Here is a short, focused introduction to MATLAB, a comprehensive software system for mathematics and technical computing that should be useful to both beginning and experienced users. It contains concise explanations of essential MATLAB commands, as well as easily understood instructions for using MATLAB's programming features, graphical capabilities, and desktop interface. It also includes an introduction to SIMULINK, a companion to MATLAB for system simulation. Written for MATLAB 6, this book can also be used with earlier (and later) versions of MATLAB. Chapters contain worked-out examples of applications of MATLAB to interesting problems in mathematics, engineering, economics, and physics. In addition, it contains explicit instructions for using MATLAB's Microsoft Word interface to produce polished, integrated, interactive documents for reports, presentations, or on-line publishing. This book explains everything you need to know to begin using MATLAB. Intermediate and advanced users will find useful information here, especially if they are making the switch to MATLAB 6 from an earlier version.
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'As a professional trying to learn MatLab by self study I found A Guide to MATLAB the best of the four books I have tried. Three things I liked that I have not always found in other books. The progression is slow but not trivial, with short examples to test your understanding. Symbolic computation is introduced early, and not relegated to the last chapter. Comprehension is tested at stages by three exams for which the solutions are completely worked out.' George Dieter, Professor Emeritus
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' ... can be recommended to students and practitioners alike.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete Mathematics Abstracts
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This book is a short, focused introduction to MATLAB, a comprehensive software system for mathematics and technical computing. It should be useful to both beginning and experienced users. It contains concise explanations of essential MATLAB commands, as well as easily understood instructions for using MATLAB's programming features, graphical capabilities, and desktop interface. An especially attractive feature are the many worked-out applicationsto mathematics, economics, science, and engineering.This book explains everything you need to know to begin using MATLAB to do all these things and more. Intermediate and advanced users will find useful information here, especially if theyare making the switch to MATLAB 6 from an earlier version.
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can be used for most versions of Matlab,
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The 2nd edition includes descriptions of Matlab 7. But in fact, much of the text seems unchanged from the 1st edition. Because while Matlab continues to add refinements, it is by now very stable in its core functionality. Thus, at least for beginners, the book is useful, regardless of which precise version of Matlab is on your machine. Many of the examples are indeed quite easy. The underlying maths knowledge is at the undergraduate level. Say for 1st or 2nd year undergrad maths courses. One example uses Lagrange's equation in classical mechanics. That seems to be about as advanced as matters get. The graphical capability of Matlab given by the book is equivalent to what Mathematica provides. Though perhaps the latter has somewhat spiffier graphics, the graphical functionality is about the same.
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This is more of a textbook than a guide. It has good examples and a little code, but I was hoping for more code examples and found it only a good companion to my normal textbook,
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wonderful book for assisting with MATLAB. I'm an undergraduate engineering student and i would not have gotten through my course in Numerical Methods without the help of this book! highly recommended.
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end disp, elseif statement, unexpected output, inline function, plotting command, command window, figure window, diary files, callback function, logical array, display pane, scope block, graphics commands, plot command, input cell, darkest spots, output arguments, current working directory, figure properties, car positions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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end disp, elseif statement, unexpected output, inline function, plotting command, command window, figure window, diary files, callback function, logical array, display pane, scope block, graphics commands, plot command, input cell, darkest spots, output arguments, current working directory, figure properties, car positions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Help Browser, Layout Editor, Popup Menu, Practice Set, Property Inspector, Launch Pad, Edit Text, Microsoft Word, Push Button, Mortgage Payments, River City, Toggle Button, Path Browser, Student Version, Block Parameters, Application Options, Auto Correct, Captain Picard, Define Input Cell, Library Browser, Menu Editor, Static Text New!
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- Novikov Conjectures, Index Theorems, and Rigidity: Volume 1: Oberwolfach 1993 (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series) by Steven C. Ferry in Front Matter
- Partial Differential Equations (Applied Mathematical Sciences) (v. 1) by Fritz John on page 189
- Input-Output Analysis and its Applications (Charles Griffin Series Griffins Statistical Monographs : No. 36) by Robert O'Connor on page 169
- Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction by Walter A. Strauss on page 189
- Elementary Linear Algebra by Howard Anton on page 89
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- MATLAB for Engineers Explained by Fredrik Gustafsson in Back Matter
- Grid Computing: Konzepte - Technologien - Anwendungen (German Edition) by Thomas Barth on page 127
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