Table book
A book of tables is a tabular collection of information in book form . Books of tables are often used as reference works when the information could be determined without aids (e.g. by calculation), but this is difficult (e.g. due to the complexity of the calculation) or time-consuming (e.g. by the procurement of required additional information) is. A book of tables enables the quick and relatively accurate determination of values and can be an excellent aid in daily work.
In some technical professions, the determination of numerical values is increasingly taking a back seat. Here, specialist knowledge is increasingly conveyed as application-oriented system knowledge. Current books of tables have picked up on this trend and, in addition to formulas, parameters, etc., are increasingly presenting technical overviews and system solutions and organizational relationships.
Since table books are often used in vocational training, their content is often based on the curriculum of the relevant apprenticeship.
application
Table books come mainly in training z. B. used in technical trades. Here they are used to quickly look up basic knowledge (formulas, key figures, system overviews, concentrated technical summary) both in lessons and for class work, intermediate and final exams.
Books of tables are often used throughout a professional life in operational practice and remain a standard reference work. Modern table books also serve as a frequently used reference work in the field of master craftsman training or practical engineering work, as they always refer to the latest technology, standards and norms due to their mostly regular updates.
variants
Books of tables exist for many areas of application, some of which are listed as examples:
- Mathematics : Historically trigonometric tables ( sine , cosine, etc.), integrals , statistical functions , etc. Due to the spread of pocket calculators , only more complex functions are given in tables today.
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Engineering
- Electrical engineering : material indicators, wave propagation / radio technology / high frequency technology, derating, ...
- Mechanical engineering : engine and gear ratios and load conditions, load diagrams, connecting elements ( screws, etc.), thermals, ...
- Metal construction technology : materials (e.g. steel, cast iron), processes (e.g. drilling, turning, milling)
- Mechatronics : materials, key figures from metal / mechanical engineering, formulas and system overviews from electrical engineering, control engineering and information technology
- Control technology : P / I / D controller behavior, time constants, stability characteristics, ...
- Materials science : material properties, load parameters, ...
- Chemistry : reaction parameters, energy conversion, pressure, temperature, ...
- Business administration and finance : parameters market, sales, profit, earnings, taxes, ...
- Agriculture and forestry : seed application, fertilizer and pesticide application, wood dimensions, weights and classifications, ...
The list can be expanded almost at will.
See also
Web links
Suppliers of table books:
- Education house for school book publishers ... (Westermann)
- Bildungsverlag EINS
- Christiani
- Europe teaching aids
- Verlag Handwerk und Technik
- wiley / Verlag Chemie
literature
- Karl-Eugen Kurrer : On the history of the development of the German-language tables in civil engineering . In: Uta Hassler (ed.): The textbook discourse on building . Vdf Hochschulverlag, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-7281-3686-2 , pp. 262–281.