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The MathWorks News & Notes - October 2006
MATLAB and Simulink Based Books
- New Textbooks Support Bioinformatics Courses Using MATLAB
- Embedded System Design for Industrial Automation and Machinery
- Incorporating Practical Applications into Linear Algebra Courses
New Textbooks Support Bioinformatics Courses Using MATLAB
Bioinformatics courses combine concepts from biochemistry, statistics, imaging, engineering, and computer science to explore topics in computational biology. Until now, the texts and materials for these courses typically focused on theory, incorporated pseudo-code that was not executable, or used multiple incompatible software tools for different applications. Textbooks are now becoming available that use MATLAB to solve practical examples across bioinformatics applications. Upcoming titles include:
Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-Based Approach
Gil Alterovitz and Marco Ramoni
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School)
Artech House
ISBN: 1-59693-124-8
Introduction to Computational
Genomics: Case Studies Approach
Nello Cristianini (University of California at Davis and University of Bristol, UK)
and Matthew Hahn (University of Indiana)
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0-521-856-035 (hard cover)
0-521-671-914 (soft cover)
Embedded System Design for Industrial Automation and Machinery
Customer demand for better system performance in industrial automation and machinery is driving the need for more complex embedded control and signal processing systems. Engineers in this industry use Model-Based Design with MATLAB and Simulink to model and simulate multidomain systems, develop algorithms, automatically generate code, and test their designs. Textbooks support that trend, presenting core concepts for developing equipment such as power converters, drive systems, electrical generators, manufacturing equipment, and production test machinery. Recent titles include:
Electric Machinery Fundamentals, 4e
Stephen J. Chapman
McGraw-Hill, 2005
ISBN: 0-07-246523-9
Micromechatronics: Modeling, Analysis, and Design with MATLAB
Victor Giurgiutiu and Sergey E. Lyshevski
CRC Press, Inc., 2004
ISBN: 0-8493-1593-X
Control of Fuel Cell Power Systems: Principles, Modeling, Analysis, and Feedback Design
Jay T. Pukrushpan, Anna G. Stefanopoulou, and Huei Peng
Springer, 2004
ISBN: 1-85233-816-4
Incorporating Practical Applications into Linear Algebra Courses
Math, engineering, and science programs must attract and retain students while meeting the rigorous pedagogical standards required for accreditation. To help linear algebra and numerical analysis courses meet this challenge, more than 100 texts use MATLAB to provide practical, engaging examples that supplement the theory. The ATLAST (Augment the Teaching of Linear Algebra with Software Tools) project, directed by Steven Leon of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, builds on this trend with techniques and material for teaching linear algebra. Since 1992, instructors who participate in the ATLAST workshops have developed class-tested computer exercises, projects, and lesson plans based on MATLAB. www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/Atlast
