Lachniet J. Introduction to GNU Octave

2nd edition. — Wytheville Community College, 2019. — 140 p.A brief introduction to scientific computing with GNU Octave. Designed as a textbook supplement for freshman and sophomore level linear algebra and calculus students. This guide is heavy on linear algebra and makes a good supplement to a linear algebra textbook.Basic operationNavigating the GUI
Matrices and vectors
Plotting
Matrices and linear systems
Linear systems
Polynomial curve tting
Matrix transformations
Calculus
Limits, sequences, and series
Numerical integration
Parametric, polar, and implicit functions
Complex variables
Special functions
Symbolic operations
Eigenvalue problems
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Markov chains
Diagonalization
Singular value decomposition
Gram-Schmidt and the QR algorithm
Additional topics
Three dimensional graphs
Multiple integrals
Vector elds
Statistics
Di erential equations
Applied projects
SVD and digital image compression
The Gini index and nonlinear curve- tting
Designing a helical strake: arc length and curvature
Modeling a cave passage: cubic spline curves
Graphs of surfaces and 3D-printing