Short description
The main objective in planning a second edition of this book was to upgrade it to cover the latest version of Matlab (Version 6.1 Release 12.1).
Long description
The main objective in planning a second edition of this book was to upgrade it to cover the latest version of Matlab (Version 6.1 Release 12.1). However, in working my way through Version 6.2, I found so many interesting new features (for example, GUIs) that I was unable to resist incorporting most of them into the text. Consequently I decided to split the book into two parts. Part 1 contains what I consider to be the real essentials; Part 2 has everything else. I have attempted to retain the style and approach of the first edition: informal, aimed at beginners, with plenty of examples form science and engineering. This edition has a website from which you can download material from the text: wwwbh.com/companions/essentialmatlab.