A guide to MATLAB as a programming language to solve technical problems. The first six chapters are designed to serve as a text for an introductory programming and problem-solving course for freshman engineering students, while the remaining four chapters, covering advanced topics such as input/output and graphical user interfaces, can be used as a reference by engineering students or engineers who use MATLAB in their jobs. The second edition is devoted to MATLAB versions 6.0 and 6.1. c. Book News Inc.

MATLAB PROGRAMMING WITH APPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERS seeks to simultaneously teach MATLAB as a technical programming language while introducing the student to many of the practical functions that make solving problems in MATLAB so much easier than in other languages. The book provides a complete introduction to the fundamentals of good procedural programming, developing good design habits that will serve a student well in any other language that he or she may pick up later. Programming topics and examples are used as a jumping off point for exploring the rich set of highly optimized application functions that are built directly into MATLAB.

Master today's MATLAB technical programming language while strengthening problem-solving skills with the help of Chapman's successful MATLAB PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS, 7th Edition. You will learn how to write clean, efficient and well-documented programs as you simultaneously gain an understanding of the many practical functions of MATLAB. The first nine chapters provide a basic introduction to programming and problem solving, while the remaining chapters address more advanced topics such as I/O, object-oriented programming and Graphical User Interfaces. With this comprehensive coverage, this text serves as a trusted reference tool throughout your studies and into your professional career as you work with MATLAB.

This book offers an introduction to the basics of MATLAB programming to scientists and engineers. The author leads with engaging examples to build a working knowledge, specifically geared to those with science and engineering backgrounds. The reader is empowered to model and simulate real systems, as well as present and analyze everyday data sets. In order to achieve those goals, the contents bypass excessive "under the hood" details, and instead gets right down to the essential, practical foundations for successful programming and modeling. Readers will benefit from the following features: Teaches programming to scientists and engineers using a problem-based approach, leading with illustrative and interesting examples. Emphasizes a hands-on approach, with "must know" information and minimal technical details. Utilizes examples from science and engineering to showcase the application of learned concepts on real problems. Showcases modeling of real systems, gradually advancing from simpler to more challenging problems. Highlights the practical uses of data processing and analysis in everyday life.

This book accomplishes two things simultaneously: it teaches you to use the latest version of the powerful MATLAB programming environment, and it teaches you core, transferrable programming skills that will make you feel at home with most procedural programming languages. MATLAB has been in existence for more than 30 years and is used by millions of engineers, scientists, and students worldwide, both for its depth and its easy usability. With dozens of specialized toolboxes available beyond the core program, as well as its companion program Simulink for simulation and model-based design, MATLAB can serve as an invaluable aid throughout your career. Unlike many MATLAB books, ours assumes no prior experience in computer programming. Using an approachable tone, we take you from the simplest variables through complex examples of data visualization and curve fitting. Each chapter builds on the last, presenting an in-depth tutorial on a focused concept central to programming, using the MATLAB language, but applicable to countless other popular and in-demand languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, R, and Python. We'll ask you to perform short exercises as we work through each chapter, followed by more end-to-end exercises and mental challenges at the chapter's end. As the complexity of the concepts increases, the exercises present increasingly real-world engineering challenges to match. Once you've completed An Engineer's Introduction to Programming with MATLAB 2017, you will have a solid foundation in computer programming forms and concepts and a comfort with the MATLAB environment and programming language. We believe that you'll enjoy both gaining and having that knowledge, and that you'll be able to use it almost immediately with your other coursework.