A Guide to Microsoft Excel 2007 for Scientists and Engineers

Electronic spreadsheet analysis has become part of the everyday work of researchers in all areas of engineering and science. Microsoft Excel, as the industry standard spreadsheet, has a range of scientific and engineering functions that can be used for modeling, analysis, and presentation of technical problems. This text provides a practical and straightforward guide to using these functions of Microsoft Excel to their full potential, guiding the reader from basic principles through to the more complicated areas such as formulae, charts, curve-fitting, equation solving, integration, macros, statistical functions, and reporting/formatting results.