Publisher's Synopsis
Alleviating the mystery behind the black boxes of MATLAB®functions, this classroom-tested text shows how the built-in functions of MATLAB can numerically solve systems of linear equations, ordinary differential equations, roots of transcendental equations, integrals, statistical problems, optimization problems, control systems problems, and stress analysis problems using the finite element method. It discusses topics often not covered in similar books, including the finite element method and mechanical controls. Incorporating basic numerical and analytical methods, the text contains many sample MATLAB programs (scripts) that provide guidance on completing the projects given at the end of each chapter.
