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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications 1st Edition

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 28, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471439975
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471439974
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 0.4 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsvery good book for begineers
By A Customer on March 1, 2004
Format: 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.
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2.0 out of 5 starsNot all bad, but it does fall short
By Neurofox on January 20, 2009
Format: Paperback
Not a bad book per se - if you are an absolute beginner with Matlab.

However, for the asking price, there are some rather glaring deficiencies.

Here are the major ones:

1. It doesn't go far enough. After working through the examples, it leaves one not entirely self-sufficient and confident.

2. There are quite a few copy-editing mistakes, particularly in the current edition.

3. Feels too generic. In a nutshell, one can't shake the feeling that this represents a somewhat annotated help file. As the in-built Matlab help is getting better and better all the time, the need for such a generic book becomes questionable.

4. Outdated. This book is 3 releases behind the current version of Matlab - and it shows. Some basic features that were introduced in the more recent releases of Matlab are - naturally - not discussed here.

Recommendation: Release a new edition that catches up with the evolution of Matlab, fixes the copyediting mistakes, goes farther and includes more distinctive examples.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNever realized it could be this great
By J. Gewirtz on July 15, 2008
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I am a robotics engineering masters student who is REALLY behind on his Matlab knowledge based on the fact that i have a background in biology. (Long story). I just completed my first semester and bought this book in May to learn matlab more thoroughly over the summer. This book is just FANTASTIC. I couldn't ask for more. It is structured logically, the examples are CLEAR and it just makes total sense. I never realized that it would be this readable and excellent. If you are a beginner it can truly be read cover to cover. The problems are interesting and the step by step guides are just what i needed. I initially thought twice about spending the $80 when there were cheaper texts available, but let me tell you from experience, don't bother. I have read some other Matlab texts and they pale in comparison to this one. It is worth every penny. If you have a limited knowledge or are without any knowledge of Matlab GET THIS BOOK. It is great and worth the extra money.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe perfect introductory text for MATLAB
By shuttledude on December 7, 2005
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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).
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5.0 out of 5 starsClear & Helpful
By Robert on September 1, 2005
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat tutorial and reference for engineers
By Steve E. Chapel on August 25, 2010
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This book is a tutorial for engineers with no prior experience with MATLAB. The author assumes no experience with other programming languages. Although the book claims it is written with freshman engineers in mind, knowledge of calculus and some engineering experience is needed to get the most out of the book. Each chapter fully explains one aspect of MATLAB, followed by several examples of using MATLAB to solve engineering problems, and a problem set at the end of the chapter. The author explains the basic features of MATLAB clearly with a minimum of words, so that the reader can use the book later as a reference. The book is thin enough to be easily carried in a backpack with other textbooks.

Numerical or graphical answers to most even-numbered problems are given in the back of the book. This allows students to check their work without being able to "cheat". The problems often require more than just knowledge of MATLAB to solve, so students practice solving actual engineering problems instead of merely typing in formulas and numbers. Even some problems that are relatively straightforward require some thought before writing the MATLAB code. The problems really make you think about the best way to approach a problem in MATLAB. The problems contain realistic examples from physics, mathematics, and chemistry, as well as few from economics and biology, but some problems look like contrived complicated mathematical expressions with no practical use.

One problem with the book is that units and significant figures are glossed over. Many answers in the back of the book do not give the units, and are given with the number of digits that MATLAB displays rather than the number of significant digits the engineering solution should have.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery good introduction
By John Ennis on May 3, 2006
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I had never used matlab when I started reading this book and I found it very easy to follow. I now have a good working understanding of the matlab basics and I recommend that anyone who's looking to get started with matlab pick up a copy.
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