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Author: Stormy Attaway
ISBN : 0123850819
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Assuming no knowledge of programming, this book presents both programming concepts and MATLAB's built-in functions, providing a perfect platform for exploiting MATLAB's extensive capabilities for tackling engineering problems. It starts with programming concepts such as variables, assignments, input/output, and selection statements, moves onto loops and then solves problems using both the 'programming concept' and the 'power of MATLAB' side-by-side. In-depth coverage is given to input/output, a topic that is fundamental to many engineering applications.
Ancillaries available with the text:
- Instructor solution manual (available Aug. 1st)
- electronic images from the text (available Aug 16th)
- m-files (available Aug 1st)
* Presents programming concepts and MATLAB built-in functions side-by-side, giving students the ability to program efficiently and exploit the power of MATLAB to solve problems. * In depth coverage of file input/output, a topic essential for many engineering applications * Systematic, step-by-step approach, building on concepts throughout the book, facilitating easier learning * Sections on 'common pitfalls' and 'programming guidelines' direct students towards best practice
* New to this edition:
- More engineering applications help the reader learn Matlab in the context of solving technical problems
- New and revised end of chapter problems
- Stronger coverage of loops and vectorizing in a new chapter, chapter 5
- Updated to reflect current features and functions of the current release of Matlab
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- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition (August 11, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0123850819
- ISBN-13: 978-0123850812
- Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 7.3 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Free Matlab, Second Edition: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving
In the case of this product, there is truth in advertising. The book itself assumes no knowledge of MATLAB with almost no math beyond some basic high school math. The book was developed for incoming freshman at Boston University by a longtime educational coordinator.
The author put considerable work into this book, and for someone who wants to learn MATLAB on their own, this is a pretty good choice. The examples are simple and easy to follow with the content suitable even for aggressive high school students. Matlab no longer needs any sort of hyping, it is used in many disciplines ranging from engineering to economics to education, although engineers are the true power users.
As an experienced user, I most likely to use this book as a reference when I simply forget one of the many Matlab constructs. As a reference, the material is quite extensive and diverse but still does not get too aggressive in any of the content.
In a nutshell, the book will
1. Get you familiar with the MATLAB command set
2. Get you familiar with the MATLAB user interface
3. Teach you how to import data, manipulate the data based on the baseline MATLAB instruction set, and generate decent but often clunky looking plots (many people that I know will often port the data out to a better plotting package such as excel)
4. Develop a collection of commands (call .m files) that perform an extended sequence of commands and can be run from session to session
The MATLAB program is not included in the book and can be quite costly, so if you don't have a copy of MATLAB, you might want to check out its affordability first. Also, there is no companion disk with the book meaning that you have to do all the typing of the examples in the book.
MATLAB is one of the most advanced mathematical and computational software environments that are currently available. In my line of work I have primarily used Mathematica, which is a bit better suited for symbolic manipulation rather than numerical and statistical analysis and modeling. Recently I've ventured into some numerical work, and have decided to learn how to use MATLAB. In that regard I am happy to report that Stormy Attaway's "MATLAB - A Practical Introduction To Programming And Problem Solving" is an excellent pedagogical resource.
Some of the overarching features of this book are:
* Hybrid approach that combines both the programming techniques as well as the exposition of MATLAB's own functions.
* Systematic, step-by-step approach building concepts throughout the book.
* Exposition of MATLAB's ability to work with large and complex files and other inputs.
* Introduction of some advanced programming concepts, such as string manipulation, data structures, recursion, anonymous functions, sorting, searching, and indexing.
* The book also has a short introduction to several key mathematical and problem-solving concepts, such as statistical functions, sets of linear algebraic equations, the use of complex numbers, and some calculus.
Some pedagogical features:
* Quick Question! - questions that are posed throughout the book and immediately answered.
* Practice problems are given throughout the chapter
* Introduced problems are solved using both The Programming Concept and The Efficient Method.
The book comes with a companion website that makes available several MATLAB files and programs which can be used to solve the problems throughout the book.
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