Who This Author Is

Byron S. Gottfried has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 8 catalog-linked books across 1973 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers: Excel 5.0 Version and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from McGraw-Hill and McGraw-Hill College.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from McGraw-Hill and McGraw-Hill College

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from McGraw-Hill and McGraw-Hill College.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers: Excel 5.0 Version

    McGraw-Hill College • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 341 pages.

  2. Schaum's Outline of Programming with Pascal

    McGraw-Hill • 1994 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 428 pages.

  3. Schaum's Outline of Programming with Structured BASIC

    McGraw-Hill • 1992 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 432 pages.

  4. Spreadsheet tools for engineers using Excel 2007

    McGraw-Hill • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2009.

  5. Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers: Excel 2000 Version

    McGraw-Hill College • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 432 pages.

  6. Schaum's Outline of Programming with C

    McGraw-Hill • 1996 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 532 pages.

  7. Cobol Programmer's Reference Guide

    Quantum Pub • 1973 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1973.

  8. Comparison of Programming Languages

    Quantum Pub • 1973 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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