Charts and Graphs : Microsoft Excel 2010

Charts and Graphs : Microsoft Excel 2010 (Paperback)

By: Bill Jelen (Author) | Publisher: Pearson | Released: 2011

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About the Book

Features

Operations research explained in an easy-to-understand language; focus on historical background, meaning, approaches and tools of the discipline
Graphical solution to linear programming problems discussed by means of appropriate examples
Economic interpretation of dual variables explained and various computational techniques elucidated
Formulation of transportation problem and methods of solution discussed
Formulation of assignment problem with example
Dynamic programming methodology explained
Special emphasis on decision tree and game theory
Concepts pertaining to inventory highlighted
Characteristics of queuing problem discussed and its occurrence in real-life situation explained
Applications of simulation model in practical business problem illustrated
Detailed analysis of critical path method (CPM) and project evaluation review technique (PERT)
Non-linear programming problems, quadratic programming and separable programming highlighted along with their applications

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Concepts, analysis, design and measurements – all four aspects given equal emphasis
Balanced presentation of theory and applications
Unique Introduction that discuss the fundamental concepts, notations, representation and principles that govern the field of antennas
Contains a chapter on Mathematical Preliminaries

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Focus on mechanisms to enhance understanding over memory.
Clear and accessible writing style to make the material easy for students to understand.
Problems at the end of each section in all chapters to enable students monitor their progress.
Over 100 special-interest boxes throughout the text designed to illustrate the connection between organic chemistry and familiar aspects of the world.
Reactions organized according to mechanisms that help students recognize similarities and patterns.
Problems solved step-by-step to enable students learn the various approaches adopted, before testing themselves at the end of the chapter.

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Presents the most up-to-date technological advances in accounting information technology that have occurred within the last ten years.
Coverage includes conducting an information systems audit; frameworks for management and application controls; audit software; concurrent auditing techniques; and evaluating data integrity, system effectiveness, and system efficiency.
Includes chapter summaries at the beginning of each chapter to provide students with an overview of the material contained in each chapter.
Includes review questions at the end of each chapter to allow students to test their understanding of the concepts.
Includes multiple choice questions at the end of each chapter with answers provided to allow students to test their understanding of the contents.
Features mini cases at the end of each chapter that can be used to provide the basis for problem-solving practice and class discussion.

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Focuses on the physical aspects of the mathematical concepts necessary to describe the vibration phenomena.
Provides many example applications, including typical problems faced by practicing engineers.
MATLAB… has been introduced where appropriate to take advantage of this industry-standard software for necessary calculations.
Mass and stiffness matrices are now defined alongside the discussion of normal mode vibrations, free vibrations, forced vibrations, absorbers, and dampers (Ch. 5).
FORTRAN computations have been replaced by MATLAB. FORTRAN plotting has been replaced by MATLAB plotting.
Introduction to Finite Element Methods (Ch. 10) now does computations completely in MATLAB. The section on generalized force proportional to displacement has be

Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Introducing Charts in Excel 2010
2. Customizing Charts
3. Creating Charts that Show Trends
4. Creating Charts that Show Differences
5. Creating Charts that Show Relationships
6. Creating Stock Analysis Charts
7. Advanced Charting Techniques
8. Creating and Using Pivot Charts
9. Using Sparklines, DataBars and Other In-Cell Visualizations
10. Presenting Your Data on a Map using Microsoft MapPoint
11. Using SmartArt Graphics and Shapes
12. Exporting Your Charts for Use Outside of Excel
13. Using Excel VBA to create Charts
14. Knowing When Someone is Lying to You with a Chart
Appendix