Student Edition of MATLAB Version 5 For the Macintosh [Paperback]

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ISBN-10: 0132724855 | ISBN-13: 978-0132724852 | Publication Date: April 28, 1997

MATLAB offers numeric and symbolic computation, visualization and application-specific tools, with applications across engineering, science, matematics and technical disciplines. This edition offers students access to the MATLAB technical computing environment, for use on his/her personal computer.

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Key Benefit: This student edition gives easy and affordable access to the powerful, industry-standard MATLAB technical computing environment, for use on personal computer. Key Topics: Includes all of the new MATLAB 5.0 features, which span the language, graphics, data analysis, and application and GUI development capabilities of MATLAB. MATLAB 5.0 includes over 500 mathematical, engineering, and statistical functions including polynomial arithmetic; matrix manipulation, decomposition, and factorization; special matrices; data analysis functions; and integrated sparse matrix support. The advanced visualization capabilities of MATLAB are included, such as 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D graphics; animation; light sources.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div (April 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132724855
• ISBN-13: 978-0132724852
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,770,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An asset for students in any technical subject., August 15, 1997

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This review is from: Student Edition of MATLAB Version 5 For the Macintosh (Paperback)

This package gives a readable introduction to the basic Matlab language. The value is in the CD-Rom: Version 5). Included are the basic Matlab language (limited to 16000 matrix elements), control and signal analysis extensions, and a large portion of the symbolic extension based on Maple (this provides symbolic algebra and calculus). The on-line documentation has been improved and extended. A large amount of additional Matlab documentation is on the CD including more than 20 additional volumes.

Matlab is easier to use than most computer languages, and many useful functions are included making Matlab an effective way to undertake many calculations, particularly in mathematical, scientific and engineering applications.

Matlab 5 includes cell arrays, data structures and an elementary but usable object oriented extension, making it noticably more powerful than previous versions. As in the previous versions a good range of graphing functions are provided.

Warnings:
Version 5 is not compatible with Simulink 1 ( Simulink 2 is coming Sept 97).
Installer clashes with some extensions (disable extensions during installation).
Upper case letters in file names and class names causes problems (Version 5.0).
Insure you get the Macintosh (or PC version) that includes the disk.

Conclusion:
Requires some elementary programming and then is excellent value for students involves in a wide range of technical applications. Some knowledge of matrices will help get the most from the package. Suitable for upper level high school (years 11 & 12 from start of schooling) to PhD and beyond.