Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations by Peter McDonald

Book Description
Features cover with annotated extract to give guidance on level, suitability, and content with new text for the market-leading school dictionary range. * 40,000 words and phrases * Comprehensive coverage of new words eg. air bag, alternative energy * Information boxes give word families, usage, langauge and grammar notes * Word origins give history of language * Pronunciation guides help with unusual words eg. depot (say dep-oh), conscientious (say kon-she-en-shus) * Idiomatic phrases and expressions fully defined * Labels (formal/informal, in science fiction, in grammar) encourage accurate use of language * Up-to-date example sentences and phrases show how words are used in context * No confusing abbreviations * Introduction shows how to use the dictionary * Appendices include weights and measures and countries and peoples list

Mathematics for Electrical Engineering and Computing by Mary Attenborough

Book Description
Mathematics for Electrical Engineering and Computing embraces many applications of modern mathematics, such as Boolean Algebra and Sets and Functions, and also teaches both discrete and continuous systems - particularly vital for Digital Signal Processing (DSP). In addition, as most modern engineers are required to study software, material suitable for Software Engineering - set theory, predicate and prepositional calculus, language and graph theory - is fully integrated into the book.

Excessive technical detail and language are avoided, recognising that the real requirement for practising engineers is the need to understand the applications of mathematics in everyday engineering contexts. Emphasis is given to an appreciation of the fundamental concepts behind the mathematics, for problem solving and undertaking critical analysis of results, whether using a calculator or a computer.

The text is backed up by numerous exercises and worked examples throughout, firmly rooted in engineering practice, ensuring that all mathematical theory introduced is directly relevant to real-world engineering. The book includes introductions to advanced topics such as Fourier analysis, vector calculus and random processes, also making this a suitable introductory text for second year undergraduates of electrical, electronic and computer engineering, undertaking engineering mathematics courses.