TABLE OF CONTENTS
Detailed Table of Contents vii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
About the Author xix
Chapter 1 Introducing Visual Basic for Applications 1
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Programming with VBA 15
Chapter 3 Worksheet Functions for Working with Matrices 57
Chapter 4 Number Series 69
Chapter 5 Interpolation 77
Chapter 6 Differentiation 99
Chapter 7 Integration 127
Chapter 8 Roots of Equations 147
Chapter 9 Systems of Simultaneous Equations 189
Chapter 10 Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations, Part I: Initial Conditions 217
Chapter 11 Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations, Part II: Boundary Conditions 245
Chapter 12 Partial Differential Equations 263
Chapter 13 Linear Regression and Curve Fitting 287
Chapter 14 Nonlinear Regression Using the Solver 313
Chapter 15 Random Numbers and the Monte Carlo Method 341
Appendices
Appendix 1 Selected VBA Keywords 365
Appendix 2 Shortcut Keys for VBA 387
Appendix 3 Custom Functions Help File 389
Appendix 4 Some Equations for Curve Fitting 409
Appendix 5 Engineering and Other Functions 423
Appendix 6 ASCII Codes 427
Appendix 7 Bibliography 429
Appendix 8 Answers and Comments for End-of-Chapter Problems 431
Index 443