Category Archives: Excel

Approximate Solutions of Polynomial Equations

Posted on 14/09/2009 by dougaj4

Following on from the previous post, this post presents a number of methods of solving polynomial equations using approximate iterative methods in Excel.  Similar methods can be used to find solutions to any other equation that can be evaluated numerically. … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Polynomial Functions

Posted on 10/09/2009 by dougaj4

A polynomial function is a function of the form: a + b*x + c*x^2 + d*x^3 … and the derivative (the slope of the line at point x) of this function is given by: b + 2c*x + 3d*x^2 … … Continue reading →

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Using the DMax Function …

Posted on 09/09/2009 by dougaj4

… and an alternative. In this discussion at Eng-Tips I recommended the use of the DMAX() function to extract maximum values from data grouped with different text labels.  In the process I needed to adjust the selection criterion to generate the … Continue reading →

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Randomising a list

Posted on 29/08/2009 by dougaj4

A list can be sorted into random order by inserting a list of random numbers in an adjacent column and sorting both columns on the random number column. A similar procedure can be carried out through a VBA subroutine, avoiding … Continue reading →

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Listing sheet names

Posted on 26/08/2009 by dougaj4

Answering my own question from the previous post, here is a short UDF that will return a list of worksheet names, starting with any chosen sheet:

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