Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving

Author(s): Stormy Attaway

Difference between 4th and 3rd editions
Side by side comparison of table of contents helps to figure out the most significant changes.

Key differences between 4th and 3rd editions

Time lapse between previous and current publications: 3 years (2013 vs 2016).
Attaway's Matlab was first published in 2009.
Main changes in the Fourth Ed:
R2016a version of MATLAB.
Chapter 1 has two new sections covering:

The range of types and casting the values to types
Built-in functions in Matlab

Chapter 6 now covers new Live Editor allowing to create, run, and publish live scripts.
Chapter 8 has new section about advanced data structures similar to those in other high-level languages.
Completely new Chapter 11 on object-oriented programming and its use in graphics.
New design environment for building apps (App Designer).

4th Edition of
Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving

eBook, 600 pages

eBook ISBN: 9780128045411
Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann, July 23, 2016

Paperback, 600 pages

ISBN-10: 0128045256
ISBN-13: 9780128045251
Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann, August 06, 2016

3rd Edition of
Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving

eBook, 560 pages

eBook ISBN: 9780124058934
Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann, June 03, 2013

Paperback, 560 pages

ISBN-10: 0124058760
ISBN-13: 9780124058767
Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann, July 01, 2013

2nd Edition of
Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving

eBook, 544 pages

eBook ISBN: 9780123850829
Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann, June 30, 2011

Paperback, 544 pages

ISBN-10: 0123850819
ISBN-13: 9780123850812
Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann, August 11, 2011