If you want a clear, easy-to-use introduction to MATLAB, this book is for you! The Third Edition of Amos Gilat's popular MATLAB, An Introduction with Applications requires no previous knowledge of MATLAB and computer programming as it helps you understand and apply this increadibly useful and powerful mathematical tool.

Amos Gilat, Ph.D., is a Mechanical Engineering Professor at the Ohio State University

Preface	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Starting with MATLAB	p. 5
Starting MATLAB, MATLAB Windows	p. 5
Working in the Command Window	p. 9
Arithmetic Operations with Scalars	p. 10
Order of Precedence	p. 11
Using MATLAB as a Calculator	p. 11
Display Formats	p. 12
Elementary Math Built-In Functions	p. 13
Defining Scalar Variables	p. 16
The Assignment Operator	p. 16
Rules About Variable Names	p. 18
Predefined Variables and keywords	p. 18
Useful Commands for Managing Variables	p. 19
Script Files	p. 20
Notes About Script Files	p. 20
Creating and Saving a Script File	p. 21
Running (Executing) a Script File	p. 22
Current Directory	p. 22
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 24
Problems	p. 27
Creating Arrays	p. 33
Creating a One-Dimensional Array (Vector)	p. 33
Creating a Two-Dimensional Array (Matrix)	p. 36
The zeros, ones and eye Commands	p. 38
Notes About Variables in MATLAB	p. 39
The Transpose Operator	p. 39
Array Addressing	p. 40
Vector	p. 40
Matrix	p. 41
Using a Colon: in Addressing Arrays	p. 41
Adding Elements to Existing Variables	p. 44
Deleting Elements	p. 46
Built-In Functions for Handling Arrays	p. 47
Strings and Strings as Variables	p. 50
Problems	p. 53
Mathematical Operations with Arrays	p. 57
Addition and Subtraction	p. 58
Array Multiplication	p. 59
Array Division	p. 62
Element-by-Element Operations	p. 66
Using Arrays in MATLAB Built-In Math Functions	p. 69
Built-In Functions for Analyzing Arrays	p. 69
Generation of Random Numbers	p. 71
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 73
Problems	p. 79
Using Script Files and Managing Data	p. 85
The MATLAB Workspace and the Workspace Window	p. 86
Input to a Script File	p. 87
Output Commands	p. 90
The disp Command	p. 91
The fprintf Command	p. 93
The save and load Commands	p. 101
The save Command	p. 101
The load Command	p. 102
Importing and Exporting Data	p. 104
Commands for Importing and Exporting Data	p. 104
Using the Import Wizard	p. 106
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 108
Problems	p. 113
Two-Dimensional Plots	p. 119
The plot Command	p. 120
Plot of Given Data	p. 124
Plot of a Function	p. 125
The fplot Command	p. 126
Plotting Multiple Graphs in the Same Plot	p. 127
Using the plot Command	p. 127
Using the hold on, hold off Commands	p. 128
Using the line Command	p. 129
Formatting a Plot	p. 130
Formatting a Plot Using Commands	p. 130
Formatting a Plot Using the Plot Editor	p. 134
Plots with Logarithmic Axes	p. 135
Plots with Error Bars	p. 136
Plots with Special Graphics	p. 138
Histograms	p. 139
Polar Plots	p. 142
Plotting Multiple Plots on the Same Page	p. 143
Multiple Figure Windows	p. 143
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 145
Problems	p. 149
User-Defined Functions and Function Files	p. 155
Creating a Function File	p. 156
Structure of a Function File	p. 156
Function Definition Line	p. 157
Input and Output Arguments	p. 158
The H1 Line and Help Text Lines	p. 159
Function Body	p. 160
Local and Global Variables	p. 160
Saving a Function File	p. 161
Using a User-Defined Function	p. 162
Examples of Simple User-Defined Functions	p. 163
Comparison Between Script Files and Function Files	p. 165
Anonymous and Inline Functions	p. 165
Anonymous Functions	p. 166
Inline Functions	p. 169
Function Functions	p. 170
Using Function Handles for Passing a Function into a Function Function	p. 171
Using a Function Name for Passing a Function into a Function Function	p. 174
Subfunctions	p. 176
Nested Functions	p. 178
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 181
Problems	p. 184
Programming in MATLAB	p. 191
Relational and Logical Operators	p. 192
Conditional Statements	p. 200
The if-end Structure	p. 200
The if-else-end Structure	p. 202
The if-elseif-else-end Structure	p. 204
The switch-case Statement	p. 205
Loops	p. 208
for-end Loops	p. 208
while-end Loops	p. 213
Nested Loops and Nested Conditional Statements	p. 216
The break and continue Commands	p. 218
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 219
Problems	p. 227
Polynomials, Curve Fitting, and Interpolation	p. 235
Polynomials	p. 235
Value of a Polynomial	p. 236
Roots of a Polynomial	p. 237
Addition, Multiplication, and Division of Polynomials	p. 238
Derivatives of Polynomials	p. 240
Curve Fitting	p. 241
Curve Fitting with Polynomials, the polyfit Function	p. 241
Curve Fitting with Functions Other than Polynomials	p. 245
Interpolation	p. 248
The Basic Fitting Interface	p. 252
Examples of Matlab Applications	p. 255
Problems	p. 260
Three-Dimensional Plots	p. 267
Line Plots	p. 267
Mesh and Surface Plots	p. 268
Plots with Special Graphics	p. 275
The view Command	p. 277
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 279
Problems	p. 284
Applications in Numerical Analysis	p. 289
Solving an Equation with One Variable	p. 289
Finding a Minimum or a Maximum of a Function	p. 292
Numerical Integration	p. 294
Ordinary Differential Equations	p. 297
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 301
Problems	p. 307
Symbolic Math	p. 313
Symbolic Objects, and Symbolic Expressions	p. 314
Creating Symbolic Objects	p. 314
Creating Symbolic Expressions	p. 316
The findsym Command and the Default Symbolic Variable	p. 319
Changing the Form of an Existing Symbolic Expression	p. 320
The collect, expand, and factor Commands	p. 320
The simplify and simple Commands	p. 322
The pretty Command	p. 323
Solving Algebraic Equations	p. 324
Differentiation	p. 329
Integration	p. 331
Solving an Ordinary Differential Equation	p. 332
Plotting Symbolic Expressions	p. 335
Numerical Calculations with Symbolic Expressions	p. 338
Examples of MATLAB Applications	p. 342
Problems	p. 350
Summary of Characters, Commands, and Functions	p. 357
Answers to Selected Problems	p. 363
Index	p. 369
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