MatLab Training Course

The help and reference information that comes with MatLab is essentially a list and description of functions and functionality. If you want something more like a guide to how to use MatLab, you might try one or more of the following (as of March 8, 2001):

• Essential MATLAB for Scientists and Engineers
  B. Hahn
  BN.com: In stock, $49.95

• Introduction to MATLAB 2nd edition
  Delores Etter David C. Kuncicky
  BN.com: In stock, $20.75 (beware, Amazon says it is out of print!)
• Matlab Primer
  by Kermit Sigmon (Editor), Inc Mathworks, Inc Staff The Mathworks
  Amazon.com: $15.95

• Matlab Guide
  by Nicholas J. Higham, Desmond J. Higham
  Amazon: $42.00, back ordered

• Mastering MATLAB 6
  by Duane Hanselman, Bruce C. Littlefield
  Amazon: $58.67, back ordered.

• Mastering MATLAB 5: A Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference
  Duane Hanselman,Bruce Littlefield
  BN.com: $53.00 In Stock/ Paperback

In addition, since MatLab includes its own versions of some useful commands from the C programming language, you may find a C-language reference book useful. Here's a pretty popular one:

• A Book on C : Programming in C
  by Al Kelley, Ira Pohl
  Amazon: $42.95, In stock.