【簡介】 MATLAB has become the standard software tool for solving scientific and engineering problems due to its powerful built-in functions and its ability to program. Assuming no knowledge of programming, this book guides the reader through both programming and built-in functions to easily exploit MATLAB's extensive capabilities for tackling engineering problems. The book starts with programming concepts, such as variables, assignments, and selection statements, moves on to loops, and then solves problems using both the programming concept and the power of MATLAB. In-depth coverage is given to input/output, a topic fundamental to many engineering applications. The third edition of MATLAB: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving has been updated to reflect the functionality of the current version of MATLAB. It features new and revised end-of-chapter exercises, stronger coverage of loops and vectorizing, and more engineering applications to help the reader learn this software tool in context. Presents programming concepts and MATLAB built-in functions side-by-side Systematic, step-by-step approach, building on concepts throughout the book, facilitating easier learning Sections on common pitfalls and programming guidelines direct students towards best practice MATLAB已成為解決科學和工程問題的標準軟體工具，因為它具有強大的內建函數和編程能力。本書假設讀者對編程一無所知，通過介紹編程概念和內建函數，引導讀者輕鬆利用MATLAB豐富的功能來解決工程問題。 本書從編程概念開始，如變量、賦值和選擇語句，然後介紹循環，並結合編程概念和MATLAB的強大功能來解決問題。深入介紹了輸入/輸出，這是許多工程應用中的基礎主題。 第三版的《MATLAB：實用編程和問題解決入門》已更新以反映當前版本的MATLAB功能。它增加了新的和修訂後的章末練習題，更全面地涵蓋了循環和向量化，並提供更多的工程應用，以幫助讀者在實際情境中學習這個軟體工具。 本書以並列方式呈現編程概念和MATLAB內建函數，採用系統性、逐步的方法，通過整本書的概念建立，便於學習。此外，本書還包含常見陷阱和編程指南的部分，引導學生走向最佳實踐。 【目錄】 PART 1 Introduction to Programming Using MATLAB 1. Introduction to MATLAB 2. Vectors and Matrices 3. Introduction to MATLAB Programming 4. Selection Statements 5. Loop Statements and Vectorizing Code 6. MATLAB Programs 7. String Manipulation 8. Data Structures: Cell Arrays and Structures 9. Advanced File Input and Output 10. Advanced Functions PART 2 Advanced Topics for Problem Solving with MATLAB 11. Advanced Plotting Techniques 12. Basic Statistics, Sets, Sorting, and Indexing 13. Sights and Sounds 14. Advanced Mathematics APPENDIX I APPENDIX II INDEX