NumericalMethods inEngineeringwithMATLAB®

is a text for engineer-ing students and a reference for practicing engineers, especially those

whowish to explore the power and efficiency of MATLAB. The choice of

numerical methods was based on their relevance to engineering prob-lems. Every method is discussed thoroughly and illustrated with prob-lems involving both hand computation and programming. MATLAB

M-files accompany each method and are available on the book web

site. This code ismade simple and easy to understand by avoiding com-plex book-keeping 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 inexpen-sive educational versions.MATLABa popular tool for teaching scientific

computation