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Copyright, iv
About the Author, x
Preface, xi
Chapter 1. Introduction to Computers and Programming, 1
1.1. Background, 2
1.2. History of Computer Architectures, 3
1.3. Computing Systems Today, 5
1.4. Executing a MATLAB Program, 13
1.5. Problem Solving, 13
Chapter 2. Getting Started with MATLAB, 17
2.1. Programming Language Background, 19
2.2. Basic Data Manipulation, 21
2.3. The MATLAB User Interface, 25
2.4. Scripts, 35
2.5. Engineering Example—Spacecraft Launch, 39
Chapter 3. Vectors and Arrays, 47
3.1. Concept: Using Built-in Functions, 48
3.2. Concept: Data Collections, 48
3.3. MATLAB Vectors, 48
3.4. Engineering Example—Forces and Moments, 61
3.5. MATLAB Arrays, 62
3.6. Engineering Example—Computing Soil Volume, 74
Chapter 4. Execution Control, 85
4.1. Concept: Code Blocks, 86
4.2. Conditional Execution in General, 86
4.3. if Statements, 87
4.4. switch Statements, 92
4.5. Iteration in General, 94
4.6. for Loops, 95
4.7. while Loops, 98
4.8. Engineering Example—Computing Liquid Levels, 101
Chapter 5. Functions, 111
5.1. Concepts: Abstraction and Encapsulation, 112
5.2. Black Box View of a Function, 112
5.3. MATLAB Implementation, 113
5.4. Engineering Example—Measuring a Solid Object, 119
Chapter 6. Character Strings, 127
6.1. Character String Concepts: Mapping Casting, Tokens and Delimiting, 128
6.2. MATLAB Implementation, 129
6.3. Format Conversion Functions, 131
6.4. Character String Operations, 134
6.5. Arrays of Strings, 137
6.6. Engineering Example—Encryption, 138
Chapter 7. Cell Arrays and Structures, 147
7.1. Concept: Collecting Dissimilar Objects, 148
7.2. Cell Arrays, 148
7.3. MATLAB Structures, 153
7.4. Structure Arrays, 156
7.5. Engineering Example—Assembling a Structure, 162
Chapter 8. File Input and Output, 173
8.1. Concept: Serial Input and Output (I/O), 174
8.2. MATLAB Workspace I/O, 174
8.3. High-Level I/O Functions, 175
8.4. Lower-Level File I/O, 180
8.5. Engineering Example—Spreadsheet Data, 184
Chapter 9. Recursion, 191
9.1. Concept: The Activation Stack, 192
9.2. Recursion Defined, 193
9.3. Implementing a Recursive Function in MATLAB, 194
9.4. Exceptions, 196
9.5. Wrapper Functions, 200
9.6. Tail Recursion, 203
9.7. Mutual Recursion, 205
9.8. Generative Recursion, 205
9.9. Examples of Recursion, 205
9.10. Engineering Example—Robot Arm Motion, 211
Chapter 10. Principles of Problem Solving, 219
10.1. Solving Simple Problems, 220
10.2. Assembling Solution Steps, 220
10.3. Summary of Operations, 220
10.4. Solving Larger Problems, 236
10.5. Engineering Example—Processing Geopolitical Data, 238
Chapter 11. Plotting, 247
11.1. Plotting in General, 248
11.2. 2-D Plotting, 252
11.3. 3-D Plotting, 258
11.4. Surface Plots, 261
11.5. Interacting with Plotted Data, 279
11.6. Engineering Example—Visualizing Geographic Data, 283
Chapter 12. Matrices, 293
12.1. Concept: Behavioral Abstraction, 294
12.2. Matrix Operations, 294
12.3. MATLAB Implementation, 297
12.4. Rotating Coordinates, 300
12.5. Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations, 307
12.6. Engineering Examples, 311
Chapter 13. Images, 319
13.1. Nature of an Image, 320
13.2. Image Types, 321
13.3. Reading, Displaying, and Writing Images, 323
13.4. Operating on Images, 323
13.5. Engineering Example—Detecting Edges, 339
Chapter 14. Processing Sound, 347
14.1. The Physics of Sound, 348
14.2. Recording and Playback, 348
14.3. MATLAB Implementation, 349
14.4. Time Domain Operations, 350
14.5. The Fast Fourier Transform, 359
14.6. Frequency Domain Operations, 364
14.7. Engineering Example—Oil Rig Structural Integrity, 371
Chapter 15. Numerical Methods, 379
15.1. Interpolation, 380
15.2. Curve Fitting, 384
15.3. Numerical Integration, 390
15.4. Numerical Differentiation, 394
15.5. Engineering Example—Analyzing Rocket Data, 397
15.6. Engineering Example—Cleaning up Images, 402
Chapter 16. Sorting, 411
16.1. Measuring Algorithm Cost, 412
16.2. Algorithms for Sorting Data, 415
16.3. Performance Analysis, 425
16.4. Applications of Sorting Algorithms, 426
16.5. Engineering Example—A Selection of Countries, 430
Appendix A. MATLAB Special Characters, Reserved Words, and Symbols, A-1
Appendix B. The ASCII Character Set, B-1
Appendix C. Internal Number Representation, C-1
Index, I-1

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