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The document provides an overview of a technical computing course that will use MATLAB software, including introductions to MATLAB, books recommended for the course, the contents and progression of the course, and basic MATLAB commands and functions for arithmetic, variables, plotting, and complex numbers. Key topics covered are the basics of MATLAB as both a programming language and software environment, recommended reference books, and introductory MATLAB commands and operations for scalars, vectors, and complex numbers.

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Technical Computing 1

The document provides an overview of a technical computing course that will use MATLAB software, including introductions to MATLAB, books recommended for the course, the contents and progression of the course, and basic MATLAB commands and functions for arithmetic, variables, plotting, and complex numbers. Key topics covered are the basics of MATLAB as both a programming language and software environment, recommended reference books, and introductory MATLAB commands and operations for scalars, vectors, and complex numbers.

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TECHNICAL COMPUTING

QASIM HABIB
Today’s Content

1. Introduction & Contents

2. Books

3. An Overview of MATLAB

4. Grouping & Assignments


Contents of Course
● Simulation of Polymer Processing Operations and data
on material properties
● Computer aided simulations and analysis of design
work
● Use of commercial simulation software
● Interpretation of output data from design packages
● Modeling of selected components of manufacturing
machines
Progress Diagram

Phase 1 Phase 2

Application of
MATLAB MATLAB to
Software Modeling &
Simulations
Books
INTRODUCTION TO
MATLAB 7
FOR ENGINEERS
by
WILLIAM J. PALM III
McGraw-Hill
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2006
This is very important book
for our level and we will
follow most of its parts.
Elsevier, 1998
Excellent book.
Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg 2007
We are concerned with
2nd chapter of this book.
Springer-Verlag London
Limited 2005
A very well written book.
McGraw-Hill 2007
A very easy written
book.
Elsevier, 2007
I think it is one of the
best book for MATLAB
starters.
Cambridge, 2006
Another good book to
learn MATLAB
Prentice Hall, 1998
A good book for future
2007 WILEY-VCH
Verlag GmbH & Co.
Another excellent
reference
Introduction
MATLAB = Matrix Laboratory
1970, The MathWorks, Inc. Massachusetts
Major Applications:
Signal Processing & Numerical Analysis
MATLAB is both a;
1. A computer programming language
2. A software environment
● MATLAB is programmable and has the same
capabilities as other programming languages, Such as
Fortran, C, BASIC and Pascal, but it has the advantage
that it has a software environment .
● Due to its software environment it can be used more
effectively with ease.
● MATLAB 7.0 require windows XP on your system to
run. There are number of add-ons which can be
installed optionally.
● Although MATLAB is a high-level language and
interactive environment that enables the user to
perform computationally intensive tasks faster
than with traditional programming languages
such as C, C++, and Fortran, it can also be used
as a programming learning tool for novices.
Advantage of interactive environment

● Can manage variables


● Import and export data
● Perform calculations
● Generate plots
● Develop and manage files for use with MATLAB
MATLAB Environment
MATLAB Interactive sessions

● Command Window
○ Used to communicate with MATLAB
○ Various instructions can be typed (Commands)
○ What is >> sign ? Ready to receive instructions
● Current Directory
● Workspace
● Command History Window
● For default layout
View>Desktop Layout>Default
Entering Commands and Expressions

● •Use Enter key to execute any given command


● •Use navigation keys to scroll for previous commands
● •Variable: a symbol that contains a value
● •Note ans itself is a variable
● •Variable name follow some conventions
● •Some wrong variable names

Thus = sign is an assignment operator.


Scalar arithmetic operations
A scalar is a single number. A scalar variable is a variable that contains a single
number
Order of Precedence (PEMDAS)
Task 1
● Solve T1.1-1 on page 11
● Solve Example 1.1-1
● Solve T1.1-2 on page 16
Managing the work session
Special variables and constants
Complex number operations

● MATLAB handles complex number algebra


automatically.
● You can add, subtract, multiply or divide
complex numbers.
Formatting Commands
Reference

This lecture is from pg 3-17 of your main MATLAB book


INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB 7
FOR ENGINEERS
by
WILLIAM J. PALM III

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