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MATLAB Programming for Engineers

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The first text of its kind, Stephen Chapman's best selling book on MATLAB has now been updated to reflect MATLAB 6.0. The first edition has been highly successful in engineering schools where introductory programming is taught using MATLAB rather than a traditional programming language. Although C, C++, and Java suit the needs of computer science students well, most engineering students will not be programmers by trade. Engineering students use computer tools to perform complex tasks such as scientific calculations, data analysis, simulations, and visualization: all skills students will use again in upper level classes. MATLAB provides several built in toolkits to help students accomplish these tasks, as well as an integrated devlopment environment. This book is distinctly unique from other MATLAB books in two ways. First, it is an introduction to MATLAB as a technical programming language rather than an introduction to the MATLAB environment. The author includes numerous pedagogical tools such as special boxes that highlight good programming practices, boxes that detail common pitfalls in MATLAB programming, and numerous programming exercises and examples. The book also makes wide use of MATLAB's predefined functions that provide tested solutions and time saved in writing subroutines or functions. Second, the book teaches students how to write clean, efficient, and documented programs using sound problem solving techniques. Top-down programming methodology is introduced to the students in Ch. 3 and is used consistently thoughout the rest of the book. This encourages students to think about the proper design of a program before beginning to code.

496 pages, Paperback

First published December 21, 1999

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This book which is written by stephan J. Chapman is the best book that I had ever seen in this area. It helps you to gain valuable knowledge about MATLAB programming. It is highly recommended for those who are interested in learning MATLAB programming. This is a reference book and it is beneficial to all programmers to have it in their shelves.
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December 19, 2014
I learned it almostly 4 months ago for participating in national mathematical modeling.Finally i fond that it escalate my english level,thx a lot~
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March 6, 2022
Very good book that describes the essentials to start utilizing MATLAB as a tool. Includes many examples which thoroughly helped explain things.
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