Numerical Methods in Engineering with MATLAB is a text for engineering students and a reference for practicing
engineers. The choice of numerical methods was based on their relevance to engineering problems. Every method is
discussed thoroughly and illustrated with problems involving both hand computation and programming. MATLAB M-files
accompany each method and are available on the book website. This code is made simple and easy to understand by
avoiding complex book-keeping schemes, while maintaining the essential features of the method. MATLAB was chosen
as the example language because of its ubiquitous use in engineering studies and practice. This new edition includes
the new MATLAB anonymous functions, which allow the programmer to embed functions into the program rather than
storing them as separate files. Other changes include the addition of rational function interpolation in Chapter
3, the addition of Ridder's method in place of Brent's method in Chapter 4, and the addition of downhill simplex
method in place of the Fletcher-Reeves method of optimization in Chapter 10.