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Concise Introduction to Matlab

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ISBN-10: 0073385832

ISBN-13: 9780073385839

Edition: 2008

Authors: William J. Palm

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A Concise Introduction to Matlabis a simple,concise book designed to cover all the major capabilities of MATLABthat are useful for beginning students. Thorough Coverage of Function handles, Anonymous functions, and Subfunctions. In addition, key applications including plotting, programming, statistics and model building are also all covered. MATLAB is presently a globally available standard computational tool for engineers and scientists. The terminology, syntax, and the use of the programming language are well defined and the organization of the material makes it easy to locate information and navigate through the textbook.
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Book details

List price: $61.32
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 10/31/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Preface
An Overview of MATLAB
MATLAB Interactive Sessions
Menus and the Toolbar
Arrays, Files, and Plots
Script Files and the Editor/Debugger
The MATLAB Help System
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Numeric, Cell, and Structure Arrays
One- and Two-Dimensional Numeric Arrays
Multidimensional Numeric Arrays
Element-by-Element Operations
Matrix Operations
Matrix Methods for Linear Equations
Polynomial Operations Using Arrays
Cell Arrays
Structure Arrays
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Functions and Files
Elementary Mathematical Functions
User-Defined Functions
Additional Function Topics
Working with Data Files
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Decision-Making Programs
Relational Operators and Logical Variables
Logical Operators and Functions
Conditional Statements
Loops
The switch Structure
Debugging MATLAB Programs
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Advanced Plotting and Model Building
xy Plotting Functions
Additional Commands and Plot Types
Interactive Plotting in MATLAB
Function Discovery
Regression
The Basic Fitting Interface
Three-Dimensional Plots
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Statistics, Probability, and Interpolation
Statistics and Histograms
The Normal Distribution
Random Number Generation
Interpolation
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Numerical Methods for Calculus and Differential Equations
Numerical Integration
Numerical Differentiation
First-Order Differential Equations
Higher-Order Differential Equations
Special Methods for Linear Equations
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Symbolic Processing
Symbolic Expressions and Algebra
Algebraic and Transcendental Equations
Calculus
Differential Equations
Laplace Transforms
Symbolic Linear Algebra
Summary
Key Terms with Page References
Problems
Guide to Commands and Functions in This Text
References
Answers to Selected Problems
Index