Mastering Excel: A Problem-Solving Approach

by James Gips

Book Overview

* Assumes no initial understanding or experience with spreadsheets. * Teaches how to use EXCEL and to solve real problems. * Emphasizes concepts that underly use of EXCEL in problem solving as well as keystrokes and mouse clicks necessary to use EXCEL. * Renowned collection of exercises. * Wide range of exercises--enabling the testing of principles in a variety of formats.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471203238
• ISBN13: 9780471203230
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Mastering Excel

I thought the book was fine, however, the cost was very steep for what I received. Could understand if there was an instructional disc with it that you used to work on. Bought 2 culinary books as well and paid 1/2 price for hard cover books. This is a soft cover. Also, there is not price bar on it so I don't know if I got a good deal or got ripped off.

A truly Informative Experience

Mastering Excel would never have been easier if it wasn't for this book. After reading it, I am sure you will feel capable of making spreadsheets for every situation. The examples give you an opportunity to see all of the possibilities Excel has to ever. "Ever to Excel"

You won't learn all of Excel, but you'll learn lots!

BOOK REVIEW:This book was written with Windows 95 (for those of you who use Windows) in mind; however, the concepts can be applied to Excel 2000 (Mr. Gips was probably using Excel 97 at the time) for Windows 98 or 2000.The only thing that might give Excel 2000 users a hard time is on page 76. To attach a note, the book says to click on NOTE from the INSERT menu. There is no NOTE under the INSERT menu in Excel 2000. To do this, you have to click on COMMENT under the INSERT menu; a text box appears, and you type your note in this box.I was required to buy this book for my computer course, and it was one of the easiest book to follow (which is rare). Mr. Gips uses a conversational tone and supplies plenty of illustrations to help you understand the concepts. I thought I knew quite a lot about Excel, but it turns out that I didn't. Logical Functions (chapter 11), Functions Related to If (chapter 12), Dates and Times (chapter 13), and Financial Functions (chapter 14) are simply the best!The book doesn't cover everything there is to know about excel (macros, for example), but you'll learn some neat tricks!