MATLAB for Beginners: A Gentle Approach: Revised Edition

by Peter I. Kattan

This book is written for beginners and students who wish to learn MATLAB. One of the objectives of writing this book is to introduce MATLAB to students in high schools. The material presented is very easy and simple to understand - written in a gentle manner. The topics covered in the book include arithmetic operations, variables, mathematical functions, complex numbers, vectors, matrices, programming, graphs, solving equations, and an introduction to calculus. In addition, the MATLAB Symbolic Math Toolbox is emphasized in this book. There are also over 230 exercises at the ends of chapters for students to practice. Detailed solutions to all the exercises are provided in the second half of the book. The author has been using MATLAB for the past fifteen years and is the author of the best selling book "MATLAB Guide to Finite Elements". For the paperback edition, visit Amazon.com. This description applies to the Revised Edition.

290 pages, Hardcover

First published April 11, 2008

Reviews

[Arielle Keller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for learning MATLAB if you're a beginner. I found the material easy to read (despite excessive grammar errors --rawr) and simple to understand.

[Trí Lê · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice first book for begineers