INTRODUCTION to MATLAB and SIMULINK

COURSE OUTLINE
INSTRUCTOR: Eng. Sahar S Nasrallah
Office: ChE Labs, FET Building
Office Hours:, 10:00-11:00 Sun., and Tue. or by appointment
Tel.: 5355000 Ext. 22910
E-mail: sahar_nasrallah@yahoo.com or s.nasrallah@ju.edu.jo

Course Description:
1. Introduction to MATLAB
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11
2.

What is MATLAB?
ELEMENTARY MATLAB CONSTRUCTS.
MATLAB Variables.
Arithmetic Operations.
Logical and Relational Operations.
Mathematical Functions.
Graphical Functions.
I/O Operations.
Import Wizard.
Special I/O Functions.
Elementary Matrix Manipulations.

More Complicated Data Structures.

2.1 Structures.
2.2 Cell Arrays and its definition.
2.3 Access to Cell Array Elements.

3. MATLAB Programming
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

MATLAB Procedures.
MATLAB Functions.
MATLAB Language Constructs.
The Function eval.

3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8

Function Handles.
Solution of Differential Equations.
Symbolic Calculations with the Symbolic Tool Box.
Data Processing.

4. Introduction to SIMULINK.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5

What is SIMULINK?
Operating Principle and Management of Simulink.
Constructing a Simulink Block Diagram.
Parameterizing Simulink Blocks.
Simulink Simulation.

TEXTBOOK:
O. BEUCHER and M. WEEKS, INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB & SIMULINK A Project Approach, First
and 3rd editions, Hingham, Massachusetts New Delhi.

REFERENCES:
1. Etter, D. M., and Kuncicky, D. C., with Hull, D., Introduction to MATLAB 6, 2nd and 3rd editions,
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004 and 2005.

2. Hahan, B. D., Essential MATLAB for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd edition, ButterworthHeinemann, 2002.

3. Hanselman, D., and Littlefield, B., The Student Edition of MATLAB, Version 5 Users Guide,
Prentice Hall, 1997.
4. Hanselman, D., and Littlefield, B., Matering MATLAB 6, Prentice Hall, 2001.
5. Hanselman, D., and Littlefield, B., Matering MATLAB 7, Prentice Hall, 2005.
6. Higham, D. J., and Higham, N. J., MATLAB Guide, First and 2nd editions, SIAM, 2000 and 2005.
7. Hunt, B. R., Lipsman, R. L., Rosenberg, J. M., Coombes, K. R., Osborn, J. E., and tuck, G. J., A
Guide to MATLAB for Beginners and Experienced Users, C.U.P, 2001.
8. Kuncicky, D. C., MATLAB Programming , Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.
9. Magrab, E. B., Azarm, S., Balachandran, B., Duncan, J., Herold, K., and alsh,G., n Engineers
Guide to MATLAB, First and 2nd editions, Prentice-Hall, 2000 and 2005.
10. Palm III, W. J., Introduction to MATLAB 7 for Engineers, Any edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005,
2007, 2008.
11. Pratap, R., Getting Started with MATLAB - A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers,
12. O. BEUCHER and M. WEEKS, INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB & SIMULINK A Project
Approach, First and 3rd editions, Hingham, Massachusetts New Delhi.
13. Chapman, S. J., MATLAB Programming for Engineers, 2nd and third editions, Brooks/Cole, 2002
and Thomas Engineering, 2004.
14. Sheets distributed during the course.