This is a simple, concise book designed to be useful for beginners and to be kept as a reference. MATLAB is presently a globally available standard computational tool for engineers and scientists. The terminology, syntax, and the use of the programming language are well defined and the organization of the material makes it easy to locate information and navigate through the textbook. The text covers all the major capabilities of MATLAB that are useful for beginning students. An instructor’s manual and other web resources are available.CONTENTS:1 An Overview of MATLAB 2 Numeric, Cell, and Structure Arrays 3 Functions and Files 4 Programming with MATLAB 5 Advanced Plotting and Model Building 6 Linear Algebraic Equations 7 Probability, Statistics, and Interpolation 8 Numerical Calculus and Differential Equations 9 Simulink 10 Symbolic Processing with MATLAB Appendix A Guide to Commands and Functions in this Text Appendix B Animation and Sound in MATLAB Appendix C Formatted Output in MATLAB Appendix D References Appendix E Some Project Suggestions (Online) Answers to Selected Problems