Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers, 3rd Edition

Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers is a simple, concise book designed to be useful for beginners and to be kept as a reference. MATLAB is a globally available standard computational tool for engineers and scientists. The terminology, syntax, and the use of the programming language are well defined, and the organization of the material makes it easy to locate information and navigate through the textbook. The text covers all the major capabilities of MATLAB that are useful for beginning students. Copyright......Page 5 Title Page......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 CHAPTER 1 An Overview of MATLAB®......Page 16 1.1 MATLAB Interactive Sessions......Page 17 1.2 Menus and the Toolbar......Page 29 1.3 Arrays, Files, and Plots......Page 31 1.4 Script Files and the Editor/Debugger......Page 40 1.5 The MATLAB Help System......Page 46 1.6 Problem-Solving Methodologies......Page 51 1.7 Summary......Page 59 Problems......Page 60 CHAPTER 2 Numeric, Cell, and Structure Arrays......Page 66 2.1 One- and Two-Dimensional Numeric Arrays......Page 67 2.2 Multidimensional Numeric Arrays......Page 76 2.3 Element-by-Element Operations......Page 77 2.4 Matrix Operations......Page 86 2.5 Polynomial Operations Using Arrays......Page 98 2.6 Cell Arrays......Page 103 2.7 Structure Arrays......Page 105 2.8 Summary......Page 109 Problems......Page 110 3.1 Elementary Mathematical Functions......Page 126 3.2 User-Defined Functions......Page 132 3.3 Additional Function Topics......Page 143 3.4 Working with Data Files......Page 151 Problems......Page 153 CHAPTER 4 Programming with MATLAB......Page 160 4.1 Program Design and Development......Page 161 4.2 Relational Operators and Logical Variables......Page 168 4.3 Logical Operators and Functions......Page 170 4.4 Conditional Statements......Page 177 4.5 for Loops......Page 184 4.6 while Loops......Page 196 4.7 The switch Structure......Page 201 4.8 Debugging MATLAB Programs......Page 203 4.9 Applications to Simulation......Page 206 4.10 Summary......Page 212 Problems......Page 213 5.1 xy Plotting Functions......Page 232 5.2 Additional Commands and Plot Types......Page 239 5.3 Interactive Plotting in MATLAB......Page 254 5.4 Three-Dimensional Plots......Page 259 Problems......Page 264 6.1 Function Discovery......Page 276 6.2 Regression......Page 284 6.3 The Basic Fitting Interface......Page 295 6.4 Summary......Page 298 Problems......Page 299 CHAPTER 7 Statistics, Probability, and Interpolation......Page 308 7.1 Statistics and Histograms......Page 309 7.2 The Normal Distribution......Page 314 7.3 Random Number Generation......Page 320 7.4 Interpolation......Page 326 7.5 Summary......Page 335 Problems......Page 337 CHAPTER 8 Linear Algebraic Equations......Page 344 8.1 Matrix Methods for Linear Equations......Page 345 8.2 The Left Division Method......Page 348 8.3 Underdetermined Systems......Page 354 8.4 Overdetermined Systems......Page 363 8.5 A General Solution Program......Page 367 8.6 Summary......Page 369 Problems......Page 370 CHAPTER 9 Numerical Methods for Calculus and Differential Equations......Page 382 9.1 Numerical Integration......Page 383 9.2 Numerical Differentiation......Page 390 9.3 First-Order Differential Equations......Page 395 9.4 Higher-Order Differential Equations......Page 402 9.5 Special Methods for Linear Equations......Page 408 9.6 Summary......Page 421 Problems......Page 423 CHAPTER 10 Simulink......Page 432 10.1 Simulation Diagrams......Page 433 10.2 Introduction to Simulink......Page 434 10.3 Linear State-Variable Models......Page 440 10.4 Piecewise-Linear Models......Page 443 10.5 Transfer-Function Models......Page 450 10.6 Nonlinear State-Variable Models......Page 454 10.7 Subsystems......Page 456 10.8 Dead Time in Models......Page 461 10.9 Simulation of a Nonlinear Vehicle Suspension Model......Page 464 10.10 Summary......Page 468 Problems......Page 469 CHAPTER 11 MuPAD......Page 478 11.1 Introduction to MuPAD......Page 479 11.2 Symbolic Expressions and Algebra......Page 485 11.3 Algebraic and Transcendental Equations......Page 492 11.4 Linear Algebra......Page 502 11.5 Calculus......Page 506 11.6 Ordinary Differential Equations......Page 514 11.7 Laplace Transforms......Page 519 11.8 Special Functions......Page 525 11.9 Summary......Page 527 Problems......Page 528 APPENDIX A: Guide to Commands and Functions in This Text......Page 540 APPENDIX B: Animation and Sound in MATLAB......Page 551 APPENDIX C: Formatted Output in MATLAB......Page 562 APPENDIX D: References......Page 566 Answers to Selected Problems......Page 567 Index......Page 570 A text that is designed to be useful for beginners and to be kept as a reference. It introduces and reinforces the use of problem-solving methodology as practiced by the engineering profession in general and is applied to the use of computers to solve problems.