An Introduction to MATLAB® Programming and Numerical Methods for Engineers

Assuming no prior background in linear algebra or real analysis, An Introduction to MATLAB® Programming and Numerical Methods for Engineers enables you to develop good computational problem solving techniques through the use of numerical methods and the MATLAB® programming environment. Part One introduces fundamental programming concepts, using simple examples to put new concepts quickly into practice. Part Two covers the fundamentals of algorithms and numerical analysis at a level allowing you to quickly apply results in practical settings.

Tips, warnings, and "try this" features within each chapter help the reader develop good programming practicesChapter summaries, key terms, and functions and operators lists at the end of each chapter allow for quick access to important informationAt least three different types of end of chapter exercises — thinking, writing, and coding — let you assess your understanding and practice what you've learned

1. MATLAB® Basics
2. Variables and Basic Data Structures
3. Functions
4. Branching Statement
5. Iteration
6. Recursion
7. Complexity
8. Representation of Numbers
9. Errors, Good Practices, and Debugging
10. Visualization and Plotting
11. Linear Algebra and Systems of Linear Equations
12. Least Squares Regression
13. Interpolation
14. Series
15. Root Finding
16. Finite Differences and Numerical Differentiation
17. Numerical Integration
18. Ordinary Differential Equations