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Engineering Problem Solving with Matlab (3rd Edition)

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Review Engineering Problem Solving with MATLAB By Delores M. Etter

I teach numerical methods at B.S. and graduate levels, and have found the book very useful because it introduces the MATLAB operating environment and illustate it by means of engineering problem solving.

We use three tools in our numerical methods courses: advanced programmable calculators, high level language programs and mathematical commercial languages (MATLAB). All three options are important, but we feel that MATLAB provides a powerful and relatively easy way of work in this context.

The part II of the book (numerical techniques) is not a complete coverage of the numerical methods. However, the techniques presented here are well selected and constitute a good basis to apply the operating environment MATLAB. For a numerical methods course, it will be necessary to supplement this material with other books to cover the customary content of this subject.

I like the clear style of Dr. Etter. The examples selected for problem solving are interesting and of diverse areas. The student's opinions are, generally, favorable. Finally, I would like to recommend this book to teachers, students and professionals of engineering who uses the computer for problem solving.

This is a good book to use to learn MATLAB especially designed for engineers. The first chapter covers problem solving with various examples. The second chapter introduces MATLAB and its basics. This is followed in chapters 3 and 4 by discussion of arrays and matrices, and control flow (If and For loops, etc). Chapter 5 covers statistical concepts and their use in MATLAB. This is followed in Chapters 6 and 7 by matrix computations and graphing (two and three-dimensional plots). Chapters 8-15 cover numerical methods but the coverage is not comprehensive. One major feature of the book is the diversity of the examples and applications that are provided. However, this book is rather old and may not cover some of the new features that were added in the latests MATLAB versions. If you are just beginning to learn MATLAB, check the book "MATLAB for Beginners: A Gentle Approach."