MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications 2nd Edition

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Assuming no prior MATLAB experience, this clear, easy-to-read book walks readers through the ins and outs of this powerful software for technical computing, including:

Generously illustrated computer screen shots and step-by-step tutorials applied in the areas of mathematics, science, and engineering
Clearly shows how MATLAB is used in science and engineering
Includes a completely new chapter on Symbolic Math
Thoroughly updated to match Matlab's newest release, Matlab 7

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Great for learning the basics of MATLAB........2007-08-18

I purchased this title because I am starting a numerical analysis sequence next year using Matlab and I knew only how to plot in 2D and do simple calculations at the command line. After studying from Gilat's text for the past month or so I feel very comfortable using Matlab for all the basics and I am ready to learn how to exploit the full power of the program.

Each chapter gives just enough mathematical background to provide anyone with at least college algebra/trig enough to understand what is going on.
Although this book does not cover any topic too deeply, it does cover the fundamentals of many aspects of Matlab in a way that allows the reader to move fairly quickly through the whole book without getting bogged down in any one area.

In the end you will know the basics about how Matlab operates: how to work with vectors and matrices, how to write simple programs and function files, how to plot and format data, how to fit data to a curve, and how to differentiate and integrate both numerically and symbolically, and a bunch of other great tools for solving problems.

Also, as the other reviewers mentioned, the book makes very good use of graphics to show how input and output should look, as well as what exactly each line means.

I would recommend this text to anyone wanting to learn the basics of Matlab.

Reader.......2007-04-23

If you plan to start with Matlab with no prior experience, this book beats most of the other available titles.Since an inside view of the book is not available on Amazon, I will for the benefit of others list out the chapters here.Ch1 begins with the necessary introduction,developing familiarity with the command window,display formats and precedence of operators.It moves on to Ch2 and Ch3 where arrays are introduced and the mathematical operations on them explained.Ch4 is about script files,Ch5 on elementary plotting techniques using in-built functions like plot and fplot.Ch6 introduces functions and Ch7 extends the previous material to formal programming techniques like loops and control structures.Ch8 explains curve fitting and interpolation,Ch9 is about three dimensional plots and special graphics.Ch10, the last one of the book uses Matlab to do symbolic math which cover elementary algebraic equations.The examples contained in the book are from elementary physics and engineering,so if you are looking for more advanced material that has been treated using Matlab,this might be a little less helpful.The numerical techniques again cover simple problems like projectile trajectory,flow of water from a vessel with a small hole punched in its sidewall,RC circuits, viscosity and so on.Relatively advanced topics like Fourier transforms and applications to signal processing are also left out.If you are done with this book or feel that the material isnt of much help, I will suggest that you might try "Numerical Computing with Matlab" by Moler(he is perhaps one of the architects of Matlab).This book(electronic version) is available for free from the mathworks website [...].Overall this book does a good job in explaining details and is also generously sprinkled with figures and screenshots.Please try it if you are first timer to Matlab.

Very good introduction.......2006-05-04

I had never used matlab when I started reading this book and I found it very easy to follow. I now have a good working understanding of the matlab basics and I recommend that anyone who's looking to get started with matlab pick up a copy.

The perfect introductory text for MATLAB.......2005-12-08

If you are completely new to MATLAB then you will find no better book to guide you through the basics. It is perfectly suited for teaching yourself several basic but still very interesting and useful programming techniques. Topics are presented to the reader in an order carefully determined to produce maximum benefit and knowledge. The book is short and very readable, with many example programs.

In short: if you want a FIRST introductory textbook for MATLAB, you can't beat this book. And it covers the latest version (Release 14).

A truly excellent text!.......2005-11-21

This book was written for teaching Matlab to freshmen in an introductory engineering course, so most of the examples are from first year physics and engineering. Nevertheless, after looking at all competing texts, I chose it to teach Matlab to sophomore geology majors, most of whom had not yet taken calculus or physics. I was very happy with the results; by the end of the semester the students were well on their way to being competent programmers, and I think they will find calculus and physics much easier because of their experience with this book.

I chose this text because it is very well written--you can tell the author has had long experience teaching the subject--and because of its many excellent examples. Most people learn faster by example than by theory, and the examples in this book are easier to follow than those of other texts. Each example shows the command window with a gray background and white insets, or call-outs, containing explanations. The pages are attractive.

In the main text, Matlab commands are set in Courier to clearly distinguish them from the discussion itself. Sections are fairly short and easy to follow, and at the end of each chapter there are many problems of gradually increasing difficulty. The solutions to some problems are given at the back of the book. The abundance of complete examples makes it easy to skip around in the book as soon as students are familiar with Matlab syntax. There are astonishingly few typos and none were serious. Cell arrays and structures are used only where needed for particular commands, a wise pedagogical decision. I particularly enjoyed the second edition's new chapter on symbolic math, as I had never used this part of Matlab in my own research.

The book is 7.5"x9.25" in size with 343 pages, and so is easy to carry around. It's inexpensive, as textbooks go nowadays.

Getting Started with MATLAB 7: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)

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Great Introduction
The BEST first MATLAB book for sicentists and engineers
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An easy Intro!

Getting Started with MATLAB 7: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Rudra Pratap
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RG Familiarizes users with MATLAB in just a few hours though self-guided lessons RG Discusses new features and applications in MATLAB 7 RG Covers elementary, advanced, and special functions RG Includes numerous new examples and problems RG Supplements any course that uses MATLAB RG Works as a stand-alone tutorial and reference MATLAB, a software package for high-performance numerical computation and visualization, is one of the most widely used tools in engineering field today. Its broad appeal lies in its interactive environment with hundreds of built-in functions for technical computation, graphics, and animation. In addition, it provides easy extensibility with its own high-level programming language. Enhanced by fun and appealing illustrations,Getting Started with MATLAB 7: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers employs a casual, accessible writing style that shows users how to enjoy using MATLAB.

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Great Introduction.......2007-04-17

I found this to be a well written, easy to comprehend introduction to MatLab programming. I had programs written and running within the first two hours of reading it. Makes a great quick reference as well.

The BEST first MATLAB book for sicentists and engineers.......2006-11-08

This book is a true joy to read. It is well-organized, well-written, and provides the most clearly illustrated (through examples and figures) introduction to MATLAB I have found. More importantly, it is specifically geared to scientists and engineers e.g. those seeking to exploit MATLAB's numerical methods capabilities either for teaching, learning, or researching. Each chapter contains relevant and useful exercises from the material and provides complete answers for you to check your work right away. The sections on graphics and publishing are very nice and demonstrate how MATLAB is a full-service software tool. The second half of the book provides an excellent overview of "Applications" - basically, numerical methods using MATLAB. The book focuses on the built-in functions for root finding, quadrature, ODEs, etc. but not the details of the algorithms themselves (here it refers you to a numerical methods textbook). This should be the first book any scientist or engineers buys when starting to learn MATLAB. The MATLAB Guide by Higham and Higham (2nd Edition, SIAM) should be next . . . Enjoy!

Well worth it for beginners.......2006-05-06

This book is extremely helpful for novice MATLAB users who need to generate results quickly. It is concise and easy to navigate.

Good Book.......2006-02-21

This is a very fine resource for laerning Matlab from the introductory level.

An easy Intro!.......2006-01-30

I think this is a really nice and user friendly book if you look for a painless intro to mathlab, or if you look for the quick and essential tips that can get you started hands-on with a few functions or programs. No prerequisites are needed!
Of the computer and programming tools out there in math and in CS, Matlab is probably the one that it tailored more directly to numerical computations and to matrices (to graphics too!); as opposed to symbolic manipulations, where perhaps Mathematica and Mable have an edge. Yet, these choices often come down to a matter of taste, and to what you are used to. Or what the book or the class is steering you towards.
Still, I noticed over the past year, that teachers and students involved with elementary numerical analysis, math, or CS courses have liked this little book. And yet, there are lots of other Matlab-books out there; as well as manuals, step-by-step guides, etc; and some are even free on the web. Thanks God for Google! But this little book seems especially attractive for beginners.
Review by Palle Jorgensen, January 29, 2006.

Introduction to Simulink with Engineering Applications

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Excellent Book on Simulinks

Introduction to Simulink with Engineering Applications
Steven T. Karris
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This text is an introduction to Simulink, a companion application to MATLAB. It is written for students at the undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as for the working professional. Although some previous knowledge of MATLAB would be helpful, it is not absolutely necessary; Appendix A of this text is an Introduction to MATLAB to enable the reader to begin learning both MATLAB and Simulink to perform graphical computations and programming. Chapters 2 through 18 describe the blocks of all Simulink libraries. Their application is illustrated with practical examples through Simulink models, some of which are supplemented with MATLAB functions, commands, and statements. Chapters 1 and 19 contain several Simulink models to illustrate various applied math and engineering applications. Appendix B is an introduction to difference equations as they apply to discrete{time systems, and Appendix C introduces the reader to random generation procedures. This text supplements our Numerical Analysis with MATLAB and Spreadsheet Applications, ISBN 0-9709511-1-6. It is self-contained; the blocks of each library are described in an orderly fashion that is consistent with Simulink¡¦s documentation. This arrangement provides insight into how a model is used and how its parts interact with each another. Like MATLAB, Simulink can be used with both linear and nonlinear systems, which can be modeled in continuous time, sample time, or a hybrid of these. Examples are provided in this text. Most of the examples presented in this book can be implemented with the Student Versions of MATLAB and Simulink. A few may require the full versions of these outstanding packages, and can be skipped. Some add{ons, known as Toolboxes and Blocksets can be obtained from The MathWorks, Inc., 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, MA 01760{2098, USA

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Excellent Book on Simulinks.......2006-11-27

I often refer to this book when I working with Simulink. It is much better than MathWorks's PDF manuals. It have many comprehensive examples.

Getting Started With MATLAB: Version 6 : A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

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Excellent Starter
Excellent to learn with and then use as a reference.
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Getting Started With MATLAB: Version 6 : A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
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Getting Started with MATLAB: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers BL Gets you up and running with MATLAB in just a few hours BL Features the latest release of MATLAB BL Thoroughly introduces the basics you need to get started BL Contains six self-guided lessons (Chapter 2) BL Covers useful advanced MATLAB functions (Chapters 3-8) BL Works as a handy stand-alone tutorial BL Supplements any text that uses MATLAB BL Includes numerous new problems and examples MATLAB is one of the most widely used tools in the field of engineering today. Its broad appeal lies in its interactive environment with hundreds of built-in functions for technical computation, graphics, and animation. It provides easy extensibility with its own high-level programming language. Getting Started with MATLAB: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers uses a casual writing style, enhanced by fun and appealing illustrations, to quickly and pleasantly teach readers to enjoy using this high-performance computation and visualization software.

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Excellent Starter.......2005-05-19

A course in mechanisms required this text, and I thought it was the most amazing starting text. I knew nothing of matlab prior to the book, and after reading it I could program in matlab proficiently.

Excellent to learn with and then use as a reference........2004-09-23

I never learned Matlab as a BSEE student, but use it extensively as a grad student EE. I learned Matlab very quickly with this book and continue to use it as a basic reference. It does not go into depth in DSP, creating graphics, or the optional Matlab toolbox functions, but its a great starting point to learn Matlab.

A Quick Introduction..........2002-02-25

I started hearing about MATLAB when I started going to college to do my bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. I took a C++ class and I really enjoyed the power of C++ in problem solving and logic.

Then came MATLAB which is a class that is required to be taken by all EE students. I got this book because it had the word "quick". Time is a very important factor when it comes to learning a new language, whether a living language (like French) or a programming language (like C++ or MATLAB).

This book is really a nice way to get you started with confidence. I rarely use the assigned book for the class, I use this one instead. Very easy to read and step by step instructions.

Highly recommended for anyone who's just started working on MATLAB.

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MATLAB, a software package for high-performance numerical computation and visualization, is one of the most widely used tools for science and engineering applications. Its broad appeal lies in its interactive environment with hundreds of built-in functions for technical computation, graphics, and animation. It also provides easy extensibility with its own high-level programming language. Getting Started with MATLAB 5: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers gets students started in MATLAB quickly and easily, in a few short hours. Chapters one and two provide a thorough introduction to the basics and five self-guided lessons. Remaining chapters cover useful and interesting elementary, advanced, and special MATLAB functions.

Customer Reviews:

Good job..........2002-02-27

This book lives up to its title. It is a good overview and reference for beginning Matlab users. It covers all of the basics and is a good place for the novice to start. This book is both reference and practice guide with lessons and exercises. As stated below, it will not be particularly useful for advanced users, but it doesn't aim to be. Matlab's applications are so vast, that it would take many volumes to cover all of its advanced capabilities across different disciplines.

The books that come with the software are extremely weak (by design) and the only comparable beginner's book I came across is the one they give you at Mathworks' training classes. Either way, this book is a good buy.

Very good for beginner..........2000-07-30

Although this book didn't cover many of advanced usages,it is very good for beginners.It is well organized and thin,so I caught up quickly and worked out my assignments by it. I recommend it to the beginners and who wants to learn MATLAB within a short period.

Very good quick introduction.......2000-07-07

Well, I like this book, and refer to it often. It is concise, and written in a friendly way. There are some errors in it, but they are easy enough to spot. To me, this is an excellent book for the beginner to start with. Lightweight, yet gives a broad taste of MatLab's capabilities.

Only if you "fear" Matlab.......2000-05-14

We all know the awesome power of Matlab, and if this powerintimidates you and you have never used Matlab (or Gauss, for thatmatter) before, you will get a taste of what Matlab is like and how it works in this book, which is written specifically for beginners.

But frankly, you'd get just as much -- and more -- information from the Matlab User's Guide, which comes ()with the software.() It unfortunately does not go beyond the most basic functions of Matlab, and at the end you will still be left wondering what Matlab really can do -- and what it can do *for you*.

Case in point: the discussion on functions (something that always intimidates me when I learn a new language/package) starts out easy, and suddenly becomes confusing, leaving the reader yearning for more information and more examples. The lack of good examples is another problem with this slim ()volume.

A good introductory book should be like DiIorio's "SAS Applications Programming": easy enough to NOT intimidate the beginner, yet deep and comprehensive enough to enable the reader to get real work done -- and to encourage the reader to learn more advanced topics. (After all, we use stats software like Matlab to get real work done, not just to impress our girlfriends.) While this book may seem "friendly" at the start, its total lack of depth unfortunately can make one feel even more intimidated about Matlab.

Getting started, but that's about all.......2000-04-15

True to the title, this book is a leg up in Matlab if you have never used it before. However, unless you are working at the most basic level, this book will leave you wishing you had a more complete reference.

Mathematical Biology: An Introduction with Maple and Matlab (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)

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Mathematical Biology: An Introduction with Maple and Matlab (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)
Ronald W. Shonkwiler
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A greatly expanded and updated edition of the popular Introduction to the Mathematics of Biology (Yeargers, Shonkwiler and Herod, Birkhäuser 1996), this textbook aims to present mathematical biology as not merely the intrusion of one science into another, but rather as a field with a unity of its own. It retains and expands on the concept of the "computer biology laboratory,” giving students a general perspective of the field before proceeding to more specialized topics. The book is a product of extensive classroom experience, and the student response to it has been exhilarating due to its focus on problems of contemporary interest such as cancer, genetics and aging.

A unique feature of the book is its integration of a computer algebra system into the flow of ideas, in a supporting but unobtrusive role. Syntax for both the Maple and Matlab systems is provided in a side-by-side format. The use of a computer algebra system gives students the opportunity to examine "what if” scenarios, thereby allowing them to to grasp important mathematical and biological concepts in a way not otherwise possible. For students without access to Maple or Matlab, each topic presented is complete. Graphic visualizations are provided for all mathematical results.

This book focuses on problems of contemporary interest. It includes new chapters on parasites, cancer, and phylogenetics, as well as an introduction to online resources for DNA and protein lookups and popular pattern matching tools such as BLAST. One major new topic presented is that of genomics, a rapidly growing field. Just as mathematics once became indispensable for the study of physics, with genomics mathematics has become indispensable for biology. The discussion of genomics in this book also presents the many subdisciplines it has given rise to, and it introduces the emerging field of algebraic statistics as a powerful tool in genomics.

Mathematical Biology includes extensive exercises, problems and examples to help students grasp the concepts fully. A year of calculus is required to understand the material presented, while no previous coursework in biology is necessary. The mathematics presented proceeds from the simple to the more complex, while the biology proceeds from the study of populations down to the molecular level. Overall, the book will be appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students studying mathematics or biology, and it also lends itself well to self-study for scientists and researchers who wish to explore this exciting frontier of the applications of mathematics and computers in the natural sciences.

Evolutionary Intelligence: An Introduction to Theory and Applications with Matlab

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Evolutionary Intelligence: An Introduction to Theory and Applications with Matlab
S. Sumathi , T. Hamsapriya , and P. Surekha
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This book gives a good introduction to evolutionary computation for those who are first entering the field and are looking for insight into the underlying mechanisms behind them. Emphasizing the scientific and machine learning applications of genetic algorithms instead of applications to optimization and engineering, the book could serve well in an actual course on adaptive algorithms. The authors include excellent problem sets, these being divided up into "thought exercises" and "computer exercises" in genetic algorithm. Practical use of genetic algorithms demands an understanding of how to implement them, and the authors do so in the last two chapters of the book by giving the applications in various fields. This book also outlines some ideas on when genetic algorithms and genetic programming should be used, and this is useful since a newcomer to the field may be tempted to view a genetic algorithm as merely a fancy Monte Carlo simulation. The most difficult part of using a genetic algorithm is how to encode the population, and the authors discuss various ways to do this. Various "exotic" approaches to improve the performance of genetic algorithms are also discussed such as the "messy" genetic algorithms, adaptive genetic algorithm and hybrid genetic algorithm.

Introduction to MATLAB with Applications for Chemical and Mechanical Engineers

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Introduction to MATLAB with Applications for Chemical and Mechanical Engineers
Daniel G. Coronell
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Introduction to MATLAB with Applications for Chemical and Mechanical Engineers provides applications from chemical engineering and biotechnology, such as thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and mass transfer. The book features a section on input, output, and storage of data as well as a section on data analysis and parameter estimation that contains statistical analysis, curve fitting optimization, and error analysis. Many applied case studies are included from the engineering disciplines. It also offers instruction on the use of the MATLAB® optimization toolbox. With a CD-ROM of MATLAB programs, this text is essential for chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, applied mathematicians, and students.

MATLAB An Introduction with Applications Preliminary Edition

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MATLAB An Introduction with Applications Preliminary Edition
Amos Gilat
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Online Solutions Manual to Accompany Matlab: an Introduction with Applications

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Online Solutions Manual to Accompany Matlab: an Introduction with Applications
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