查普曼所著《MATLAB編程(英文影印版第4版)》
詳細講述了利用MATLAB解決典型技術問題的方法，
包括自頂向下的程序設計方法、函數的使用、
MATLAB內部工具的使用和數據結構、使用技巧和常
見錯誤等。作者將MATLAB作為一種科技程序設計語
言進行介紹，幫助讀者編寫出簡潔、高效、組織良
好的程序；同時，幫助讀者使用MATLAB的擴展在線
幫助功能來找到所需的函數。本書注重提高讀者利
用MATLAB解決實際問題的能力，為將來的學習與研
究工作打下良好的基礎。
本書可作為工科各專業本科生的教學用書，也
可作為工程技術人員的參考書。

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to MATLAB
1.1 The Advantages of MATLAB
1.2 Disadvantages of MATLAB
1.3 The MATLAB Environment
1.3.1 The MATLAB Desktop
1.3.2 The Command Window
1.3.3 The Command History Window
1.3.4 The Start Button
1.3.5 The Edit/Debug Window
1.3.6 Figure Windows
1.3.7 Docking and Und0cking Windows
1.3.8 The MATLAB Workspace
1.3.9 The Workspace Browser
1.3.10 Getting Help
1.3.11 A Few Important Commands
1.3.12 The MATLAB Search'Path
1.4 Using MATLAB as a Scratch Pad
1.5 Summary
1.5.1 MATLAB Summary
1.6 Exercises
CHAPTER 2 MATLAB Basics
2.1 Variables and Arrays
2.2 Creating and Initializing Variables in MATLAB
2.2.1 Initializing Variables in Assignment Statements
2.2.2 Initializing with Shortcut Expressio
2.2.3 Initializing with Built-In Functio
2.2.4 Initializing Variables with Keyboard Input
2.3 Multidimeional Arrays
2.3.1 Storing Multidimeional Arrays in Memory
2.3.2 Accessing Multidimeional Arrays with One Dimeion
2.4 Subarrays
2.4.1 The end Function
2.4.2 Using Subarrays on the Left-Hand Side of an Assignment Statement
2.4.3 Assigning a Scalar to a Subarray
2.5 Special Values
2.6 Displaying Output Data
2.6.1 Changing the Default Format
2.6.2 The disp function
2.6.3 Formatted Output with the fprint f Function
2.7 Data Files
2.8 Scalar and Array Operatio
2.8.1 Scalar Operatio
2.8.2 Array and Matrix Operatio
2.9 Hierarchy of Operatio
2.10 Built-in MATLAB Functio
2.10.1 Optional Results
2.10.2 Using MATLAB Functio with Array Inputs
2.10.3 Common MATLAB Functio
2.11 Introduction to Plotting
2.11.1 Using Simple xy Plots