MATLAB Primer - Softcover

Sigmon, Kermit; Davis, Timothy A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584882948 ISBN 13: 9781584882947

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2001

Synopsis

The new edition of this bestselling primer features the latest release of the powerhouse mathematics software package MATLAB, version 6.1. MATLAB recently incorporated an extensive graphical user interface (GUI), and now, more than ever, it offers an intuitive language for expressing problems and solutions both mathematically and graphically.

This edition of the Primer offers a complete overview of the new GUI along with a host of other refinements.

More emphasis on matrix operations and a new section on the find function that helps you avoid using cumbersome DO loops and makes your code faster and easier to read

Full descriptions of all examples, which are now linked to lead you through each chapter, showing how to input and use each example in actual problems

A new chapter on programming that clearly shows how to call a C routine from MATLAB

New discussions on sparse matrix ordering and visualizations that show how to take advantage of sparsity and solve problems that may otherwise be intractable

Why spend endless hours struggling through thick manuals when the MATLAB Primer, Sixth Edition can get you going in a fraction of the time? It provides streamlined but thorough coverage, convenient size, and an economical price that make it not only an outstanding introduction for new users, but a handy reference for those already using MATLAB to solve real problems.

About this title

Review

This primer is a useful little booklet. It presents language features in a progressive manner, with the easy things first and more sophisticated features built onto these. ... it also serves as a reference work and is a useful supplement to the online help that comes with MATLAB itself. ... The presentation throughout is clear and concise, with the text enlivened by illustrative examples where appropriate. Altogether, the book is a complete course in MATLAB, including a careful introduction to object-oriented programming and other advanced and powerful features. I highly recommend this book to MATLAB users at all levels of expertise.
―J.C. Butcher, Computing Reviews, October 2011

After many years away from MATLAB, I am now picking it up again to do some research in signal processing strategies for cochlear implants. As I got into it, I realized that I had forgotten enough of the details as to be pretty useless so I got this book and started from scratch. I love this book! Extremely well written. I especially like the examples that the author intentionally ‘botched’ in order to make teaching points.
―J. Mark Elder, M.D., Ph.D., Aztek Networks, Inc, Boulder, Colorado, USA

About the Author

Timothy A. Davis is a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida. A member of ACM, SIAM, IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, SIAM-SC, SIAM-OPT, and SIAM-CSE, Dr. Davis is an associate editor of both ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and Computational Optimization and Applications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584882948
• ISBN 13: 9781584882947
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 176