For first-year or introductory courses in Engineering and Computer Science With a hands-on approach and focus on problem solving this introduction to the powerful MATLAB computing language is designed for students with only a basic college algebra background. Numerous examples are drawn from a range of engineering disciplines demonstrating MATLABs applications to a broad variety of problems. Teaching and Learning Experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. *Customize your Course with ESource: Instructors can adopt this title as is or use the ESource website to select the chapters they need in the sequence they want. *Introduce MATLAB Clearly: Three well-organized sections gets students started with MATLAB introduce students to programming and demonstrate more advanced programming techniques. *Reinforce Core Concepts with Hands-on Activities: Examples and exercises demonstrate how MATLAB can be used to solve a variety of engineering problems. *Keep Your Course Current: Significant changes were introduced in version MATLAB 2012b including the introduction of MATLAB 8 which has a redesigned user-interface.The changes in this edition reflect these software updates. *Support Learning with Instructor Resources: A variety of resources are available to help to enhance your course.