Introduction to Matlab 6

by Etter, Delores; Kuncicky, David; Hull, Doug

• ISBN13: 9780130328458
• ISBN10: 0130328456
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

For Freshman or Introductory courses in Engineering and Computer Science. Part of ESourcePrentice Hall's Engineering Sourcethis text provides a complete, flexible introductory engineering and computing program. Featuring over 28 modules and growing, ESource allows professors to fully customize their textbooks through the ESource website. Professors are not only able to pick and choose modules, but also sections of modules, incorporate their own materials, and re-paginate and re-index the complete project. http://www.prenhall.com/esource

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving	1	(15)
Grand Challenges	2	(1)
Computing Systems	3	(9)
Computer Hardware	4	(2)
Computer Software	6	(6)
An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology	12	(4)
Problem Statement	13	(1)
Input/Output Description	13	(1)
Hand Example	13	(1)
Matlab Solution	13	(1)
Testing	14	(2)
Matlab Environment	16	(40)
Characteristics of the Matlab Environment	17	(3)
Student Edition Version 6	17	(1)
Matlab Windows	17	(1)
Managing the Environment	18	(2)
Getting Help	20	(1)
Scalars, Vectors, and Matrices	20	(14)
Initializing Variables	22	(5)
Printing Matrices	27	(4)
XY Plots	31	(3)
Scalar and Array Operations	34	(6)
Scalar Operations	34	(2)
Precedence of Arithmetic Operations	36	(1)
Computational Limitations	37	(1)
Array Operations	38	(2)
Special Values and Special Matrices	40	(4)
Special Values	40	(1)
Special Matrices	41	(3)
Additional Plotting Capabilities	44	(4)
Plot Commands	44	(1)
Multiple Plots	44	(1)
Line and Mark Style	45	(1)
Axes Scaling	46	(1)
Subplots	46	(2)
Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation	48	(8)
Problem Statement	49	(1)
Input/Output Description	49	(1)
Hand Example	49	(1)
Algorithm Development	49	(1)
Testing	50	(6)
Matlab Functions	56	(31)
Math Functions and Trigonometric Functions	57	(3)
Elementary Math Functions	57	(1)
Trigonometric Functions	58	(2)
Data Analysis Functions	60	(5)
Simple Analysis	60	(2)
Variance and Standard Deviation	62	(1)
Histograms	63	(2)
Random Numbers	65	(2)
Uniform Random Numbers	65	(1)
Gaussian Random Numbers	66	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Flight Simulator	67	(2)
Problem Statement	67	(1)
Input/Output	68	(1)
Hand Example	68	(1)
Matlab Solution	68	(1)
Testing	68	(1)
Statement-Level Control Structures	69	(9)
Simple if Statement	69	(1)
Relational and Logical Operators	70	(3)
Nested if Statements	73	(1)
else and elseif Clauses	73	(1)
Logical Functions	74	(2)
Loops	76	(2)
Scripts and User-Written Functions	78	(9)
Matrix Computations	87	(12)
Matrix Operations and Functions	88	(5)
Transpose	88	(1)
Matrix Multiplication	89	(2)
Matrix Powers	91	(1)
Matrix Inverse	91	(1)
Determinants	92	(1)
Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations	93	(6)
Solution Using the Matrix Inverse	94	(1)
Solution Using Matrix Left Division	94	(5)
Symbolic Mathematics	99	(12)
Symbolic Algebra	99	(6)
Symbolic Expressions	100	(2)
Simplification of Mathematical Expressions	102	(1)
Operations on Symbolic Expressions	103	(2)
Equation Solving	105	(1)
Differentiation and Integration	106	(5)
Differentiation	106	(1)
Integration	107	(4)
Numerical Techniques	111	(25)
Interpolation	111	(2)
Linear Interpolation	112	(1)
Cubic-Spline Interpolation	112	(1)
Interpl Function	113	(1)
Curve Fitting: Linear and Polynomial Regression	113	(6)
Linear Regression	114	(1)
Polynomial Regression	115	(1)
Polyfit and polyval Functions	116	(3)
Numerical Integration	119	(4)
Trapezoidal Rule and Simpson's Rule	120	(1)
Matlab Quadrature Functions	120	(3)
Problem Solving Applied: Pipeline Flow Analysis	123	(2)
Numerical Differentiation	125	(11)
Difference Expressions	126	(1)
diff Function	127	(9)
Index	136