Need to Learn MATLAB? Problem SOLVED! Get started using MATLAB right away with help from this hands-on guide. MATLAB Demystified offers an effective and enlightening method for learning how to get the most out this powerful computational mathematics tool. Using an easy-to-follow format, this book explains the basics of MATLAB up front. You'll find out how to plot functions, solve algebraic equations, and compute integrals. You'll also learn how to solve differential equations, generate numerical solutions of ODEs, and work with special functions. Packed with hundreds of sample equations and explained solutions, and featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will teach you MATLAB essentials in no time at all.This self-teaching guide offers:The quickest way to get up and running on MATLABHundreds of worked examples with solutionsCoverage of MATLAB 7A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknessesA final exam at the end of the bookA time-saving approach to performing better on homework or on the jobSimple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced user, MATLAB Demystified is your shortcut to computational precision.
Author(s): David McMahon
Edition: 1
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 338
Cover......Page 1
MATLAB Demystified......Page 2
Copyright © 2007......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 6
CHAPTER 1 The MATLAB Environment......Page 13
CHAPTER 2 Vectors and Matrices......Page 27
CHAPTER 3 Plotting and Graphics......Page 61
CHAPTER 4 Statistics and an Introduction to
Programming in MATLAB......Page 109
CHAPTER 5 Solving Algebraic Equations and
Other Symbolic Tools......Page 133
CHAPTER 6 Basic Symbolic Calculus and
Differential Equations......Page 157
CHAPTER 7 Numerical Solution of ODEs......Page 191
CHAPTER 8 Integration......Page 209
CHAPTER 9 Transforms......Page 231
CHAPTER 10 Curve Fitting......Page 253
CHAPTER 11 Working with Special Functions......Page 271
APPENDIX Bibliography and References......Page 301
Final Exam......Page 303
Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions......Page 315
Index<......Page 331
