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Product Description MATLAB: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2017 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), has been updated to reflect the functionality of the current version of MATLAB, including the new H2 Graphics system. It features new and revised end of chapter exercises, more engineering applications to help the reader learn this software tool in context, and a new section on object oriented programming in MATLAB. MATLAB has become the standard software tool for solving scientific and engineering problems due to its powerful built in functions and its ability to program. Assuming no knowledge of programming, this book guides the reader through both programming and built in functions to easily exploit MATLAB's extensive capabilities for tackling engineering problems. The book starts with programming concepts, such as variables, assignments, and selection statements, moves on to loops, and then solves problems using both the programming concept and the power of MATLAB. In depth coverage is given to input/output, a topic fundamental to many engineering applications. Winner of a 2017 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association Presents programming concepts and MATLAB built in functions side by side Offers a systematic, step by step approach, building on concepts throughout the book and facilitating easier learning Includes sections on common pitfalls and programming guidelines to direct students toward best practices Combines basic programming concepts, built in functions, and advanced topics for problem solving with MATLAB to make this book uniquely suitable for a wide range of courses teaching or using MATLAB across the curriculum Review Covering all the latest changes to MATLAB's software and giving a full introduction to MATLAB programming, this bestseller includes detailed explanation of MATLAB’s powerful functions and features in-depth coverage of the fundamentals of input/output required for many engineering applications About the Author Stormy Attaway is Assistant Professor and Faculty Coordinator for Special Programs within the Mechanical Engineering Department at Boston University. She also currently serves as Director of Curricular Assessment and Improvement for the College of Engineering. In this capacity, she coordinates the curricular assessment and improvement programs within the College, in order to better the academic experience of the undergraduates. She has been the course coordinator for the Engineering Computation courses at Boston University for over twenty years, and has taught a variety of programming courses using many different languages and software packages.