Essentials of MATLAB Programming

by Chapman, Stephen J.

• ISBN13: 9780495295686
• ISBN10: 049529568X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-07
• Publisher: CL Engineering

Summary

Stephen Chapman's Essentials of MATLAB Programming is a successful freshman-level text that is useable in a wide range of courses. This brief text serves two purposes -- it teaches how to program using MATLAB as a technical programming language as well as teaching students the basics of computer programming. Using top-down design methodology, the text encourages students to think about the proper design of a program before coding. Problem solving skills as well as the ability to locate desired functions within MATLAB are also presented making this text a useful reference tool.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Matlab

The Advantages of MATLAB

Disadvantages of MATLAB

The MATLAB Environment

The MATLAB Desktop

The Command Window

The Command History Window

The Start Button

The Edit/Debug Window

Figure Windows

Docking and Undocking Windows

The MATLAB Workspace

The Workspace Browser

Getting Help

A Few Important Commands

The MATLAB Search Path

Using MATLAB as a Scratchpad

Summary

MATLAB Summary

Matlab Basics

Variables and Arrays

Initializing Variables in MATLAB

Initializing Variables in Assignment Statements

Initializing with Shortcut Expressions

Initializing with Built-in Functions

Initializing Variables with Keyboard Input

Multidimensional Arrays

Storing Multidimensional Arrays in Memory

Accessing Multidimensional Arrays with One Dimension

Subarrays

The end Function

Using Subarrays on the Left-hand Side of an Assignment Statement

Assigning a Scalar to a Subarray

Special Values

Displaying Output Data

Changing the Default Format

The disp function

Formatted output with the fprintf function

Data Files

Scalar and Array Operations

Scalar Operations

Array and Matrix Operations

Hierarchy of Operations

Built-in MATLAB Functions

Optional Results

Using MATLAB Functions with Array Inputs

Common MATLAB Functions

Introduction to Plotting

Using Simple xy Plots

Printing a Plot

Exporting a Plot as a Graphical Image

Multiple Plots

Line Color, Line Style, Marker Style, and Legends

Logarithmic Scales

Examples

Debugging MATLAB Programs

Summary

Summary of Good Programming Practice

MATLAB Summary

Branching Statements and Program Design

Introduction to Top-Down Design Techniques

Use of Pseudocode

The Logical Data Type

Relational Operators

A Caution About The == And

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