MATLAB for Engineers

by Moore, Holly

• ISBN13: 9780136044222
• ISBN10: 0136044220
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

With a hands-on approach and focus on problem solving, this introduction to Matlab uses examples drawn from a range of engineering disciplines to demonstrate Matlabrs"s applications to a broad variety of problems.Encourages readers to type in examples as they go for immediate application of techniques presented. Includes numerous broad-based examples embedded in the text, practice exercises with solutions, and hints related to commonly encountered problems. Introduces m-files early in the text to make it easier for readers to save their work and develop a consistent programming strategy.For those interested in learning Matlab.

Table of Contents

Previous edition TOC

An Introduction to Basic Matlab Skills

About Matlab

What is Matlab?

Student Edition of Matlab

How is Matlab used in Industry?

Electrical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Fluid Dynamics

Problem Solving in Engineering and Science

Matlab Environment

Getting Started

Matlab Windows

Command Window

Command History

Workspace Window

Current Directory Window

Document Window

Graphics Window

Edit Window

Start Button

Solving Problems with Matlab

Using Variables

Matrices in Matlab

Scalar Operations

Order of Operation

Array Operations

Number Display

Scientific Notation

Display Format

Saving Your Work

Saving Variables

Script M-files

Built-in Matlab Functions

Using Built-in Functions

Using the Help Feature

Elementary Math Functions

Common Computations

Rounding Functions

Discrete Mathematics

Trigonometric Functions

Data Analysis Functions

Maximum and Minimum

Mean and Median

Sums and Products

Sorting Values

Determining Matrix Size

Variance and Standard Deviation

Random Numbers

Uniform Random Numbers

Gaussian Random Numbers

Complex Numbers

Computational Limits

Special Values and Miscellaneous Functions

Manipulating Matlab Matrices

Manipulating Matrices

Defining Matrices

Using the Colon Operator

Problems with Two Variables

Special Matrices

Matrix of Zeros

Matrix of Ones

Diagonal Matrices

Magic Matrices

Plotting

Two Dimensional Plots

Basic Plotting

Line, Color and Mark Style

Axis Scaling and Annotating Plots

Subplots

Other Types of Two Dimensional Plots

Polar Plots

Logarithmic plots

Bar Graphs and Pie Charts

Histograms

X-Y Graphs with two Y Axes

Function Plots

Three Dimensional Plotting

Three Dimensional Line Plot

Surface Plots

Editing Plots from the Menu Bar

Creating Plots from the Workspace Window

Saving Your Plots

Programming in Matlab

User-Defined Functions

Creating Function M-files

Syntax

Comments

Functions with Multiple Inputs and Outputs

Functions with No input or no outputs

Determining the number of input and output arguments

Local Variables

Global Variables

Accessing M-file Code

Creating Your Own Tool Box of Functions

Anonymous Functions

Function Functions

User Controlled Input and Output

User Defined Input

Output Options

Display function

Formatted Output (fprintf)

Graphical Input

Using Cell Mode in Matlab M-files

Reading and Writing Data From Files

Logical Functions and Control Structures

Relational and Logical Operators

Flow Charts and Pseudo-Code

Logical Functions

Find

Flow Charting and Pseudo Code for Find Commands

Selection Structures

The Simple if

If/Else

Elseif

Switch and

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