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MATLAB demystified / David McMahon.

By: McMahon, David (David M.)Publisher: New York : London : McGraw-Hill Professional ; McGraw-Hill [distributor], 2007Description: viii, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 41371ISBN: 0071485511 (pbk.) :; 9780071485517 (pbk.) :Subject(s): MATLAB | Numerical analysis -- Data processingDDC classification: 620.00151 MCM LOC classification: QA297 | .M427 2007
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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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgments (p. x)
  • Chapter 1 The MATLAB Environment (p. 1)
  • Overview of the User Interface (p. 2)
  • Command Window and Basic Arithmetic (p. 3)
  • The Assignment Operator (p. 5)
  • Basic Mathematical Definitions (p. 9)
  • Complex Numbers (p. 11)
  • Fixing Typos (p. 12)
  • Some File Basics (p. 12)
  • Ending Your MATLAB Session (p. 14)
  • Quiz (p. 14)
  • Chapter 2 Vectors and Matrices (p. 15)
  • Vectors (p. 15)
  • Creating Larger Vectors from Existing Variables (p. 18)
  • Creating Vectors with Uniformly Spaced Elements (p. 18)
  • Characterizing a Vector (p. 20)
  • Vector Dot and Cross Products (p. 24)
  • Referencing Vector Components (p. 25)
  • Basic Operations with Matrices (p. 26)
  • Matrix Multiplication (p. 29)
  • More Basic Operations (p. 30)
  • Special Matrix Types (p. 31)
  • Referencing Matrix Elements (p. 32)
  • Finding Determinants and Solving Linear Systems (p. 34)
  • Finding the Rank of a Matrix (p. 35)
  • Finding the Inverse of a Matrix and the Pseudoinverse (p. 39)
  • Reduced Echelon Matrices (p. 44)
  • Matrix Decompositions (p. 45)
  • Quiz (p. 47)
  • Chapter 3 Plotting and Graphics (p. 49)
  • Basic 2D Plotting (p. 49)
  • More 2D Plotting Options (p. 54)
  • The Axis Commands (p. 57)
  • Showing Multiple Functions on One Plot (p. 58)
  • Adding Legends (p. 60)
  • Setting Colors (p. 62)
  • Setting Axis Scales (p. 64)
  • Subplots (p. 67)
  • Overlaying Plots and linspace (p. 71)
  • Polar and Logarithmic Plots (p. 74)
  • Plotting Discrete Data (p. 79)
  • Contour Plots (p. 85)
  • Three Dimensional Plots (p. 90)
  • Quiz (p. 96)
  • Chapter 4 Statistics and an Introduction to Programming in MATLAB (p. 97)
  • Generating Histograms (p. 98)
  • Basic Statistics (p. 103)
  • Writing Functions in MATLAB (p. 106)
  • Programming with For Loops (p. 110)
  • Calculating Standard Deviation and Median (p. 110)
  • More MATLAB Programming Tips (p. 116)
  • Quiz (p. 119)
  • Chapter 5 Solving Algebraic Equations and Other Symbolic Tools (p. 121)
  • Solving Basic Algebraic Equations (p. 121)
  • Solving Quadratic Equations (p. 123)
  • Plotting Symbolic Equations (p. 125)
  • Solving Higher Order Equations (p. 130)
  • Systems of Equations (p. 134)
  • Expanding and Collecting Equations (p. 135)
  • Solving with Exponential and Log Functions (p. 138)
  • Series Representations of Functions (p. 142)
  • Quiz (p. 144)
  • Chapter 6 Basic Symbolic Calculus and Differential Equations (p. 145)
  • Calculating Limits (p. 145)
  • Computing Derivatives (p. 153)
  • The dsolve Command (p. 161)
  • Solving ODE's (p. 161)
  • Systems of Equations and Phase Plane Plots (p. 169)
  • Quiz (p. 178)
  • Chapter 7 Numerical Solution of ODEs (p. 179)
  • Solving First Order Equations with ODE23 and ODE45 (p. 179)
  • Solving Second Order Equations (p. 188)
  • Quiz (p. 196)
  • Chapter 8 Integration (p. 197)
  • The Int Command (p. 197)
  • Definite Integration (p. 201)
  • Multidimensional Integration (p. 208)
  • Numerical Integration (p. 209)
  • Quadrature Integration (p. 216)
  • Quiz (p. 217)
  • Chapter 9 Transforms (p. 219)
  • The Laplace Transform (p. 219)
  • The Inverse Laplace Transform (p. 222)
  • Solving Differential Equations (p. 227)
  • Computing Fourier Transforms (p. 232)
  • Inverse Fourier Transforms (p. 235)
  • Fast Fourier Transforms (p. 236)
  • Quiz (p. 239)
  • Chapter 10 Curve Fitting (p. 241)
  • Fitting to a Linear Function (p. 241)
  • Fitting to an Exponential Function (p. 257)
  • Quiz (p. 258)
  • Chapter 11 Working with Special Functions (p. 259)
  • Gamma Functions (p. 259)
  • Bessel Functions (p. 266)
  • The Beta Function (p. 274)
  • Special Integrals (p. 276)
  • Legendre Functions (p. 281)
  • Airy Functions (p. 284)
  • Quiz (p. 286)
  • Appendix Bibliography and References (p. 289)
  • Final Exam (p. 291)
  • Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions (p. 303)
  • Index (p. 319)

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