MATLAB: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2017 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), has been updated to reflect the functionality of the current version of MATLAB, including the new H2 Graphics system. It features new and revised end-of-chapter exercises, more engineering applications to help the reader learn this software tool in context, and a new section on object-oriented programming in MATLAB. MATLAB has become the standard software tool for solving scientific and engineering problems due to its powerful built-in functions and its ability to program.
Assuming no knowledge of programming, this book guides the reader through both programming and built-in functions to easily exploit MATLAB's extensive capabilities for tackling engineering problems. The book starts with programming concepts, such as variables, assignments, and selection statements, moves on to loops, and then solves problems using both the programming concept and the power of MATLAB. In-depth coverage is given to input/output, a topic fundamental to many engineering applications.
1. Part 1: Introduction to Programming Using MATLAB - p. xxii 2. Chapter 1: Introduction to MATLAB - p. xxii 3. Chapter 2: Vectors and Matrices - p. 34 4. Chapter 3: Introduction to MATLAB Programming - p. 73 5. Chapter 4: Selection Statements - p. 117 6. Chapter 5: Loop Statements and Vectorizing Code - p. 144 7. Chapter 6: MATLAB Programs - p. 192 8. Chapter 7: String Manipulation - p. 235 9. Chapter 8: Data Structures - p. 266 10. Part 2: Advanced Topics for Problem Solving With MATLAB - p. 311 11. Chapter 9: Advanced File Input and Output - p. 311 12. Chapter 10: Advanced Functions - p. 339 13. Chapter 11: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Graphics - p. 364 14. Chapter 12: Advanced Plotting Techniques - p. 406 15. Chapter 13: Sights and Sounds - p. 442 16. Chapter 14: Advanced Mathematics - p. 501 17. Appendix I: MATLAB® Functions (not including those listed in the “Explore Other Interesting Features” sections) - p. 556 18. Appendix II: MATLAB® and Simulink Toolboxes - p. 565 19. Index - p. 567
MATLAB: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2017 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), has been updated to reflect the functionality of the current version of MATLAB, including the new H2 Graphics system. It features new and revised end-of-chapter exercises, more engineering applications to help the reader learn this software tool in context, and a new section on object-oriented programming in MATLAB. MATLAB has become the standard software tool for solving scientific and engineering problems due to its powerful built-in functions and its ability to program.
Assuming no knowledge of programming, this book guides the reader through both programming and built-in functions to easily exploit MATLAB's extensive capabilities for tackling engineering problems. The book starts with programming concepts, such as variables, assignments, and selection statements, moves on to loops, and then solves problems using both the programming concept and the power of MATLAB. In-depth coverage is given to input/output, a topic fundamental to many engineering applications.
1. Part 1: Introduction to Programming Using MATLAB - p. xxii 2. Chapter 1: Introduction to MATLAB - p. xxii 3. Chapter 2: Vectors and Matrices - p. 34 4. Chapter 3: Introduction to MATLAB Programming - p. 73 5. Chapter 4: Selection Statements - p. 117 6. Chapter 5: Loop Statements and Vectorizing Code - p. 144 7. Chapter 6: MATLAB Programs - p. 192 8. Chapter 7: String Manipulation - p. 235 9. Chapter 8: Data Structures - p. 266 10. Part 2: Advanced Topics for Problem Solving With MATLAB - p. 311 11. Chapter 9: Advanced File Input and Output - p. 311 12. Chapter 10: Advanced Functions - p. 339 13. Chapter 11: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Graphics - p. 364 14. Chapter 12: Advanced Plotting Techniques - p. 406 15. Chapter 13: Sights and Sounds - p. 442 16. Chapter 14: Advanced Mathematics - p. 501 17. Appendix I: MATLAB® Functions (not including those listed in the “Explore Other Interesting Features” sections) - p. 556 18. Appendix II: MATLAB® and Simulink Toolboxes - p. 565 19. Index - p. 567
