Graphical and Mechanical Computation (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Joseph Lipka

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331972604 ISBN 13 : 9781331972600

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Turn equations into visuals you can use at a glance.

This book shows how nomographs, slide rules, and coordinate papers transform complex formulas into practical tools for quick insight and calculation.

Designed for engineers, students, and professionals, it guides you through the fundamentals of graphical computation. Learn how to build and read scales, alignments, and charts that turn algebra into accessible visual work. The text combines theory with hands-on examples, so you can apply graphical methods to real problems in science and engineering.

Inside you’ll find clear explanations of different chart styles, step-by-step construction techniques, and worked examples that illustrate the power of visual problem solving. The material covers straight and curved scales, multi-variable charts, and empirical formulas, all aimed at making complex calculations more intuitive.

• How to represent functions and relations with scales and charts
• Techniques for reading and using nomographic and alignment charts
• Approaches to solving equations with straight, curved, or multi-index scales
• Practical examples across engineering topics like flow, tension, and deflection

Ideal for readers who want a practical, diagram-based approach to mathematical problems and engineering calculations.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Graphical and Mechanical Computation

This book embodies a course given by the writer for a number of years in the Mathematical Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is designed as an aid in the solution of a large number of problems which the engineer, as well as the student of engineering, meets in his work.

In the opening chapter, the construction of scales naturally leads to a discussion of the principles upon which the construction of various slide rules is based. The second chapter develops the principles of a network of scales, showing their application to the use of various kinds of coordinate paper and to the charting of equations in three variables.

Engineers have recognized for a long time the value of graphical charts in lessening the labor of computation. Among the charts devised none are so rapidly constructed nor so easily read as the charts of the alignment or nomographic type - a type which has been most fully developed by Professor M. d'Ocagne of Paris. Chapters III, IV, and V aim to give a systematic development of the construction of alignment charts; the methods are fully illustrated by charts for a late number of well-known engineering formulas. It is the writers hope that the simple mathematical treatment employed in these chapters will serve to make the engineering profession more widely acquainted with this time and labor saving device.

Many formulas in the engineering sciences are empirical, and the value of many scientific and technical investigations is enhanced by the discovery of the laws connecting the results. Chapter VI is concerned with the fitting of equations to empirical data. Chapter VII considers the case where the data are periodic, as in alternating currents and voltages, sound waves, etc., and gives numerical, graphical, and mechanical methods for determining the constants in the equation.

When empirical formulas cannot be fitted to the experimental data...

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331972604
• ISBN 13: 9781331972600
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 286
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