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Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists

5th Edition - January 7, 2013

Authors: Daniel T. Valentine, Brian H. Hahn

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9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 4 6 1 3 - 3

The fifth edition of Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists provides a concise, balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality that facilitates independent learning, with… Read more

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The fifth edition of Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists provides a concise, balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality that facilitates independent learning, with coverage of both the fundamentals and applications. The essentials of MATLAB are illustrated throughout, featuring complete coverage of the software's windows and menus. Program design and algorithm development are presented clearly and intuitively, along with many examples from a wide range of familiar scientific and engineering areas.

This is an ideal book for a first course on MATLAB or for an engineering problem-solving course using MATLAB, as well as a self-learning tutorial for professionals and students expected to learn and apply MATLAB.

Preface
Part I. Essentials

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Using MATLAB
1.2 The desktop
1.3 Sample program

Chapter 2. MATLAB Fundamentals

2.1 Variables
2.2 The workspace
2.3 Arrays: Vectors and matrices
2.4 Vertical motion under gravity
2.5 Operators, expressions, and statements
2.6 Output
2.7 Repeating with for
2.8 Decisions
2.9 Complex numbers
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 3. Program Design and Algorithm Development

3.1 The program design process
3.2 Programming MATLAB functions
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 4. MATLAB Functions and Data Import-Export Utilities

4.1 Common functions
4.2 Importing and exporting data
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 5. Logical vectors

5.1 Examples
5.2 Logical operators
5.3 Subscripting with logical vectors
5.4 Logical functions
5.5 Logical vectors instead of elseif ladders
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 6. Matrices and Arrays

6.1 Matrices
6.2 Matrix operations
6.3 Other matrix functions
6.4 Population growth: Leslie matrices
6.5 Markov processes
6.6 Linear equations
6.7 Sparse matrices
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 7. Function M-files

7.1 Example: Newton’s method again
7.2 Basic rules
7.3 Function handles
7.4 Command/function duality
7.5 Function name resolution
7.6 Debugging M-files
7.7 Recursion
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 8. Loops

8.1 Determinate repetition with series for
8.2 Indeterminate repetition with series while
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 9. MATLAB Graphics

9.1 Basic 2-D graphs
9.2 3-D plots
9.3 Handle Graphics
9.4 Editing plots
9.5 Animation
9.6 Color etc.
9.7 Lighting and camera
9.8 Saving, printing and exporting graphs
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 10. Vectors as Arrays and Other Data Structures

10.1 Update processes
10.2 Frequencies, bar charts, and histograms
10.3 Sorting
10.4 Structures
10.5 Cell arrays
10.6 Classes and objects
Summary

Chapter 11. Errors and Pitfalls

11.1 Syntax errors
11.2 Logic errors
11.3 Rounding error
Summary
Chapter exercises

Part II. Applications

Chapter 12. Dynamical Systems

12.1 Cantilever beam
12.2 Electric current
12.3 Free fall
12.4 Projectile with friction
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 13. Simulation

13.1 Random number generation
13.2 Spinning coins
13.3 Rolling dice
13.4 Bacteria division
13.5 A random walk
13.6 Traffic flow
13.7 Normal (Gaussian) random numbers
Summary
Chapter exercises

Chapter 14. Introduction to Numerical Methods

14.1 Equations
14.2 Integration
14.3 Numerical differentiation
14.4 First-order differential equations
14.5 Linear ordinary differential equations (LODEs)
14.6 Runge-Kutta methods
14.7 A partial differential equation
14.8 Other numerical methods

Chapter 15. Signal Processing

15.1 Harmonic analysis
15.2 Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)

Chapter 16. SIMULINK^® Toolbox

16.1 Mass-spring-damper dynamic system
16.2 Bouncing ball dynamic system
16.3 The van der Pol oscillator
16.4 The Duffing oscillator
Chapter exercises

Chapter 17. Symbolics Toolbox

17.1 Algebra
17.2 Calculus
17.3 Laplace and Z transforms
17.4 Generalized Functions*
17.5 Differential equations
17.6 Implementation of funtool, MuPAD, and help
Chapter exercises

Appendix A. Syntax Quick Reference

A.1 Expressions
A.2 Function M-files
A.3 Graphics
A.4 if and switch
A.5 For and while
A.6 Input/output
A.7 load/save
A.8 Vectors and matrices

Appendix B. Command and Function Quick Reference

B.1 General purpose commands
B.2 Logical functions
B.3 Language constructs and debugging
B.4 Matrices and matrix manipulation
B.5 Mathematical functions
B.6 Matrix functions
B.7 Data analysis
B.8 Polynomial functions
B.9 Function functions
B.10 Sparse matrix functions
B.11 Character string functions
B.12 File I/O functions
B.13 Graphics

Appendix C. ASCII Character Codes
Appendix D. Solutions to Selected Exercises

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 14

Index