本书基于MATLAB 5.2版，提供了使用MATLAB的实践性指导。MATLAB已成为适合多学科、多种工作平台的功能强大、界面友好、语言自然并且开放性强的大型优秀应用软件，同时也已成为国内外高等院校高等数学、数值分析、数字信号处理、自动控制理论以及工程应用等课程的基本教学工具。本书按逻辑编排，自始至终用实例描述；内容完整且每章相对独立；是一本简明的MATLAB参考书，既适用于初学者，也适用于高级MATLAB用户。-Based on MATLAB 5.2 version of the book provides a practical guide to using MATLAB. MATLAB has become suitable for multi-disciplinary, multi-working platform powerful, user-friendly, natural and open strong language of large outstanding applications, but also have become domestic institutions of higher learning higher mathematics, numerical analysis, digital signal processing, automatic application of control theory and engineering courses of basic teaching tool. Logically organized book, from beginning to end with an example descr iption　content of each chapter is relatively complete and independent　MATLAB is a concise reference book, both for beginners or advanced MATLAB users.