Numerical Methods in Engineering with MATLAB

Numerical Methods in Engineering with MATLAB® is a text for engineering students and a reference for practicing engineers, especially those who wish to explore the power and efficiency of MATLAB®. Examples and applications were chosen for their relevance to real world problems, and where numerical solutions are most efficient. Numerical methods are discussed thoroughly and illustrated with problems involving both hand computation and programming. MATLAB® mfiles accompany each method and are available on the book web site. This code is made simple and easy to understand by avoiding complex bookkeeping schemes, while maintaining the essential features of the method. MATLAB® was chosen as the example language because of its ubiquitous use in engineering studies and practice. Moreover, it is widely available to students on school networks and through inexpensive educational versions. Explore numerical methods with MATLAB®, a great tool for teaching scientific computation.

Jaan Kiusalaas is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Pennsylvania State University. He has taught numerical methods, including finite element and boundary element methods for over 30 years. He is also the co-author of four other works, Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, and an alternate version of this work with Python code.