Publisher's Synopsis
MATLAB originally arose from an endeavour to simplify matrix arithmetic. It requires neither types nor dimensions and saves much time in calculations where vectors and matrices play a dominant role. MATLAB is an extremely practical software package, allowing both exponentiation and complex numbers. In addition, it offers convenient graphical representation of data in the form of curves and surfaces, including default scaling of the co-ordinate axes.;The idea behind this volume is to apply the main results of first-year university mathematics, starting with only a handful of MATLAB statements and gradually introducing more, as the need arises.;Most of the applications are numeric and also illustrate elementary principles of programming. Students may work through the examples and the problems on a personal computer, either individually or in groups under supervision. The software used is available for the IBM PC and compatibles, for the Macintosh and for various workstations.;The author has also published the volume, "Fields of Physics by Finite Element Analysis".
