Data Processing, Computer Mathematics, Engineering & Computer Technology, Mathematics - Applied

Introduction to MATLAB 6 for engineers

Name: Introduction to MATLAB 6 for engineers
Author: William J. Palm
ISBN: 9780072349832

by William J. Palm

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Overview

This is a simple,concise,and useful book,explaining MATLAB for freshmen in engineering. MATLAB is presently a globally available standard computational tool for engineers and scientists. The terminology,syntax,and the use of the programming language are well defined and the organization of the material makes it easy to locate information and navigate through the textbook.

This new text emphasizes that students do not need to write loops to solve many problems. The Matlab "find" command with its relational and logical operators can be used instead of loops in many cases. This was mentioned in Palm's previous MATLAB texts,but receives more emphasis in this MATLAB 6 edition,starting with Chapter 1,and re-emphasized in Chapter 4.

About the Author, William J. Palm

William J. Palm III is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. He received the Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Astronautical Sciences from Northwestern University in 1971. During his 30 years as a faculty member, he has taught 19 courses and written three other textbooks, Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Dynamic Systems (1999) and Control Systems Engineering (1986), both published by John Wiley and Sons, and Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers (1998), published by McGraw-Hill. His research and industrial experience are in control systems, robotics, vibrations, and system modeling. He helped found the Robotics Research Center at the University of Rhode Island and was its director from 1985 to 1993. He is also one of the developers of the university's freshman engineering course, which is based on MATLAB.