Excel is installed on millions of computers, features a rich built-in analytical tools, and includes an integrated Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. Now the Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook shows you how to use Excel to perform more complex calculations, too, calculations that once fell within the domain of specialized equipment. This book shows how to perform these tasks and other helpful: Use Excel and VBA in general Import data from various sources to analyze data Perform calculations Visualize the results for interpretation and presentation Use Excel to solve specific science and engineering problems Wherever possible, the Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook refers to real-world examples from various disciplines such as biology, chemistry, and physics. In this way, you'll be better prepared to cope with the problems you face in your everyday task of scientific or technical. High on practicality and low on theory, this reference provides a quick search of instant solutions, or "prescription," to problems both basic and advanced.