Books

Books : reviews

Eva Part-Enander, Anders Sjoberg.
The Matlab 5 Handbook.
Prentice Hall. 1999

The MATLAB 5 Handbook is a must-have reference. It will provide you with the skills to use MATLAB efficiently and effectively, an understanding of the mathematical models underpinning MATLAB and the confidence to explore the potential of MATLAB further.

The MATLAB 5 Handbook features:

• Conceptually-close commands grouped together in chapters, sections and tables so that problems can be solved in the easiest possible way

• Self-contained chapters which can be read independently of each other

• Straightforward examples and demonstrations of the commands

• Complete description of MATLAB’s powerful graphics package

• Step-by-step introduction for the beginner

• Thorough description of how MATLAB can be used with C and Fortran

• Brief overview of available toolboxes

The book is based on MATLAB 5.2 but can be used with other releases and also with both Student and Professional versions of the software.