An Engineer's Guide to MATLAB

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Exercises.) 1. Introduction, Edward B. Magrab 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. The MATLAB Environment. 1.3. Ways to Use MATLAB. 1.4. Online Help. 1.5. Some Suggestions on How to Use MATLAB. 1.6. Organization of the Book and its Goals. 1.7. Summary of Functions Introduced in Chapter. 2. Matrices and MATLAB, Edward B. Magrab 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Matrices and Vectors. 2.3. Creation of Vectors. 2.4. Creation of Matrices. 2.5. Dot Operations. 2.6. Mathematical Operation with Matrices. 2.7. Summary of Functions Introduced in Chapter. 3. Data Input/Output, Edward B. Magrab 3.1. Strings and Annotated Output. 3.3. Input/Output Data Files. 3.4. Cell Arrays. 3.5. Input Microsoft Excel Files. 3.6.Summary of Functions Introduced in Chapter. 4. Program Flow Control, Edward B. Magrab 4.1. Introduction--Logical Operator. 4.2. Control of Program Flow. 4.3. Summary of Functions Introduced in Chapter. 5. Functions, Edward B. Magrab 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Creating Functions. 5.3. User Defined Functions, Function Handles, and feval. 5.4. MATLAB Functions That Operate on Arrays of Data. 5.5.MATLAB Functions That Require User-Created Functions. 5.6. The Symbolic Toolbox and the Creation of Functions. 5.7. Summary of Functions Introduced in Chapter. 6. 2D Graphics, Edward B. Magrab 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Basic 2D Plotting Commands. 6.3. Graph Annotation and Visual Enhancement. 6.4. Summary of Functions Introduced in Chapter. 7. 3D Graphics, Edward B. Magrab 7.1. Lines in 3D. 7.2. Surfaces. 7.3. Summary of Functions Introduced in Chapter. 8. Design of Machine Elements, Edward B. Magrab 8.1. Vectors, Forces, and the Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies. 8.2. Stresses and Deflections in Beams, Columns, and Shafts. 8.3. Stresses in Spur Gears. 8.4. Kinematics of a Four-Bar Linkage. 8.5. Cam Profiles and Synthesis. 8.6. Hydrodynamic Bearings. 8.7. PDE Toolbox and the Stress Concentration Factor for Notches in a Thin Plate. 9. Dynamics and Vibrations, Balakumar Balachandran