Introduction to Matlab 7 for Engineers

by Palm, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780072922424
• ISBN10: 0072922427
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

This is a simple, concise book designed to be useful for beginners and to be kept as a reference. MATLAB is presently a globally available standard computational tool for engineers and scientists. The terminology, syntax, and the use of the programming language are well defined and the organization of the material makes it easy to locate information and navigate through the textbook. The text covers all the major capabilities of MATLAB that are useful for beginning students. An instructor's manual and other web resources are available.

Table of Contents

1 MATLAB and Problem Solving

2 Array and Matrix Operations

3 Files, Functions, and Data Structures

4 Programming with MATLAB

5 Plotting and Model Building

6 Linear Algebraic Equations

7 Probability, Statistics, and Interpolation

8 Numerical Calculus, Differential Equations, and Simulink

9 Symbolic Processing with MATLAB

Appendix A Guide to Commands and Functions in this Text

Appendix B Some Project Suggestions

Appendix C Formatted Output in MATLAB

Appendix D References

Answers to Selected Problems