<p>Can any of you recommend a Matlab book for a beginner who is about to take a matlab course? I'm actually sort of a beginner since I took had somewhat a rather lengthy primer in introduction to engineering, any suggestions will be much appreciated.</p>
<p>My son took a course this summer at a local college, and he learned Matlab. He picked it right up, without having any computer experience other than power point and excel. </p>
<p>The handout he was given was: An Introduction to Matlab, Version 2.3. David F. Griffiths, Department of Mathematics, University of Dundee, Copyright 1996.</p>
<p>Maybe you can find this article through a library search to get you started.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks montegut, if the current version of matlab upgrades are subtle, then this guide could really come in handy.</p>
<p><a href=“Mathematics | University of Dundee, UK”>Mathematics | University of Dundee, UK;
<p><a href=“http://cs100r.cs.cornell.edu/lectures/matlab_intro.pdf[/url]”>http://cs100r.cs.cornell.edu/lectures/matlab_intro.pdf</a></p>
<p>Quick and dirty intro to very basic matlab</p>
<p>The Bible, by God et al. You’ll need it while you’re trying to wrestle with that infernal software package.</p>
<p>In my frosh intro class last year, we used a book written by Allen Downey, who also wrote How to Think Like a Computer Scientist. His matlab book is specifically written for people who have never programmed before. </p>
<p>It’s also freely available online. 
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<p>[Allen</a> Downey’s Projects](<a href=“http://allendowney.com/projects.html]Allen”>Allen Downey's Projects)</p>