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Matrices and Arrays To enter D ü rer's matrix, simply type in the Command Window To enter D ü rer's matrix, simply type in the Command Window >>A = [ ; ; ; ] >>A = [ ; ; ; ] A = A =

sum, transpose, and diag sums of the columns of A sums of the columns of A >>sum(A) >>sum(A) ans = ans = >>sum(A')' >>sum(A')' ans = ans = sum(diag(A)) sum(diag(A)) ans = 34 ans = 34 The transpose operation is denoted by an apostrophe or single quote, '.

Subscripts >>A(1,4) + A(2,4) + A(3,4) + A(4,4) >>A(1,4) + A(2,4) + A(3,4) + A(4,4) ans = 34 ans = 34 >>X = A; >>X = A; >>X(4,5) = 17 >>X(4,5) = 17 X = X =

The Colon Operator >> 1:10 >> 1:10 ans = ans = >> 100:-7:50 >> 100:-7:50 ans = ans = >> 0:pi/4:pi >> 0:pi/4:pi ans = ans = In subscript In subscript >> A(1,1:4) >> A(1,1:4) ans = ans =

The magic Function >> B = magic(4) >> B = magic(4) B = B = To make this B into D ü rer's A, swap the two middle columns: To make this B into D ü rer's A, swap the two middle columns: A = B(:,[ ]) A = B(:,[ ])

Expressions Variables Variables num_students = 25 num_students = 25 Numbers Numbers e e23 1i j 3e5i e e23 1i j 3e5i Operators Operators +-*/^ +-*/^ \ Left division \ Left division Functions Functions help elfun help elfun help specfun help specfun help elmat help elmat

Working with Matrices

Generating Matrices zeros All zeros zeros All zeros ones All ones ones All ones rand Uniformly distributed random elements rand Uniformly distributed random elements randn Normally distributed random elements randn Normally distributed random elements

ones(n,m) >> ones(3,4) >> ones(3,4) ans = ans =

zeros(n,m) >> zeros(3,4) >> zeros(3,4) ans = ans =

rand(n,m) >> rand(3,4) >> rand(3,4) ans = ans =

randn(3,4) >> randn(3,4) >> randn(3,4) ans = ans =

Load and Save.mat >> A = [1 2 3] >> A = [1 2 3] >> B = [4 5 6] >> B = [4 5 6] >> save mydata.mat >> save mydata.mat >> clear >> clear >> load mydata.mat >> load mydata.mat

eye(n), eye(size(A)) >> eye(3) >> eye(3) ans = ans = >> eye(size(A)) >> eye(size(A)) ans = ans =

Load and save ASCII file >> a = magic(4); b = ones(2, 4) * -5.7; c = [ ]; >> a = magic(4); b = ones(2, 4) * -5.7; c = [ ]; >> save -ascii mydata.dat >> save -ascii mydata.dat >> clear >> clear >> load mydata.dat >> load mydata.dat >> mydata >> mydata mydata = mydata =

Building Tables >> n = (0:9)'; >> n = (0:9)'; pows = [n n.^2 2.^n] pows = [n n.^2 2.^n] pows = pows = MATLAB uses a dot, or decimal point, as part of the notation for multiplicative array operations.

Multivariate Data >>D = [ >>D = [ ] ] to obtain the mean and standard deviation of each column, use to obtain the mean and standard deviation of each column, use >>mu = mean(D), sigma = std(D) >>mu = mean(D), sigma = std(D) mu = mu = sigma = sigma = >>help datafun >>help datafun >>help stats >>help stats

Matlab Graphics

plot(x,y) t=[0:5:100] t=[0:5:100] y=t.^0.34-log10(t)+1./t y=t.^0.34-log10(t)+1./t plot(t,y) plot(t,y) title( ‘ Plot of y versus t ’ ) title( ‘ Plot of y versus t ’ ) grid grid

3D graphics [x,y]=meshgrid(-4.0:0.2:4.0,-4.0:0.2:4.0); [x,y]=meshgrid(-4.0:0.2:4.0,-4.0:0.2:4.0); z=(-20*x.^2+x)+(-15*y.^2+5.*y); z=(-20*x.^2+x)+(-15*y.^2+5.*y); surfl(x,y,z); surfl(x,y,z); axis([ ]) axis([ ]) xlabel('x-axis'); xlabel('x-axis'); ylabel('y-axis'); ylabel('y-axis'); zlabel('z-axis'); zlabel('z-axis');

Try yourself, and have fun!