Preface
The main purpose in planning a third edition of this book was to upgrade it to
cover the latest version of MATLAB (Version 7.2 Release 2006a).
The other purpose was to maintain the objectives of the late Brian D. Hahn as
stated in the prefaces of the first and second edition. In his prefaces to the
first and second edition, he pointed out the following:
This book presents the MATLAB computer programming system as a problemsolving
tool for scientists and engineers who have no prior knowledge of computer
programming. It is based on a teach-yourself approach; readers are frequently
invited to experiment for themselves in order to discover how particular constructs
work. The text was originally written as a companion to a hands-on course at the
University of Cape Town. Most of the students taking the course had little or no
computing experience and came from disadvantaged backgrounds. Consequently
the book assumes that readers have no knowledge of computing, unlike most
similar books on MATLAB.
MATLAB is based on the mathematical concept of a matrix. Again, unlike most
comparable books, this text does not assume any knowledge of matrices on the
part of the reader; in fact the concept is developed gradually, as the context
requires it. Since the book is written primarily for scientists and engineers, some
of the examples of necessity involve some first-year university mathematics, particularly
in the last chapter. However, these examples are self-contained, and
omitting them will not detract from the development of your programming skills.
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