A concise introduction to MATLAB /
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| Author / Creator: | Palm, William J. |
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| Imprint: | Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2008. |
| Description: | xii, 418 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7629628 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Chapter 1. An Overview of MATLAB
- 1.1. MATLAB Interactive Sessions
- 1.2. Menus and the Toolbar
- 1.3. Arrays, Files, and Plots
- 1.4. Script Files and the Editor/Debugger
- 1.5. The MATLAB Help System
- 1.6. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Chapter 2. Numeric, Cell, and Structure Arrays
- 2.1. One- and Two-Dimensional Numeric Arrays
- 2.2. Multidimensional Numeric Arrays
- 2.3. Element-by-Element Operations
- 2.4. Matrix Operations
- 2.5. Matrix Methods for Linear Equations
- 2.6. Polynomial Operations Using Arrays
- 2.7. Cell Arrays
- 2.8. Structure Arrays
- 2.9. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Chapter 3. Functions and Files
- 3.1. Elementary Mathematical Functions
- 3.2. User-Defined Functions
- 3.3. Additional Function Topics
- 3.4. Working with Data Files
- 3.5. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Chapter 4. Decision-Making Programs
- 4.1. Relational Operators and Logical Variables
- 4.2. Logical Operators and Functions
- 4.3. Conditional Statements
- 4.4. Loops
- 4.5. The switch Structure
- 4.6. Debugging MATLAB Programs
- 4.7. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Chapter 5. Advanced Plotting and Model Building
- 5.1. xy Plotting Functions
- 5.2. Additional Commands and Plot Types
- 5.3. Interactive Plotting in MATLAB
- 5.4. Function Discovery
- 5.5. Regression
- 5.6. The Basic Fitting Interface
- 5.7. Three-Dimensional Plots
- 5.8. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Chapter 6. Statistics, Probability, and Interpolation
- 6.1. Statistics and Histograms
- 6.2. The Normal Distribution
- 6.3. Random Number Generation
- 6.4. Interpolation
- 6.5. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Chapter 7. Numerical Methods for Calculus and Differential Equations
- 7.1. Numerical Integration
- 7.2. Numerical Differentiation
- 7.3. First-Order Differential Equations
- 7.4. Higher-Order Differential Equations
- 7.5. Special Methods for Linear Equations
- 7.6. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Chapter 8. Symbolic Processing
- 8.1. Symbolic Expressions and Algebra
- 8.2. Algebraic and Transcendental Equations
- 8.3. Calculus
- 8.4. Differential Equations
- 8.5. Laplace Transforms
- 8.6. Symbolic Linear Algebra
- 8.7. Summary
- Key Terms with Page References
- Problems
- Appendix A. Guide to Commands and Functions in This Text
- Appendix B. References
- Answers to Selected Problems
- Index
