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Master Math: Calculus takes off right where the best-selling Master Math series left off, and provides everyone, even those who fear balancing their checkbooks, with new hope and answers to these and many other calculus questions. In a simple, straightforward, step-by-step approach, Master Math: Calculus clearly explains the basic concepts of calculus, then delves deeper into advanced topics. ... Read more

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Master Math: Calculus Table of Contents
Master Math: Calculus Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Functions

1.1. Functions: types, properties and definitions 1.2. Exponents and logarithms 1.3. Trigonometric functions 1.4. Circular motion 1.5. Relationship between trigonometric and exponential functions 1.6. Hyperbolic functions 1.7. Polynomial functions 1.8. Functions of more than one variable and contour diagrams 1.9. Coordinate systems 1.10. Complex numbers 1.11. Parabolas, circles, ellipses and hyperbolas

Chapter 2. The Derivative

2.1. The limit 2.2. Continuity 2.3. Differentiability 2.4. The definition of the derivative and rate of change 2.5. D (delta) notation and the definition of the derivative 2.6. Slope of a tangent line and the definition of the derivative 2.7. Velocity, distance, slope, area and the definition of the derivative 2.8. Evaluating derivatives of constants and linear functions 2.9. Evaluating derivatives using the derivative formula 2.10. The derivatives of a variable, a constant with a variable, a constant with a function and a variable raised to a power 2.11. Examples of differentiating using the derivative formula 2.12. Derivatives of powers of functions 2.13. Derivatives of ax, ex and ln x 2.14. Applications of exponential equation 2.15. Differentiating sums, differences and polynomials 2.16. Taking second derivatives 2.17. Derivatives of products: the product rule 2.18. Derivatives of quotients: the quotient rule 2.19. The chain rule for differentiating complicated functions9 2.20. Rate problem examples 2.21. Differentiating trigonometric functions 2.22. Inverse functions and inverse trigonometric functions and their derivatives8 2.23. Differentiating hyperbolic functions 2.24. Differentiating multivariable functions 2.25. Differentiation of implicit vs. explicit functions 2.26. Selected rules of differentiation 2.27. Minimum, maximum and the first and second derivatives 2.28. Notes on local linearity, approximating slope of curve and numerical methods

Chapter 3. The Integral

3.1. Introduction 3.2. Sums and sigma notation 3.3. The antiderivative or indefinite integral and the integral formula 3.4. The definite integral and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 3.5. Improper integrals 3.6. The integral and the area under a curve 3.7. Estimating integrals using sums and associated error 3.8. The integral and the average value 3.9. Area below the X-axis, even and odd functions and their integrals 3.10. Integrating a function and a constant, the sum of functions, a polynomial, and properties of integrals 3.11. Multiple integrals 3.12. Examples of common integrals 3.13. Integrals describing length 3.14. Integrals describing area 3.15. Integrals describing volume 3.16. Changing coordinates and variables 3.17. Applications of the integral 3.18. Evaluating integrals using integration by parts 3.19. Evaluating integrals using substitution 3.20. Evaluating integrals using partial fractions 3.21. Evaluating integrals using tables

Chapter 4. Series and Approximations

4.1. Sequences, progressions and series 4.2. Infinite series and tests for convergence 4.3. Expanding functions into series, the power series, Taylor series, Maclaurin series, and the binomial expansion

Chapter 5. Vectors, Matrices, Curves, Surfaces and Motion

5.1. Introduction to vectors 5.2. Introduction to matrices 5.3. Multiplication of vectors and matrices 5.4. Dot or scalar products 5.5. Vector or cross product 5.6. Summary of determinants 5.7. Matrices and linear algebra 5.8. The position vector, parametric equations, curves and surfaces 5.9. Motion, velocity and acceleration

Chapter 6. Partial Derivatives

6.1. Partial derivatives: representation and evaluation 6.2. The chain rule 6.3. Representation on a graph 6.4. Local linearity, linear approximations, quadratic approximations and differentials 6.5. Directional derivative and gradient 6.6. Minima, maxima and optimization

Chapter 7. Vector Calculus

7.1. Summary of scalars, vectors, the directional derivative and the gradient 7.2. Vector fields and field lines 7.3. Line integrals and conservative vector fields 7.4. Green's Theorem: tangent and normal (flux) forms 7.5. Surface integrals and flux 7.6. Divergence 7.7. Curl 7.8. Stokes' Theorem

Chapter 8. Introduction to Differential Equations

8.1. First-order differential equations 8.2. Second-order linear differential equations 8.3. Higher-order linear differential equations 8.4. Series solutions to differential equations 8.5. Systems of differential equations 8.6. Laplace transform method 8.7. Numerical methods for solving differential equations 8.8. Partial differential equations

Index

Talk the talk
This is a good book for calculus refrence, but not for explanations. If you already know calculus, this is a good book to use to brush up with. Just don't expect to use this book to understand calc. ... Read more

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Not for university students...
My teacher used this book (fifth edition) in a basic electronics course (university). The book begins with some semiconductor basics, the pn-junction is explained and this chapter is OK if one just needs the very basic understanding (which in some schools might be enough). The second chapter contains some diodeapplications and power supply filters, the third chapter is about zener diode applications and some special purpose diodes. Then he goes on with the BJT, FET and the opamp. The physics behind the BJT is very superficially covered but he explains the operation of the BJT in principle. The book considers the basic transistor amplifier circuits but a lot of important material is left out. He uses the r-parameter model as the transistor smallsignal equivalent model, which is not a very common smallsignal model. The FET transistor comes as the next chapter, and here I miss the physics behind the FET. Of course one can design circuits without knowing the physics behind these devices, but knowing the physics will give you a much better understanding. It should also be mentioned that this book is limited to low frequency applications. Further, he doesn't say anything at all about feedback in transistoramplifiers which is one of the most important concepts in electronics. One should know that without feedback you are more or less limited to one-transistor amplifier stages, at least for the practical situation.
The chapters contaning the opamp is good as starting point, although the basics could be explained in more detail. Most of the material in these chapters are limited to simple opamp circuits, and you will therefore run through these chapters without the need for any deeper analysis.

What an electronics engineer should learn isn't all contained in this book, neither in any other book, but I must say this book is unsuccesful because almost everything in the book isn't deeply enough covered. You will probably not learn to design anything (at least not well enough), you just learn to calculate nodevoltages and the amplifier gain in different basic circuits. What is also left out is a general discussion about some certain problems, such as practical considerations for example. You will neither develop your basic mathematical skills using this book, because the author has left out most of the math (although very basic math), formulas are sometimes just stated without a derivation and so on. This book is just big and heavy because of the big font size and the many big pictures.
One might think that I do not need a book that consideres everything in very detail. The problem is that this book is too far from that and isn't therefore intended to students at a university level. I neither think that the author wrote a book, which can be compared to other "more serious" books in the field. This is a book for those who wants to learn the basics without any deeper mathematical insight.

There is a lot of books in this field, and I could mention a couple of good books that gave me a much better understanding of basic electronics. If you wanna learn op amp circuits, "Design with operational amplifiers and analog integrated circuits" by Sergio Franco, is just superior and contains everything you need about opamps, and is also well written. Books which covers transistors quite good are "Mircoelectronic circuits" by Sedra/Smith and "Microelectronics" by Millman/Grabel. The book by Sedra/Smith is quite easy to understand and contains very good homework problems. The only thing I'm missing here are some practical considerations.

Good practical guide to electronics
I am an instructor and find all of Floyd's books to be excellent...the problem is that many students like the ones in this forum are ill prepared in algebra, trig, basic calculus and just plain old problem solving, plus some don't read English well enough. Let's face it, a lot of [people] are trying to become technicians and engineers when they should be preparing themselves for fast food service.

good for beginner but not well for studing
In my first studing the subject of electronic , my teacher decide to using its, and the grade is E in the end term . its not a good news for me and depression in my heart . In the strain , i do my best to read this, but i deed don't know what's is BJT CMOS pnp npn and what the DC current differents the AC current .
the resistance how to work , and how to compute the stand side by side or in the string .

i don't like this book so the rate of this book is 2 stars
i know its right .

i recommand the mircoelectronic ( sedra/smith) 4th and millman mircoelectronic (2nd 1989) its a bible for electronic which i thinking .

Theres a target audience
Floyds books are for those in "practical" Electronics programs.
The material is presented in a manner that makes you solve problems in Electronic Circuits. That can sometimes be frustrating for people. For those who want to become design engineers in a hurry, this is not the book to learn from.
Actually being in a practical program myself and having used a couple of Floyds books I have to point out things I dont like about Floyds books. His writing style is abrupt and he makes alot of generalizations which makes the material hard to follow. The problems in the back of the chapters alot of times have no relation to examples given in the chapter frustrating those who dont completely understand the material (see writing style). The math is there, and there is some good practical data. But, I believe there is alot missing. Even the technician needs more than just this. I recommended the Electronic Device books by Paynter and Bogart for this level.

Electronic Devices
I'm an electronics student with a teacher that doesn't have a clue how to teach and seems to know little about electronics. That means I have to rely on the textbook. This is the 2nd book by this author that I've had to use with this teacher. DO NOT GET THIS BOOK IF YOU'RE IN THE SAME SITUATION. Floyd seems to think we students already know what he's talking about. He also loves to refer to diagrams in the text then hides them elsewhere (not on the same page). I HATE THIS GUYS BOOKS!!!!!!! ... Read more

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What is she talking about?
I am currently enrolled at Harvard Medical School, and I must say that this book is an insult to me and the thousands of graduate students everywhere. The advice given in this book is totally useless when it comes to preparing for graduate school. there is no way one can spend all of his/her time just studing, in between classes that is. Only through hardwork and constant studing can one ever achieve what one sets out to do. These people are bozos. Thank You. ... Read more

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Outstanding book in electronics manufacturing
This is a very special book!
The focus of this book is on leadfree soldering: from chip-level interconnects, IC packaging, printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication, to PCB assemblies. It provides many useful information and engineering data related to leadfree soldering. These include: design, material selection, process development, equipment selection, manufacturing, and reliability of leadfree soldering. I found these information very useful for my job as an R&D engineer.

This book is very unique!
Even it's focus is on leadfree sodering, however, this book talks about the major problems created by leadfree soldering. These include halogen-free molding compounds for plastic packages and halogen-free epoxy resins for PCBs. This information helps me to design my electronic and photonic products so they can withstand the leadfree soldering environments.

This book is wonderful!
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Overall, this is a great book! I would like to recommend to everyone who is working in electronic and optoelectronic products. Hats off to the authors for writing such a comprehensive handbook on leadfree soldering. Congratulations!

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For electronics hobbyists
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Easy to understand reference book.
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Disappointing
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Disappointing
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Outstnding Guide
The Career Guide to the Horse Industry is an excellent reference for anyone interested in a career with horses. It is easy to understand and is loaded with helpful hints in securing a career within the horse industry. Its not cluttered with pictures or sucess stories as is other books.
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A Good Resource for the Toolbox
An up-to-date NEC book is essential if you don't have everything from the code memorized. This handy book covers all of the basics for residential wiring. Even if you have some general guides on wiring (and there are some good ones out there), and you are a weekend warrior, you really must have the code handy. (A hint...read it BEFORE you start the job! I've ripped out a few jobs after discovering my work didn't pass code.)

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Great Experience
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Well-rounded resource book.
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A job-saver!!!
I started a job as a technical writer at a semiconductor company in April, 2002. A couple weeks later, I bought this book because I didn't totally understand what the industry was all about. It has really taught me everything I needed to know about the semiconductor industry, and the role my company's products play in it.

The reason I give it 4 stars is because at one (early) point the book says "this is the hardest math in this book," which just isn't true. However, anyone who passed high school algebra 2 will be able to do the rest of the math in the book, or you can skip it if you're not looking for a math/science lesson.

If you are learning about semiconductors for a job, or you are starting an academic program in semiconductor engineering, this is a terrific book. I don't know if experienced engineers will find it useful, as I'm not an experienced engineer. Every new tech writer to come into the company has also borrowed this book during the first couple of weeks, just to help them get into the swing of things. ... Read more