Engineering Computation: An Introduction Using MATLAB and Excel: 2026 Release ISE

PART 1.Computational Tools

1. Computing Tools
2. Excel Fundamentals
3. MATLAB Fundamentals
4. MATLAB Programming
5. Plotting Data

PART 2. Engineering Applications
Focuses on applications motivated with engineering problems, including: root finding, matrix methods, simultaneous equations, numerical integration, and optimization.

6. Finding the Roots of Equations
7. Matrix Mathematics
8. Solving Simultaneous Equations
9. Numerical Integration
10.Optimization

Engineering Computation: An Introduction Using MATLAB and Excel provides a detailed introduction to the computational techniques, numerical methods, and computational tools used by engineering students. It is aimed at first or second year students, and is intended to provide the theoretical and computational foundation required for advanced study in engineering.

The text provides a foundation in computational theory, and an overview of the numerical methods used by engineering students and practicing engineers. The text focuses on implementation of these computational techniques using two widely-used software packages: MATLAB, which provides a structured programming environment, and Excel, which is a ubiquitous spreadsheet application. Throughout the text, these two softwares are used to demonstrate the computational techniques developed in the text, and their advantages and limitations are described.