Using the experience of the authors applying Mathcad to engineering problems, Essential Mathcad introduce the most powerful functions and features of the software and teaches how to apply this to make a comprehensive calculation for each subject quantitatively. * Many more applied examples and exercises from various engineering, science, and mathematics fields * New: a more detailed discussion of differential equations, 3D plotting, and fitting curves, reading from a file and write to the file. * Full non-end version of Mathcad 14 software included on CD-ROM (North America only). The software included is for educational purposes only. * New: A new first chapter introduces many of the basics of Mathcad, enabling readers to start using this program in less time. * A step-by-step approach enables easy learning for professionals and novices alike