Part I Essentials
- 1 Introduction
- 2 MATLAB fundamentals
- 3 Program design and algorithm development
- 4 MATLAB functions data import-export utilities
- 5 Logical vectors
- 6 Matrices of numbers arrays of strings
- 7 Introduction to graphics
- 8 Loops
- 9 Errors and pitfalls
- 10 Function M-files
- 11 Vectors as arrays: advanced data structures
- 12 More graphics
- 13 Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
Part II Applications
- 14 Dynamics systems
- 15 Simulation
- 16 More matrices
- 17 Introduction to numerical methods
- 18 Toolboxes that come with MATLAB (web chapter)
Appendices
Essential MATLAB for Engineers & Scientists 4th Edition is the essential guide to MATLAB as a problem solving tool.
This text presents MATLAB both as a mathematical tool and a programming language, giving a concise and easy to master introduction to its potential and power. The fundamentals of MATLAB are illustrated throughout with many examples from a wide range of familiar scientific and engineering areas, as well as from everyday life. The new edition has been updated to include coverage of Symbolic Math and SIMULINK. It also adds new examples and applications, and uses the most recent release of MATLAB .
Key Features
- A chapter on algorithm development and program design.
- Common errors and pitfalls highlighted.
- Extensive teacher support on http://textbooks.elsevier.com: solutions manual, extra problems, multiple choice questions, PowerPoint slides.
- Companion website for students providing M-files used within the book.
New to This Edition
- New chapters on Symbolic Math and SIMULINK provide complete coverage of all the functions available in the student edition of Matlab.
- New: more exercises and examples, including new examples of beam bending, flow over an airfoil, and other physics-based problems.
- New: A bibliography provides sources for the engineering problems and examples discussed in the text.
Readership
- First time users of MATLAB.
- Undergraduates in engineering and science courses that use MATLAB.
- Any engineer or scientist needing an introduction to MATLAB.
About the Authors
- Brian Hahn, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
- Dan Valentine, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University, US.
Book Details
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Academic Press; 4 edition (2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0123748836
- ISBN-13: 978-0123748836
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
List Price: $52.95