Introduction to Mathematical Methods for Environmental Engineers and Scientists [Hardcover]

The material in this book attempts to address mathematical calculations common to both the environmental science and engineering professionals. The book provides the reader with nearly 100 solved illustrative examples. The interrelationship between both theory and applications is emphasized in nearly all of the 35 chapters. One key feature of this book is that the solutions to the problems are presented in a stand-alone manner. Throughout the book, the illustrative examples are laid out in such a way as to develop the reader’s technical understanding of the subject in question, with more difficult examples located at or near the end of each set.

In presenting the text material, the authors have stressed the pragmatic approach in the application of mathematical tools to assist the reader in grasping the role of mathematical skills in environmental problem-solving situations. The book is divided up into five (V) parts:

1. Introduction
2. Analytical Analysis
3. Numerical Analysis
4. Statistical Analysis

Preface ix

Part I: Introduction 1

1 Fundamentals and Principles of Numbers 3

2 Series Analysis 21

3 Graphical Analysis 29

4 Flow Diagrams 43

5 Dimensional Analysis 53

6 Economics 73

7 Problem Solving 89

Part II: Analytical Analysis 99

8 Analytical Geometry 101

9 Differentiation 115

10 Integration 121

11 Differential Calculus 133

12 Integral Calculus 147

13 Matrix Algebra 161

14 Laplace Transforms 173

Part III: Numerical Analysis 183