Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
About This Book
Dedication and Acknowledgments
Chapter 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
Chapter 2 Matlab Environment
2.1 Getting Started
2.2 Matlab Windows
2.3 Solving Problems with Matlab
2.4 Saving Your Work
Summary
Problems
Chapter 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
Problems
Chapter 4 Manipulating Matlab Arrays
Introduction
4.1 Manipulating Numeric Arrays
4.2 Problems with Two Variablesโ Using Meshgrid
4.3 Special Arrays
4.4 Introduction to Character and String Arrays
Summary
Problems
Chapter 5 Plotting
Introduction
5.1 Two-dimensional Plots
5.2 Subplotsโtiled Chart Layouts
5.3 Other Types of Twodimensional 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
5.8 Other Plotting Options
Summary
Problems
Chapter 6 User-defined Functions
Introduction
6.1 Creating Function Files
6.2 Subfunctions
6.3 Creating Your Own Toolbox of Functions
6.4 Anonymous Functions and Function Handles
6.5 Function Functions
Summary
Problems
Chapter 7 User-controlled Input and Output
Introduction
7.1 User-defined Input
7.2 Output Options
7.3 Graphical Input
7.4 Reading and Writing Data from Files
7.5 Debugging Your Code
Summary
Problems
Chapter 8 Logical Functions and Selection Structures
Introduction
8.1 Relational and Logical Operators
8.2 Flowcharts and Pseudocode
8.3 Logical Functions
8.4 Logical Indexing
8.5 Selection Structures
8.6 Debugging
Summary
Problems
Chapter 9 Repetition Structures
Introduction
9.1 for Loops
9.2 while Loops
9.3 break AND continue
9.4 Midpoint Break Loops
9.5 Nested Loops
9.6 Improving the Efficiency of Loops
Summary
Problems
Chapter 10 Algebra
Introduction
10.1 Matrix Operations and Functions
10.2 Solutions of Systems of Linear Equations
10.3 Special Matrices
Summary
Problems
Chapter 11 Other Kinds of Arrays
Introduction
11.1 Numeric Data Types
11.2 Character and String Data
11.3 Symbolic Data
11.4 Logical Data
11.5 Sparse Arrays
11.6 Categorical Arrays
11.7 Time Arrays
11.8 Multidimensional Arrays
11.9 Cell Arrays
11.10 Structure Arrays
11.11 Table Arrays
11.12 Timetable Arrays
Summary
Problems
Chapter 12 Symbolic Mathematics
Introduction
12.1 Symbolic Algebra
12.2 Solving Expressions and Equations
12.3 Symbolic Plotting
12.4 Units of Measurement
12.5 Calculus
12.6 Differential Equations
12.7 Converting Symbolic Expressions to Anonymous Functions
Summary
Problems
Chapter 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
Problems
Chapter 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
Problems
Chapter 15 Simulinkโ a Brief Introduction
Introduction
15.1 Applications
15.2 Getting Started
15.3 Solving Differential Equations with Simulink
Summary
Problems
Appendix A Special Characters, Commands, and Functions
Appendix B Scaling Techniques
Appendix C Annual Climatological Summary
Index