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ISBN 0-9755787-090000
Learning MATLAB
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Printing History: August 1999 First printing New manual
January 2001 Second printing Revised for MATLAB 6.0 (Release 12)
November 2002 Third printing Revised for MATLAB 6.5 (Release 13)
July 2004 Fourth printing Revised for MATLAB 7.0 (Release 14)
