MATH 542 NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
WEB RESOURCES
The following hyperlinks point to MATLAB resources at other Universities
http://www.math.ufl.edu/help/help.html#Matlab
http://www.indiana.edu/~statmath/math/matlab/index.html
If you would like to see the web site for my Math 541 course the URL is
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/Faculty/Don.Short/math541/math541.htm
The following link connects you to the SDSU Information resources
http://www.sdsu.edu/infotech/index.html
MathWorks is the company http://www.mathworks.com which produces MATLAB. They have a student version for the Windows operating system. The MATLAB Student Version is available immediately at the campus bookstore. The Student Version includes MATLAB 6.5, Simulink 5, and the Symbolic Math functions at a discounted student price of $99. To qualify for purchase, students must be enrolled at a degree-granting institution and have a valid student ID.
PRINT RESOURCES
There are numerous books on MATLAB that one can find by going to http://www.amazon.com and searching on the word MATLAB.
Matlab: An Introduction with Applications by Amos Gilat ISBN
0-471-69420-7
Amazon Price $35.95
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours
PaperBack-341 pages (2005) Wiley
Getting Started with MATLAB 6, A quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
by Rudra Pratap ISBN 0-19-515014-7
Amazon Price: $36.95
Availability: Usually ships within 24
hours.
Paperback-245 pages (December 2001)
Oxford Univ Press
Another good introductory book which will get you started with MATLAB is:
Basics of MATLAB and Beyond by Andrew Knight ISBN 0-8493-2039-9
Amazon Price: $39.96
Availability: Usually ships within 24
hours.
Paperback - 216 pages (August 1999) CRC Press
A book which details the advanced graphics features of MATLAB is:
Graphics and GUIs with MATLAB by Patrick Marchand ISBN 0-8493-9001-X
Amazon Price: $35.96
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Paperback - 464 pages 3rd edition (April 1999) CRC Press.
Revised
01/22/05
By Don Short, dshort@sciences.sdsu.edu