Introduction to Matlab 7

by Etter, Delores M.

• ISBN13: 9780131474925
• ISBN10: 0131474928
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving	1	(15)
Grand Challenges	1	(2)
Computing Systems	3	(8)
Computer Hardware	3	(1)
Computer Software	4	(7)
An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology	11	(5)
Problem Statement	12	(1)
Input/Output Description	12	(1)
Hand Example	12	(1)
MATLAB Solution	13	(1)
Testing	13	(1)
Summary	14	(1)
Key terms	15	(1)
Problems	15	(1)
MATLAB Environment	16	(39)
Getting Started	16	(9)
Student Edition of MATLAB	17	(1)
MATLAB Windows	18	(7)
Solving Problems in MATLAB	25	(17)
Variables	25	(1)
Working with Matrices	25	(14)
Number Display	39	(3)
Saving Your Work	42	(13)
Saving Variables	43	(2)
Script M-Files	45	(4)
Summary	49	(2)
Key Terms	51	(1)
Problems	51	(4)
Predefined MATLAB Functions	55	(45)
Using Predefined Functions	55	(26)
Using the Help Feature	57	(2)
Elementary Math Functions	59	(3)
Trigonometric Functions	62	(4)
Data Analysis Functions	66	(12)
Random Numbers	78	(3)
Manipulating Matrices	81	(12)
Defining Matrices	81	(1)
Using the Colon Operator	82	(11)
Computational Limitations	93	(1)
Special Values and Functions	94	(6)
Summary	95	(1)
Key Terms	96	(1)
Problems	97	(3)
Plotting	100	(39)
Introduction	100	(1)
Two-Dimensional Plots	100	(25)
Basic Plotting	101	(5)
Line, Color, and Mark Style	106	(2)
Axes Scaling	108	(1)
Annotating Plots	108	(6)
Other Types of Two-dimensional Plots	114	(3)
Subplots	117	(8)
Three-Dimensional Plotting	125	(6)
Three-Dimensional Line Plot	125	(1)
Surface Plots	126	(5)
Editing Plots from the Menu Bar	131	(1)
Creating Plots from the Workspace Window	132	(7)
Summary	134	(2)
Problems	136	(3)
Programming in MATLAB	139	(46)
Introduction	139	(1)
Problems with Two Variables	140	(7)
Input/Output	147	(7)
User Defined Input	147	(2)
Output Options	149	(5)
Functions	154	(7)
Syntax	155	(2)
Local Variables	157	(1)
Naming Function M-files	157	(1)
Rules for Writing and Using Function M-files	158	(3)
Statement Level Control Structures	161	(24)
Relational and Logical Operators	162	(1)
Selection Structures	163	(9)
Loops	172	(7)
Summary	179	(1)
Key Terms	180	(1)
Problems	180	(5)
Matrix Computations	185	(24)
Matrix Operations and Functions	186	(9)
Transpose	186	(1)
Dot Product	187	(3)
Matrix Multiplication	190	(4)
Matrix Powers	194	(1)
Matrix Inverse	194	(1)
Determinants	195	(1)
Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations	195	(4)
Solution Using the Matrix Inverse	196	(3)
Solution Using Matrix Left Division	199	(1)
Special Matrices	199	(10)
Matrix of Zeros	199	(1)
Matrix of Ones	200	(1)
Identity Matrix	200	(2)
Diagonal Matrices	202	(1)
Magic Matrices	203	(2)
Summary	205	(1)
Key Terms	205	(1)
Problems	205	(4)
Symbolic Mathematics	209	(21)
Symbolic Algebra	209	(6)
Symbolic Expressions	210	(2)
Symbolic Plotting	212	(1)
Simplification of Mathematical Expressions	213	(1)
Operations on Symbolic Expressions	214	(1)
Equation Solving	215	(7)
Differentiation and Integration	222	(8)
Differentiation	223	(1)
Integration	223	(3)
Summary	226	(1)
Key Terms	227	(1)
Problems	227	(3)
Numerical Techniques	230	(36)
Interpolation	230	(9)
Linear Interpolation	230	(1)
Cubic-Spline Interpolation	231	(1)
interpl Function	232	(7)
Curve Fitting: Linear and Polynomial Regression	239	(7)
Linear Regression	239	(2)
Polynomial Regression	241	(1)
polyfit and polyval Functions	242	(4)
Using the Interactive Fitting Tools	246	(7)
Basic Fitting Tools	246	(2)
Curve Fitting Toolbox	248	(5)
Numerical Integration	253	(4)
Trapezoidal Rule and Simpson's Rule	254	(1)
MATLAB Quadrature Functions	255	(2)
Numerical Differentiation	257	(9)
Difference Expressions	258	(1)
diff Function	259	(3)
Summary	262	(1)
Key Terms	262	(1)
Problems	263	(3)
Special Characters, Commands and Functions	266	(8)
Index	274