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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 MATLAB
- Hundreds of worked examples with solutions
- Coverage of MATLAB 7
- A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
- A final exam at the end of the book
- A time-saving approach to performing better on homework or on the job
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced user, MATLAB Demystified is your shortcut to computational precision.
Synopsis
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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 MATLAB
- Hundreds of worked examples with solutions
- Coverage of MATLAB 7
- A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
- A final exam at the end of the book
- A time-saving approach to performing better on homework or on the job
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced user, MATLAB Demystified is your shortcut to computational precision.
About the Author
David McMahon is a physicist and researcher at Sandia National Laboratories. He is the author of Linear Algebra Demystified, Quantum Mechanics Demystified, and Relativity Demystified.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Matlab EnvironmentOverview of the user interfaceCommandandWorkspace windowCreating and saving filesCreating variablesEntering and editing dataPaths and directories; M filesChapter 2: MatricesThe Array Editor WindowSystems of EquationsCreating a matrixReferencing Matrix elementsBasic Matrix operations; SubmatricesMatrix functions; Matrix operatorsSingular matrices and inversionFactorization of matricesChapter 3: 2D GraphicsCreating a basic plotSetting up a plot; Planar plotsGraphing functions; Parametric curvesChapter 4: 3D GraphicsBasic 3D plotting; Surface graphicsCurves in 3D; Mesh plotsParametric surfacesShading and coloringChapter 5: Programming in MatlabMatlab and C; If statementsWhile Statements; For LoopsSwitch statements; Error handlingChapter 6: Symbolic MathematicsEntering an algebraic equationSolving an algebraic equationPlotting a solutionTranscendental FunctionsWorking with Trig functionsHyperbolic functions; Complex numbersChapter 7: DerivativesandDifferential EquationsSymbolic computation of derivativesEntering and solving a differential equationSolving first order ODE'sSolving second order ODE'sWorking with Laplace transformsPartial differential equations and MatlabNumerical solution of differential equationsChapter 8: IntegrationEntering an integral in MatlabBasic integrals of polynomialandrational functions; Double and triple integralsIntegrals spherical/cylindrical coordinatesChapter 9: More on TransformsFourier TransformsDiscrete Fourier TransformsZ-TransformsChapter 10: Vector calculusEntering vectors; Computing dot productsCross products; Vector calculus operationsChapter 11: Working w Special FunctionsGamma Functions; Eulers Beta FunctionHermite &Laguerre PolynomialsLegendre Polynomials; Bessel FunctionsRiemann Zeta FunctionThe Spherical HarmonicsChapter 12 : Probability and Statistics with MatlabCommon probability distributionsSampling and parameter estimationRandom variablesMonte Carlo methodsProbability Densities