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APPLIED NUMERICAL
METHODS USING
MATLAB
Won Young Yang
Chung-Ang University, Korea

Wenwu Cao
Pennsylvania State University

Tae-Sang Chung
Chung-Ang University, Korea

John Morris
The University of Auckland, New Zealand

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Yang, Won-young, 1953–
Applied numerical methods using MATLAB / Won Y. Yang, Wenwu Cao, Tae S.
Chung, John Morris.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-69833-4 (cloth)
1. Numerical analysis–Data processing. 2. MATLAB. I. Cao, Wenwu. II.
Chung, Tae-sang, 1952– III. Title.
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CONTENTS

Preface
1 MATLAB Usage and Computational Errors

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1.1 Basic Operations of MATLAB / 1
1.1.1 Input/Output of Data from MATLAB Command
Window / 2
1.1.2Input/Output of Data Through Files / 2
1.1.3 Input/Output of Data Using Keyboard / 4
1.1.4 2-D Graphic Input/Output / 5
1.1.5 3-D Graphic Output / 10
1.1.6 Mathematical Functions / 10
1.1.7 Operations on Vectors and Matrices / 15
1.1.8 Random Number Generators / 22
1.1.9 Flow Control / 24
1.2 Computer Errors Versus Human Mistakes / 27
1.2.1 IEEE 64-bit Floating-Point Number Representation / 28...