Practical Matlab Basics for Engineers

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ISBN: 9781420047745 | 1420047744
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Copyright: 9/4/2008

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"This book begins by taking a general look at the field of computing, the skills associated with computer programming and computer languages, problem solving and algorithms, and changes in technology that are having an impact on the job market." "It enables a solid grounding in computational basics for those new to MATLAB and programming languages, providing extensive examples, figures, and worked-out problems."--BOOK JACKET.

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Preface	p. vii
Author	p. ix
Trends, the Industry, and MATLAB	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The Job Market	p. 4
Market and Labor Trends	p. 4
Technical Know-How: Trends and Facts	p. 7
What Constitutes Essential Knowledge	p. 9
Technological Trends	p. 11
Objective of This Book	p. 14
Organization	p. 14
What Is a Computer? What Constitutes Hardware? What Constitutes Software?	p. 17
What Is MATLAB?	p. 22
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 23
MATLAB Windows	p. 23
A Word about Restrictions on the User's Software	p. 26
Help	p. 26
The Problem	p. 30
Problem-Solving Techniques (Heuristics)	p. 34
Proofs and Simulations	p. 35
Computer Solutions	p. 36
The Flowchart	p. 37
Getting Started	p. 41
Introduction	p. 41
Objectives	p. 42
Background	p. 42
Examples	p. 52
Further Analysis	p. 57
Application Problems	p. 59
Matrices, Arrays, Vectors, and Sets	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Objectives	p. 68
Background	p. 69
Examples	p. 151
Further Analysis	p. 175
Application Problems	p. 178
Trigonometric, Exponential, Logarithmic, and Special Functions	p. 191
Introduction	p. 191
Objectives	p. 195
Background	p. 196
Examples	p. 215
Further Analysis	p. 229
Application Problems	p. 232
Printing and Plotting	p. 237
Introduction	p. 237
Objectives	p. 238
Background	p. 239
Examples	p. 304
Further Analysis	p. 339
Application Problems	p. 343
Complex Numbers	p. 349
Introduction	p. 349
A Brief History	p. 353
Objectives	p. 354
Background	p. 355
Examples	p. 377
Further Analysis	p. 400
Application Problems	p. 403
Polynomials and Calculus, a Numerical and Symbolic Approach	p. 411
Introduction	p. 411
Objectives	p. 413
Background	p. 414
Examples	p. 485
Further Analysis	p. 510
Application Problems	p. 513
Decisions and Relations	p. 523
Introduction	p. 523
Objectives	p. 523
Background	p. 524
Examples	p. 555
Further Analysis	p. 589
Application Problems	p. 591
Files, Statistics, and Performance Analysis	p. 597
Introduction	p. 597
Objectives	p. 599
Background	p. 600
Examples	p. 626
Further Analysis	p. 670
Application Problems	p. 672
Bibliography	p. 677
Index	p. 681
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