Engineering Problem Solving with MATLAB / Edition 2

by Delores Etter

Overview

Best-selling author D.M. Etter introduces readers to general problem-solving and design techniques through a five step process which uses MATLAB, the popular engineering software, for analysis and graphical display. The book features chapters organized around specific engineering applications drawn from a variety of engineering disciplines. This book is the cornerstone engineering tutorial in the MATLAB Curriculum Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780133976885
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	08/29/1996
Series:	MATLAB Curriculum Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

I. FUNDAMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING.

1. Engineering Problem Solving.

2. MATLAB Environment.

3. MATLAB Functions.

4. Linear Algebra and Matrices.

II. NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES.

5. Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations.

6. Interpolation and Curve Fitting.

7. Numerical Integration and Differentiation.

8. Ordinary Differential Equations.

III. SPECIAL TOPICS.

9. Symbolic Mathematics.

10. Signal Processing.

11. Control Systems.

Appendix A: MATLAB Function Summary.

Complete Solutions to Practice! Problems.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

An introductory textbook for freshmen or sophomore students in engineering and science, covering elementary applied mathematics, basic numerical methods, computer programming, and problem solving methodology. Also suitable as a supplementary text in a more advanced course in which the technical computer environment MATLAB is taught or used. First published in 1993. No bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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