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CENGR 3140:
NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS TO CE PROBLEMS

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MATLAB
a computer program that provides the user with a
convenient environment for performing many types of
calculations.

3 PRIMARY WINDOWS:
1. Command Window
2. Graphics Window
3. Edit Window

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COMMAND WINDOWS

SCALARS
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ARRAYS, VECTOR, AND MATRICES

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ARRAY
One-dimensional arrays = Vectors
Two-dimensional arrays = Matrices

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COLON OPERATOR

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THE linspace and logspace FUNCTIONS

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CHARACTER STRINGS

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can be represented by enclosing the strings
within a single quotation mark.

MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS

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USE OF BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS USE OF BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS