Gilat's text presents the fundamentals of numerical methods with emphasis on the most essential and widely used methods. Students enhance their programming skills using the MATLAB environment to implement algorithms. The goals of the book's problems are three-fold: to improve the understanding of numerical methods, to provide the opportunity to improve programming skills, and to use MATLAB as a tool for solving realistic problems in engineering and science. Designed for the newest version of the popular MATLAB, plus its brevity and accessibility, makes Numerical Methods the perfect introduction to numerical methods or second- or third-year students.