MATLAB for Engineers

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
ABOUT THIS BOOK
DEDICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1 ABOUT MATLAB®
	1.1 What is Matlab®?
	1.2 Student Edition of Matlab®
	1.3 How is Matlab® Used in Industry?
	1.4 Problem Solving in Engineering and Science
2 MATLAB® ENVIRONMENT
	2.1 Getting Started
	2.2 Matlab® Windows
	2.3 Solving Problems With Matlab®
	2.4 Saving Your Work
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
3 BUILT‐IN MATLAB® FUNCTIONS
	Introduction
	3.1 Using Built‐In Functions
	3.2 Using the Help Feature
	3.3 Elementary Math Functions
	3.4 Trigonometric Functions
	3.5 Data Analysis Functions
	3.6 Random Numbers
	3.7 Complex Numbers
	3.8 Computational Limitations
	3.9 Special Values and Miscellaneous Functions
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
4 MANIPULATING MATLAB® MATRICES
	4.1 Manipulating Matrices
	4.2 Problems with Two Variables—Using Meshgrid
	4.3 Special Matrices
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
5 PLOTTING
	Introduction
	5.1 Two‐Dimensional Plots
	5.2 Subplots
	5.3 Other Types of Two‐Dimensional Plots
	5.4 Three‐Dimensional Plotting
	5.5 Editing Plots From the Menu Bar
	5.6 Creating Plots From the Workspace Window
	5.7 Saving Your Plots
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Problems
6 LOGICAL FUNCTIONS AND SELECTION STRUCTURES
	Introduction
	6.1 Relational and Logical Operators
	6.2 Flowcharts and Pseudocode
	6.3 Logical Functions
	6.4 Selection Structures
	6.5 Debugging
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
7 REPETITION STRUCTURES
	Introduction
	7.1 For Loops
	7.2 While Loops
	7.3 Break and Continue
	7.4 Midpoint Break Loops
	7.5 Nested Loops
	7.6 Improving the Efficiency of Loops
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
8 USER‐CONTROLLED INPUT AND OUTPUT
	Introduction
	8.1 User‐Defined Input
	8.2 Output Options
	8.3 Graphical Input
	8.4 More Features Using Section Dividers
	8.5 Reading and Writing Data from Files
	8.6 Debugging Your Code
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
9 USER‐DEFINED FUNCTIONS
	Introduction
	9.1 Creating Function Files
	9.2 Creating Your Own Toolbox of Functions
	9.3 Anonymous Functions and Function Handles
	9.4 Function Functions
	9.5 Subfunctions
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
10 MATRIX ALGEBRA
	Introduction
	10.1 Matrix Operations and Functions
	10.2 Solutions of Systems of Linear Equations
	10.3 Special Matrices
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
11 OTHER KINDS OF ARRAYS
	Introduction
	11.1 Data Types
	11.2 Numeric Data Types
	11.3 Character and String Data
	11.4 Symbolic Data
	11.5 Logical Data
	11.6 Sparse Arrays
	11.7 Categorical Arrays
	11.8 Time Arrays
	11.9 Multidimensional Arrays
	11.10 Cell Arrays
	11.11 Structure Arrays
	11.12 Table Arrays
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
12 SYMBOLIC MATHEMATICS
	Introduction
	12.1 Symbolic Algebra
	12.2 Solving Expressions and Equations
	12.3 Symbolic Plotting
	12.4 Calculus
	12.5 Differential Equations
	12.6 Converting Symbolic Expressions to Anonymous Functions
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Problems
13 NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES
	13.1 Interpolation
	13.2 Curve Fitting
	13.3 Using the Interactive Fitting Tools
	13.4 Differences and Numerical Differentiation
	13.5 Numerical Integration
	13.6 Solving Differential Equations Numerically
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
14 ADVANCED GRAPHICS
	Introduction
	14.1 Images
	14.2 Graphics Objects
	14.3 Animation
	14.4 Other Visualization Techniques
	14.5 Introduction to Volume Visualization
	Summary
	Matlab® Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
15 CREATING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
	Introduction
	15.1 A Simple Gui with One User Interaction
	15.2 A Graphical User Interface with Multiple User Interactions—ready_aim_fire
	15.3 An Improved ready_aim_fire Program
	15.4 A Much Better ready_aim_fire Program
	15.5 Built‐In Gui Templates
	Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
16 SIMULINK®—A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
	Introduction
	16.1 Applications
	16.2 Getting Started
	16.3 Solving Differential Equations with Simulink®
	Summary
	Key Terms
	Problems
APPENDIX A SPECIAL CHARACTERS, COMMANDS, AND FUNCTIONS
APPENDIX B SCALING TECHNIQUES
APPENDIX C THE READY_AIM_FIRE GUI
APPENDIX D
INDEX
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