# An Introduction to Matlab and Mathcad

- By: Troy Siemers
- Publisher: APEX Calculus
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/an-introduction-to-matlab-and-mathcad)
- Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial
- PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Pdg3LqVPNPLUhLbks0QzF5ZVhmWGp3YW5hYlVBd3RDN2x3/view

This textbook, or really a “coursebook” for a college freshman-level class, has been updated for Spring 2014 and provides an introduction to programming and problem solving using both Matlab and Mathcad. We provide a balanced selection of introductory exercises and real-world problems (i.e. no “contrived” problems). We include many examples and screenshots to guide the reader. We assume no prior knowledge of Matlab or Mathcad.