A Guide to MATLAB for ME 160
Austin Bray
Reza Montazami
Copyright Year: 2022
Publisher: Iowa State University
Language: English
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Reviews
This book is directly related to a specific course, so it only introduces concepts that are necessary for that class. It would be minimally useful for a general MATLAB class. read more
This book is directly related to a specific course, so it only introduces concepts that are necessary for that class. It would be minimally useful for a general MATLAB class.
It seems pretty accurate regarding MATLAB's capabilities and the appropriate syntax.
Updates will be difficult because of the typesetting of the MATLAB commands. In addition, some of the functionality taught (building a GUI, etc) is not particularly relevant to a more general teaching of MATLAB.
The images are pretty fuzzy, which makes it difficult to read the MATLAB code. In addition, more examples would really clarify some of the explanations.
The formatting seemed pretty consistent.
The book is divided into manageable chapters and sections within those chapters.
The flow and organization of the book appears fine. There are some large sections of provided code that seem like they exist without enough build up to them.
The images from the computer program itself are really fuzzy and could be formatted better.
The grammar of the book appears fine.
The book is a programming book and doesn't really touch on cultural topics.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Commands in MATLAB
- Chapter 3: MATRIX Operations
- Chapter 4: Writing Scripts
- Chapter 5: Commands
- Chapter 6: Graphing in MATLAB
- Chapter 7: Graphical User Interface
- Chapter 8: Functions and Function Handles
- Chapter 9: Inputting and Outputting Data
- Chapter 10: Projects
- Appendix A: Additional MATLAB Resources
- Appendix B: A commentary on this work
Ancillary Material
About the Book
This textbook provides an introduction to the MATLAB programming language for first-year mechanical engineering students enrolled in ME 160, Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving with Computer Applications. Designed to follow the content taught in class, this book provides a supplement to in-class learning that is presented at a level that is understandable to a student with no experience coding before coming to Iowa State University.
About the Contributors
Authors
Austin Bray
Dr. Reza Montazami