Learning Programming Using Matlab

Khalid Sayood

ISBN 10: 3031008898 / ISBN 13: 9783031008894

Published by Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Dez 2007, 2007

About this Item

Neuware -This book is intended for anyone trying to learn the fundamentals of computer programming. The chapters lead the reader through the various steps required for writing a program, introducing the MATLABr® constructs in the process. MATLABr® is used to teach programming because it has a simple programming environment. It has a low initial overhead which allows the novice programmer to begin programming immediately and allows the users to easily debug their programs. This is especially useful for people who have a ¿mental block¿ about computers. Although MATLABr® 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, the author shows that it can also be used as a programming learning tool for novices. There are a number of exercises at the end of each chapter which should help users become comfortable with the language.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 88 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning Programming Using Matlab
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Dez 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031008898
• ISBN 13: 9783031008894
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book is intended for anyone trying to learn the fundamentals of computer programming. The chapters lead the reader through the various steps required for writing a program, introducing the MATLABr® constructs in the process. MATLABr® is used to teach programming because it has a simple programming environment. It has a low initial overhead which allows the novice programmer to begin programming immediately and allows the users to easily debug their programs. This is especially useful for people who have a “mental block” about computers. Although MATLABr® 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, the author shows that it can also be used as a programming learning tool for novices. There are a number of exercises at the end of each chapter which should help users become comfortable with the language.

About the Author

Khalid Sayood is the Henson Professor of Engineering in the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. He received his PhD in 1982 from Texas A&M University. His areas of research include: search patterns in data; data compression; joint-source channel coding; and various aspects of bioinformatics.