Solving Applied Mathematical Problems with MATLAB

This book/CD-ROM text offers undergraduate and graduate students access to the capabilities of MATLAB so that they will have more opportunity to focus on 'computational thinking' rather than 'computational doing.' After an overview of computer mathematics languages and fundaments of MATLAB programming, chapters cover specific types of problems, such as calculus problems, integral transforms, nonlinear equations and numerical optimization problems, differential equation problems, probability and mathematical statistics problems, and nontraditional solution methods. Each chapter provides MATLAB example scripts and reproducible MATLAB-generated plots. In addition to the standard MATLAB, some of MATLAB's commercial toolboxes may be needed to solve chapter exercises. MATLAB functions designed by the authors, plus some third-party free toolboxes, are also presented in the book. The CD-ROM contains interactive PowerPoint and MATLAB/Simulink files. Xue is affiliated with Northeastern University, China. Chen is affiliated with Utah State University. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)