Steven T. Karris - Numerical Analysis using Matlab and Spreadsheets, 2nd Ed.pdf

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Numerical
Analysis
Using MATLAB® and Spreadsheets
Second Edition
Steven T. Karris
Orchard Publications

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Students and working professionals will
find Numerical Analysis Using MATLAB®
Numerical Analysis and Spreadsheets, Second Edition, to be a
Using MATLAB® and Spreadsheets concise and easy-to-learn text. It provides
complete, clear, and detailed explanations
Second Edition of the principal numerical analysis meth-
ods and well known functions used in sci-
ence and engineering. These are illustrat-
ed with many real-world examples.
This text includes the following chapters:
• Introduction to MATLAB • Root Approximations • Sinusoids plex Numbers • Matrices
and Determinants • Review of Differential Equations • Fourier, Taylor, and Maclaurin Series
• Finite Differences and Interpolation • Linear and Parabolic Regression • Solution of Differential
Equations by Numerical Methods • Integration by Numerical Methods • Difference Equations
• Partial Fraction Expansion • The Gamma and Beta Functions • Orthogonal Functions and Matrix
Factorizations • Bessel, Legendre, and Chebyshev Polynomials • Optimization Methods
Each chapter contains numerous practical applications supplemented with detailed instructions
for using MATLAB and/or Microsoft Excel® to obtain quick solutions.
Steven T. Karris is the president and founder of Orchard Publications. He earned a bachelors
degree in electrical engineering at Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee, a masters
degree in electrical engineering at Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, and has
done post-master work at the latter. He is a registered professional engineer in California and
Florida. He has over 30 years of professional engineering experience in industry. In addition, he
has over 25 years of teaching experience that he acquired at several educational institutions as
an adjunct professor. He is currently with UC B