*Content written specifically for the requirements of science and engineering students and professionals working with Microsoft Excel, brought fully up to date with the new Microsoft Office XP release of Excel 20028Features of Excel 2002 are illustrated through a wide variety of examples based in technical contexts, demonstrating the use of the program for analysis and presentation of experimental results*Can be used alongside any previous version of Excel, with new Excel 2002 features clearly indicated throughoutThe indispensable guide for all scientists, engineers and students who wish to use Microsoft Excel to its full potentialElectronic spreadsheet analysis has become part of the everyday work of researchers in all areas of engineering and science. Microsoft Excel, as the industry standard spreadsheet, has a range of scientific functions that can be utilised for the analysis and presentation of experimental results. This text provides a practical and straightforward guide to using these functions of Microsoft Excel to their full potential, guiding the reader from basic principles through to the more complicated areas such as formulae, charts, curve-fitting, equation solving, integration, macros, statistical functions, logic functions, and databases.The new edition has been brought fully up to date with the new Microsoft Office XP release of Excel 2002 but can be used alongside any previous version of Excel, with new Excel 2002 features clearly indicated throughout.