Emphasizing problem-solving skills throughout, this fifth edition of Chapman’s highly successful book teaches MATLAB as a technical programming language, showing students how to write clean, efficient, and well-documented programs, while introducing them to many of the practical functions of MATLAB. The first eight chapters are designed to serve as the text for an Introduction to Programming / Problem Solving course for first-year engineering students. The remaining chapters, which cover advanced topics such as I/O, object-oriented programming, and Graphical User Interfaces, may be covered in a longer course or used as a reference by engineering students or practicing engineers who use MATLAB. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.