An Engineer's Guide to MATLAB / Edward B. Magrab, Contributing Authors: Shapour Azarm, Balakumar Balachandran, James H. Duncan, Keith E. Herold, Gregory C. Walsh

By:

Magrab, Edward B

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c2000.Description: xiv, 694 pages; ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0130113352

Subject(s):

MATLAB

DDC classification:

620.00151 MAG

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	620.00151 MAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002000201385

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Suitable for engineering students in MATLAB and Numerical Methods courses. This book is designed to develop a working knowledge of MATLAB, and to use this capability to write programs to solve engineering problems of varying complexity. It can also be used as a supplement for many engineering courses that use MATLAB.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

(Note: Each chapter concludes with Exercises.)
1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Matlab Environment
1.3 Ways to Use Matlab
1.4 Online Help
1.5 Some Suggestions on How to Use Matlab
1.6 Organization of the Book and its Goals
1.7 Summary of Functions Introduced in
Chapter 2 Matrices and Matlab
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Matrices and Vectors
2.3 Creation of Vectors
2.4 Creation of Matrices
2.5 Dot Operations
2.6 Mathematical Operation with Matrices
2.7 Summary of Functions Introduced in
Chapter 3 Data Input Output
3.1 Strings and Annotated Output
3.3 Input Output Data Files
3.4 Cell Arrays
3.5 Input Microsoft Excel Files
3.6 Summary of Functions Introduced in
Chapter 4 Program Flow Control
4.1 Introduction-Logical Operator
4.2 Control of Program Flow
4.3 Summary of Functions Introduced in
Chapter 5 Functions
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Creating Functions
5.3 User Defined Functions, Function Handles, and feval
5.4 Matlab Functions That Operate on Arrays of Data
5.5 Matlab Functions That Require User-Created Functions
5.6 The Symbolic Toolbox and the Creation of Functions
5.7 Summary of Functions Introduced in
Chapter 6 2D Graphics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Basic 2D Plotting Commands
6.3 Graph Annotation and Visual Enhancement
6.4 Summary of Functions Introduced in
Chapter 7 3D Graphics
7.1 Lines in 3D
7.2 Surfaces
7.3 Summary of Functions Introduced in
Chapter 8 Design of Machine Elements
8.1 Vectors, Forces, and the Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
8.2 Stresses and Deflections in Beams, Columns, and Shafts
8.3 Stresses in Spur Gears
8.4 Kinematics of a Four-Bar Linkage
8.5 Cam Profiles and Synthesis
8.6 Hydrodynamic Bearings
8.7

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Edward B. Magrab is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park.