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Getting Started with MATLAB 7: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) |  | Author: Rudra Pratap
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0195179374
Dewey Decimal Number: 502.85
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Publication Date: August 4, 2005
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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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The BEST first MATLAB book for scientists and engineers November 8, 2006
NumericalMethodsGuy
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
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!
An easy Intro! January 29, 2006
Palle E T Jorgensen (Iowa City, Iowa United States)
29 out of 33 found this review helpful
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.
Well worth it for beginners May 6, 2006
statdm (Vienna, VA United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is extremely helpful for novice MATLAB users who need to generate results quickly. It is concise and easy to navigate.
Great Introduction April 16, 2007
Mark E. Pennell (Austin, TX United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Highly recommended! April 29, 2008
Peter Kattan (New York, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an introductory book to MATLAB. It covers the basics including programming. It also has a chapter on numerical methods. Both two-dimensioanl graphs and three dimensional graphs are also discussed. At the end of the book, the author provides a brief introduction to the Symbolic Math Toolbox. If you are just beginning to learn MATLAB, you may also want to check the book "MATLAB for Beginners: A Gentle Approach".
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