2.1 INTRODUCTION
This section has been greatly enhanced, and tailored to meet our engineering requirements.
The section outlined here is not intended to teach the elements of mathematics, but it is designed to be a quick reference guide to support the engineer required to use techniques that may not have been used recently.
For those planning to write the first ABET Fundamentals of Engineering exam, the following topics are commonly on the exam.
2.1.1 Constants and Other Stuff
A good place to start a short list of mathematical relationships is with greek letters
The constants listed are amount some of the main ones, other values can be derived through calculation using modern calculators or computers. The values are typically given with more than 15 places of accuracy so that they can be used for double precision calculations.
2.1.2 Basic Operations
These operations are generally universal, and are described in sufficient detail for our use.
2.1.2.1 - Factorial
A compact representation of a series of increasing multiples.
2.1.3 Exponents and Logarithms
The basic properties of exponents are so important they demand some sort of mention
Logarithms also have a few basic properties of use,
All logarithms observe a basic set of rules for their application,
2.1.4 Polynomial Expansions
Binomial expansion for polynomials,