<DIV><p>Given the improved analytical capabilities of Excel, scientists and engineers everywhere are using it--instead of FORTRAN--to solve problems. And why not? Excel is installed on millions of computers, features a rich set of built-in analyses tools, and includes an integrated Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. No wonder it's today's computing tool of choice.</p><p> Chances are you already use Excel to perform some fairly routine calculations. Now the <i>Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook</i> shows you how to leverage Excel to perform more complex calculations, too, calculations that once fell in the domain of specialized tools. It does so by putting a smorgasbord of data analysis techniques right at your fingertips. The book shows how to perform these useful tasks and others:</p><ul><li>Use Excel and VBA in general </li><li>Import data from a variety of sources </li><li>Analyze data </li><li>Perform calculations </li><li>Visualize the results for interpretation and presentation </li><li>Use Excel to solve specific science and engineering problems</li></ul><p> Wherever possible, the <i>Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook</i> draws on real-world examples from a range of scientific disciplines such as biology, chemistry, and physics. This way, you'll be better prepared to solve the problems you face in your everyday scientific or engineering tasks.</p><p> High on practicality and low on theory, this quick, look-up reference provides instant solutions, or "recipes," to problems both basic and advanced. And like other books in O'Reilly's popular Cookbook format, each recipe also includes a discussion on how and why it works. As a result, you can take comfort in knowing that complete, practical answers are a mere page-flip away.</p></div>