《MATLAB编程(第4版)》作者查普曼将MATLAB作为一种科技程序设计语言进行介绍，帮助读者编写出简洁、高效、组织良好的程序；同时，帮助读者使用MATLAB的扩展在线帮助功能来找到所需的函数。书中包括了九部分内容。

本书由编写，可作为工科各专业本科生的教学用书，也可作为工程技术人员的参考书。

　　《MATLAB编程(第4版)》(作者查普曼)详细讲述了利用MATLAB解决典型技术问题的方法，包括自顶向下的程序设计方法、函数的使用、MATLAB内部工具的使用和数据结构、使用技巧和常见错误等。作者将MATLAB作为一种科技程序设计语言进行介绍，帮助读者编写出简洁、高效、组织良好的程序；同时，帮助读者使用MATLAB的扩展在线帮助功能来找到所需的函数。本书注重提高读者利用MATLAB解决实际问题的能力，为将来的学习与研究工作打下良好的基础。　　《MATLAB编程(第4版)》可作为工科各专业本科生的教学用书，也可作为工程技术人员的参考书。

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 Expressions

2.2.3 Initializing with Built-In Functions

2.2.4 Initializing Variables with Keyboard Input

2.3 Multidimensional Arrays

2.3.1 Storing Multidimensional Arrays in Memory

2.3.2 Accessing Multidimensional Arrays with One Dimension

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 Operations

2.8.1 Scalar Operations

2.8.2 Array and Matrix Operations

2.9 Hierarchy of Operations

2.10 Built-in MATLAB Functions

2.10.1 Optional Results

2.10.2 Using MATLAB Functions with Array Inputs

2.10.3 Common MATLAB Functions

2.11 Introduction to Plotting

2.11.1 Using Simple xy Plots

2.11.2 Printing a Plot

2.11.3 Exporting a Plot as a Graphic Image

2.11.4 Multiple Plots

2.11.5 Line Color,Line Style, Marker Style, and Legends

2.11.6 Logarithmic Scales

2.12 Examples

2.13 Debugging MATLAB Programs

2.14 Summary

2.14.1 Summary of Good Programming Practice

2.14.2 MATLAB Summary

2.15 Exercises

CHAPTER 3 Branching Statements and Program Design

3.1 Introduction to Top-Down Design Techniques

3.2 Use of Pseudocode

3,3 The Logical Data Type

3.3.1 Relational Operators

3.3.2 A Caution About the ==and = Operators

3.3.3 Logic Operators

3.3.4 Logical Functions

3.4 Branches

3.4.1 The,if Construct

3.4.2 Examples Us.ing if.Constructs

3.4.3 Notes Concerning the Use of if Constructs

3.4.4 The switch Construct

3.4.5 The try/catch Construc!

3.5 Additional Plotting Features

3.5.1 Controlling x- and y-Axis Plotting Limits

3.5.2 Plotting Multiple Plots on the Same Axes

3.5.3 Creating Multiple Figures

3.514 Subplots

3.5.5 Enhanced Control of Plotted Lines

3.5.6 Enhanced Control of TextStrings

3.5.7 Polar Plots

3.5.8 Annotating and Saving Plots

3.6 More on Debugging MATLAB Programs

3.7 Summary

3.7.1 Summary of Good, Programming Practice

3.7.2 MATLAB Summary

3.8 Exercises

CHAPTER 4 Loops

4.1 The while Loop

4.2 The for Loop

4.2.1 Details of Operation

4.2.2 The MATLAB Just-in-Time (JIT)Compiler

4.2.3 The break and continue Statements

4.2.4 Nesting Loops

4.3 Logical Arrays and Vectorization

4.3.1 Creating the Equivalent of if/else Constructs with Logical Arrays

4.4 The MATLAB Profiler

4.5 Additional Examples

4.6 Summary

4.6.1 Summary of Good Programming Practice

4.6.2 MATLAB Summary

4.7 Exercises

CHAPTER 5 User-Defined Functions

5.1 Introduction to MATLAB Functions

5.2 Variable Passing in MATLAB: The Pass-by-Value Scheme

5.3 Optional Arguments

5.4 Sharing Data Using Global Memory

5.5 Preserving Data between Calls to a Function

5.6 Function Functions

5.7 Subfunctions, Private Functions, and Nested Functions

5.7.1 Subfunctions

5.7.2 Private Functions

5.7.3 Nested Functions

5.7.4 Order of Function Evaluation

5.8 Summary

5.8.1 Summary of Good Programming Practice

5.8.2 MATLAB Summary

5.9 Exercises

CHAPTER 6 Additional Data Types and Plot Types

6.1 Complex Data

6.1.1 Complex Variables

6.1.2 Using Complex Numbers with Relational Operators

6.1.3 Complex Functions

6.1.4 Plotting Complex Data

6.2 String Functions

6.2.1 String Conversion Functions

6.2.2 Creating Two-Dimensional Character Arrays

6.2.3 Concatenating Strings

6.2.4 Comparing Strings

6.2.5 Searching and Replacing Characters within a String

6.2.6 Uppercase and Lowercase Conversion

6.2.7 Trimming Whitespace from Strings

6.2.8 Numeric-to-String Conversions

6.2.9 String-to-Nume.fic Conversions

6.2.10 Summary

6.3 Multidimensional Arrays

6.4 Additional Data Types

6.4.1 The single DataType

6.4.2 Integer Data Types

6.4.3 Limitations of the s 2ngl e and Integer Data Types

6.5 Additional Two-Dimensional Plots

6.5.1 Additional Types of Two-Dimensional Plots

6.5.2 Plotting Functions

6.5.3 Histograms

6.6 Three-Dimensional Plots

6.6.1 Three-Dimensional Line Plots

6.6.2 Three-Dimensional Surface, Mesh, and Contour Plots

6.7 Summary

6.7.1 Summary of Good Programming Practice

6.7.2 MATLAB Summary

6.8 Exercises

CHAPTER 7 Advanced Features: Sparse Arrays, Cell Arrays,

Structures, and Function Handles

7.1 Sparse Arrays

7.1.1 The sparse Attribute

7.2 Cell Arrays

7.2.1 Creating Cell Arrays

7.2.2 Using Braces { } as Cell Constructors

7.2.3 Viewing the Contents of Cell Arrays

7.2.4 Extending Cell Arrays

7.2.5 Deleting Cells in Arrays

7.2.6 Using Data in Cell Arrays

7.2.7 Cell Arrays of Strings

7.2.8 The Significance of Cell Arrays

7.2.9 Summary of cell Functions

7.3 Structure Arrays

7.3.1 Creating Structure Arrays

7.3.2 Adding Fields to Structures

7.3.3 Removing Fields from Structures

7.3.4 Using Data in Structure Arrays

7.3.5 The getfield and setfield Functions

7.3.6 Dynamic Field Names

7.3.7 Using the size Function with Structure Arrays

7.3.8 Nesting Structure Arrays

7.3.9 Summary of structure Functions

7.4 Function Handles

7.4.1 Creating and Using Function Handles

7.4.2 The Significance of Function Handles

7.4.3 Function Handles ,and Nested Functions

7.4.4 An Example Application: Solving Ordinary Differential Equations

7.5 Summary

7.5.1 Summary of Good Programming Practice

7.5.2 MATLAB Summary

7.6 Exercises

3HAPTER 8 Input/Output Functions

8.1 The textreadFunction

8.2 More about the load and save Commands

8.3 An Introduction to MATLAB File Processing

8.4 File Opening and Closing

8.4.1 The fopen Function

8.4.2 The fclose Function

8.5 Binary I/O Functions

8.5.1 The fwrite Function

8.5.2 The fread Functiop

8.6 Formatted I/O Functions

8.6.1 The fprintf Function

8.6.2 Understanding Format Conversion Specifiers

8.6.3 How Format Strings Are Used

8.6.4 The sprintf Function

8.6.5 The fscanf Function

8.6.6 The fgetl Function

8.6.7 The fgets Function

8.7 Comparing Formatted and Binary I/O Functions

8.8 File Positioning and Status Functions

8.8.1 The exist Function

8.8.2 The ferror Function

8.8.3 The feof Function

8.8.4 The ftell Function

8.8.5 The frewind Function

8.8.6 The fseek Function

8.9 The textscan Function

8.10 Function uiimport

8.11 Summary

8.11.1 Summary of Good Programming Practice

8.11.2 MATLAB Summary

8.12 Exercises

CHAPTER 9 Handle Graphics

9.1 The MATLAB Graphics System

9.2 Object Handles

9.3 Examining and Changing Object Properties

9.3.1 Changing Object Properties at Creation Time

9.3.2 Changing Object Properties after Creation Time

9.4 Using set to List Possible Property Values

9.5 User-Defined Data

9.6 Finding Objects

9.7 Selecting Objects with the Mouse

9.8 Position and Units

9.8,1 Positions of figure Objects

9.8.2 Positions of axes and uicontrol Objects

9.8.3 Positions of text Objects

9.9 Printer Positions

9.10 Default and Factory Properties

9.11 Graphics Object Properties

9.12 Summary

9.12.1 Summary of Good Programming Practice

9.12.2 MATLAB Summary

9.13 Exercises