This book provides the optimal introduction to MATLAB and Simulink, the primary tools in engineering, science, and industry for simulating dynamic systems. Using the latest versions of the software, the book also has 20 hands-on projects that provide a practical mastery of the subject areas including the code and executable files. Apart from a basic knowledge of mathematics and physics, no further specialist knowledge is necessary. There are also over 80, in-text, exercises where readers themselves can check their mastery of the material. A CD-ROM with source code accompanies the book.

Ottmar Beucher is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mecatronics at the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe, Germany Michael Weeks is an associate professor at Georgia State University where he teaches courses in Digital Signal Processing and MATLAB

Preface	p. xv
Introduction to MATLAB	p. 1
What is MATLAB?	p. 1
Elementary MATLAB Constructs	p. 3
MATLAB Variables	p. 4
Arithmetic Operations	p. 13
Logical and Relational Operations	p. 21
Mathematical Functions	p. 26
Graphical Functions	p. 33
I/O Operations	p. 50
Import Wizard	p. 52
Special I/O Functions	p. 52
The MATLAB Search Path	p. 54
Elementary Matrix Manipulations	p. 56
More Complicated Data Structures	p. 64
Structures	p. 64
Cell Arrays	p. 72
Definition of Cell Arrays	p. 73
Access to Cell Array Elements	p. 77
The MATLAB Desktop	p. 82
MATLAB Help	p. 86
MATLAB Programming	p. 88
MATLAB Procedures	p. 88
MATLAB Functions	p. 90
MATLAB Language Constructs	p. 95
The Function eval	p. 107
Function Handles	p. 109
Solution of Differential Equations	p. 113
MATLAB Editor and Debugger	p. 123
Editor Functions	p. 123
Debugging Functions	p. 125
Symbolic Calculations With The Symbolics Toolbox	p. 127
Symbolic "Auxiliary Calculations"	p. 131
Introduction to Simulink?	p. 135
What is Simulink?	p. 135
Operating Principle And Management of Simulink	p. 136
Constructing a Simulink Block Diagram	p. 138
Parametrizing Simulink Blocks	p. 141
Simulink Simulation	p. 145
Solving Differential Equations with Simulink	p. 150
Simplification of Simulink Systems	p. 159
The Fcn Block	p. 159
Construction of Subsystems	p. 160
Interaction with MATLAB	p. 164
Transfer of Variables between Simulink and MATLAB	p. 164
Iteration of Simulink Simulations in MATLAB	p. 167
Transfer of Variables Through Global Variables	p. 179
Dealing with Characteristic Curves	p. 180
Projects	p. 189
Hello World	p. 189
Personalized Hello World	p. 189
Hello World with Input	p. 190
Simple Menu	p. 191
File Reading and Writing	p. 195
Writing a File	p. 195
Reading a File	p. 196
Sorting	p. 199
Working with Biological Images	p. 202
Creating a Sub-image	p. 203
Working with Multiple Images	p. 208
Working with a Sound File	p. 210
Permutations	p. 217
Approaching a Problem and Using Heuristics	p. 222
Making Permutations Faster	p. 223
A Faster Way	p. 223
Measuring Time	p. 226
The Growth of the Problem	p. 228
Search a File	p. 229
A Side Note About System Commands	p. 229
DNA Matching	p. 230
Our Search Through a File	p. 231
Buffering Our Data	p. 234
A Further Check	p. 239
Generating Random Data	p. 244
Analyzing a Car Stereo	p. 247
A Fun Sound Effect	p. 254
Another Fun Sound Effect	p. 255
Why Divide By 2?	p. 256
Stereo Test Conclusion	p. 259
Drawing a Line	p. 262
Finding Points Along a Line	p. 262
Coding the Solution to Points Along a Line	p. 264
Drawing the Line	p. 267
Drawing a Frame	p. 269
Filling a Diamond Shape	p. 273
Drawing an Entire Cube	p. 278
Adjusting Our View	p. 282
Epilogue	p. 287
Solutions to the Problems	p. 289
Solutions to the MATLAB Problems	p. 289
Solutions to the Simulink Problems	p. 349
Table of Arithmetic MATLAB Operations	p. 367
Arithmetic Operations as Matrix Operations	p. 367
Arithmetic Operations as Field Operations	p. 369
About the CD-ROM	p. 371
New Release Information (R2007b)	p. 373
Backwards Compatibility	p. 373
What is New for R2007b	p. 375
Software Index	p. 377
Index	p. 381
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