My opinion? Quite simply absolutely excellent! Engineering Mathematics and Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Ken Stroud are just about all you will need for an engineering degree course to deal with any problems you will have with the principal areas of the mathematics. Remember, I have been where you are (or are going) and you can take it from me, these books are not only an investment but almost certainly the best mathematics books you will ever own. They will pay for themselves time and time again when you hit the mathematical wall! There are some similar books around these days, but these books are the real McCoy. To be without them on an undergraduate engineering degree course is simply unthinkable. It would be like cutting your own throat mathematically speaking! GET THEM!! I guarantee you will not regret it.

A note to the authors and editor of these books....thank you for making mathematics a joy to learn. Your books are a major contributing factor in my degree success, and the success of countless thousands of other post and undergraduates alike. Thank you for making the effort to make mathematics a topic we can all enjoy, learn, and succeed in.


book review   August 1, 2005
 6 out of 7 found this review helpful

It is a good book for further maths...especially the topic on Complex numbers. It helped quite a lot for my A-levels and it has got quite a lot of stuff that would help in uni and i'm self-teaching some first year work, in preparation for a maths degree. Very well written and formatted book. Straight to the point.


the only books you really need!   April 4, 2005
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

i am reading for a degree in Infortmation Technology Engineering, after 8 years of working and no studying I needed a quick crash course in advanced mathematics to bring me up to speed with the other students in my course...

these books were suggested to me by a friend... what can i say... i never studied advanced mathematics and by simply (and patiently) studying these two books well i excel in maths compared to the other students...

these books are THE BEST books in maths you'll ever come across... especially if like me you want to teach yourself...

i recommend them to anyone who likes maths... university or not!


The only maths books you need to buy!   March 26, 2005
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I was advised to buy Engineering mathmatics as part of my 1st year physics course and have since not had to buy another maths related text book other than Advanced engineering mathmatics. Both books cover every area of maths i have so far needed. i even find i can teach myself stright out the book with no prior knowledge. excellent


K Stroud, Engineering and Advanced Engineering Maths   December 17, 2004
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I bought both of these books while I was doing my A level Maths and am still using them while in second year Honours Degree Maths. I do buy other books as well which take the subject further but I invariably find that I always come back to these two wonderful books. My view is if you are an engineering student working to a budget; if you only buy two books ever, you'll not go wrong with these two