Jim Sizemore & John Paul Mueller 
MATLAB For Dummies [EPUB ebook] 

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started With MATLAB 5
Chapter 1: Introducing MATLAB and Its Many Uses 7
Chapter 2: Starting Your Copy of MATLAB 19
Chapter 3: Interacting with MATLAB 37
Chapter 4: Starting, Storing, and Saving MATLAB Files 59
Part II: Manipulating and Plotting Data in MATLAB 79
Chapter 5: Embracing Vectors, Matrices, and Higher Dimensions 81
Chapter 6: Understanding Plotting Basics 115
Chapter 7: Using Advanced Plotting Features 135
Part III: Streamlining MATLAB 151
Chapter 8: Automating Your Work 153
Chapter 9: Expanding MATLAB’s Power with Functions 171
Chapter 10: Adding Structure to Your Scripts 193
Part IV: Employing Advanced MATLAB Techniques 213
Chapter 11: Importing and Exporting Data 215
Chapter 12: Printing and Publishing Your Work 233
Chapter 13: Recovering from Mistakes 257
Part V: Specific MATLAB Applications 277
Chapter 14: Solving Equations and Finding Roots 279
Chapter 15: Performing Analysis 307
Chapter 16: Creating Super Plots 319
Part VI: The Part of Tens 351
Chapter 17: Top Ten Uses of MATLAB 353
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Make a Living Using MATLAB 361
Appendix A: MATL AB Functions 367
Appendix B: MATLAB’s Plotting Routines 377
Index 385

Jim Sizemore is Professor of Physics and Engineering at
Tyler Junior College. For over 25 years he’s worked in the
semiconductor and software industries as a process engineer, device
physicist, and software developer and has been teaching college
physics, engineering, and math for the last 13 years. John Paul
Mueller is a freelance author and a technical editor for both
Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He
has produced 96 books and more than 300 articles to date and has
been following MATLAB development for nearly a decade.