities needed by engineers in the 21st century

• Discusses important topics such as communication skills, the design/process/manufacture path, the world marketplace, ethics, and societal concerns

Description

In this revision of a popular book, the best-selling author provides a new theme for the real-world engineering and scientific examples and problems used throughout the book. Solutions to the problems are developed using the language C and the author's signature five-step problem solving process. KEY TOPICS: Centered around a theme of oceans and their role in the complex interactions of environment, the book enables readers to solve real-world and scientific problems. Four types of exercises are presented to develop problem-solving skills - Practice! problems, Modify! problems, Short-Answer problems, and Programming problems. Coverage of essential features that are needed to write reusable C code are included such as C structures and pointers. The book also provides an introduction to object-oriented programming and C++. MARKET: For engineers and scientists who want to use ANSI C to solve practical engineering and scientific problems.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

1      Engineering Problem Solving

2    Simple C Programs

3    Control Structures and Data Files

4      Modular Programming with Functions

5    Arrays and Matrices

6      Programming with Pointers

7      Programming with Structures

8    An Introduction to C++

Appendix A  ANSI C Standard Library

Appendix B   ASCII Character Codes

Appendix C   Using MATLAB to Plot Data from ASCII Files

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