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Desmond J. Higham, Nicholas J. Higham.
Matlab Guide: 2nd edn.
SIAM. 2005

MATLAB is an interactive system for numerical computation that is widely used for teaching and research in industry and academia. It provides a modern programming language and problem solving environment, with powerful data structures, customizable graphics, and easy-to-use editing and debugging tools.

This second edition of MATLAB Guide completely revises and updates the best-selling first edition and is more than 30% longer. The book remains a lively, concise introduction to the most popular and important features of MATLAB and the Symbolic Math Toolbox.

Key features of the second edition:
• It is aimed at both beginners and more experienced users, including students, researchers, and practitioners.
• Gives a hands-on overview of MATLAB 7
• Provides a thorough treatment of MATLAB mathematics, including the linear algebra and numerical analysis functions and the differential equation solvers.
• A new chapter, Case Studies, presents more substantial examples of the use of MATLAB in a variety of modern applications.
• A new appendix lists the 111 most useful MATLAB functions.
• Describes MATLAB 7, but can also be used with earlier versions.
• A Web page for the book at www.siam.org/books/ot92 provides example M-files, updates, and links to MATLAB resources.