Introduction to MATLAB: As seen in ENGS 20

Preface Table of Contents

Class 2

Introduction

Computer Languages

What is MATLAB

The MATLAB Windows

Arithmetic Operators with Scalars

Display Formats

Elementary Built-In Math Functions

Scalar Variables

Practice Your Arithmetic

Worked Problem

Pre-Class 3

Introduction to Vectors

Introduction to Matrices

Transposing Arrays

Class 3

Practice Your Arrays

Addressing Arrays

Adding Elements to Arrays

Deleting Elements from Arrays

Practice Your Matrices

Pre-Class 1

Array Functions

Strings as Arrays of Characters

Arrays of Strings

Strings as String Arrays

Class 1

Addition and Subtraction

Multiplication

Scalar Multiplication

Matrix Inversion - First Steps

Inverse of a Matrix, Identity Matrix

Determinant of a Matrix

Solving System of Equations

Pre-Class 2

Element-by-Element Operators

Built-In Functions

Class 2

Practice Your Functions

Practice Solving System of Equations

Creating Script Files

The fscanf() Command

Import Data

Input to Script File

Pre-Class 3

Output Commands

Formatted Output (excluding Activity 5.6.1)

Current Directory

Search Path

Introduction to 2D Plots

Creating Plots

Line Specifiers

Plot Properties

Plotting Functions

Class 3

Activity 5.3

Plotting Multiple Curves

Plot Formatting and Style

Practice Your Plots

Creating Subplots

Pre-Class 1

Introduction to Functions

Introduction to Function Files

Calling a Function

Global Variables

Script Files Versus Function Files

Class 1

Practice Your Programming

Pre-Class 2

Logic

Relational and Equality Operators

Built-In Logical Operator Functions

The if-end command

The if-else-end command

The if-elseif-else-end command

The switch-case command

The for loop

The while loop

The break statement

Class 2

Anonymous Functions with Single Variable

Anonymous Functions with Multiple Arguments

Function Example: Projectile Motion

External Language Interface

Practice Your Functions

Introduction to Polynomials

Evaluating Polynomials

Plotting Polynomials

Pre-Class 3

Introduction to Interpolation

Curve Fitting

Curve Fitting Examples

Class 3

Introduction to Polynomials

Evaluating Polynomials

Plotting Polynomials

Root Finding

Adding Polynomials

Multiplying Polynomials

Dividing Polynomials

Derivatives

Practice Your Curve Fitting

Class 1

Introduction to 3D Plots

Simple Line Plots

Viewing Plots

Plotting Surfaces