MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications [Paperback]

Amos Gilat (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471439975 | ISBN-13: 978-0471439974 | Publication Date: February 28, 2003 | Edition: 1

Assuming no prior MATLAB experience, this clear, easy-to-read book walks readers through the ins and outs of this powerful software for technical computing. MATLAB is presented gradually and in great detail, generously illustrated through computer screen shots and step-by-step tutorials, and applied in problems in mathematics, science, and engineering.

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From the Back Cover

This practical guide offers a beginner's introduction to understanding and using MATLAB®. Starting with basic features, the book covers everything needed to use the program effectively, from simple arithmetic operations with scalars to creating and using arrays to three-dimensional plots and solving differential equations. Detailed images of computer screens, tutorials, worked examples, and homework questions in math, science, and engineering make mastering the program efficient and thorough.

• Users gain experience running MATLAN® with examples incorporated throughout the book.
• Topic explanations within framed boxes help users learn the program and its commands in an easy-to-use format.
• Sample programs, applications, and homework problems allows instructors to show how MATLAB® is used in science and engineering.
• Subject matter includes script files, 2-D and 3-D plotting, function files, programming (flow control), polynomials, curve fitting, interpolation, and applications in numerical analysis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471439975
• ISBN-13: 978-0471439974
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,270,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very good book for begineers, March 1, 2004

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This review is from: MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications (Paperback)

If you do not know anything about MATLAB, this is the book you should have at the first step. It teaches you every basic steps and how to apply them to real engineering or mathematical problems in an interactive environment. It has very good screen shots and real world problems to show how to use MATLAB. It reinforces the concepts with quality exercise questions. It is very easy to read and understand. It is absolutely a beginner book not for an advance user.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect introductory text for MATLAB, December 7, 2005

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This review is from: MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications (Paperback)

If you are completely new to MATLAB then you will find no better book to guide you through the basics. It is perfectly suited for teaching yourself several basic but still very interesting and useful programming techniques. Topics are presented to the reader in an order carefully determined to produce maximum benefit and knowledge. The book is short and very readable, with many example programs.

In short: if you want a FIRST introductory textbook for MATLAB, you can't beat this book. And it covers the latest version (Release 14).

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear & Helpful, September 1, 2005

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This review is from: MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications (Paperback)

A good book for first exposure to MatLab. I found the material to be well written, easy to understand, and organized logically. Many examples were included, and these helped greatly.