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Designed for the newest version of the popular MATLAB software program, MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications, 3/e requires no previous knowledge of computer programming. The first chapter describes basic features of the program and shows how to use it in simple arithmetic operations with scalars. The next two chapters focus on the topic of arrays (the basis of MATLAB), while the remaining text covers a wide range of other applications. Computer screens, tutorials, samples, and homework questions in math, science, and engineering, provide the student with the practical hands-on experience needed for total proficiency.
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Having spent several years teaching freshmen how to use the technical computing language MATLAB as part of his introductory engineering course, Gilat (mechanical engineering, Ohio State U.) has fashioned this introduction to the software as a simple, non-intimidating text that addresses creating arrays; mathematical operations with arrays; using script files and managing data; two-dimensional plots; user-defined functions and function files; programming in MATLAB; polynomials, curve fitting, and interpolation; three-dimensional plots; applications in numerical analysis; and symbolic math. Sample problems in mathematics, science, and engineering are included. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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