Running a business requires an understanding of how to estimate a job. This book will show learners how to take-off a job, how to determine material cost and how to accurately estimate the labor cost. Users learn the importance of knowing how to determine overhead, profit and break-even point, and much more. Includes many review questions and answer key.

This book presents computer programming as a key method for solving mathematical problems. There are two versions of the book, one for MATLAB and one for Python. The book was inspired by the Springer book TCSE 6: A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python (by Langtangen), but the style is more accessible and concise, in keeping with the needs of engineering students. The book outlines the shortest possible path from no previous experience with programming to a set of skills that allows the students to write simple programs for solving common mathematical problems with numerical methods in engineering and science courses. The emphasis is on generic algorithms, clean design of programs, use of functions, and automatic tests for verification.

Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers.