Getting Started with MATLAB

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Fundamentals of MATLAB Different Windows of MATLAB

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Fundamental components of MATLAB

MATLAB stands MATrix LABoratory

MATLAB = a calculator + a lot more

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Different Windows of MATLAB

Opening MATLAB in a lab: most computer on campus will have a direct shortcut on the desktop

Double Click to bring up the MATLAB Interface

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Starting Matlab

When you start MATLAB, 4 windows appear (by default): MATLAB Command Window Current Directory Window Workspace Window Command History Window

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i) MATLAB Command Window:

To communicate with MATLAB program, use MATLAB command window. MATLAB display the prompt (>> ) to indicate that it is ready to receive instructions.

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ii) Current Directory Window:

It is much like a file manager window. Used to access files.

For example: file.m it will open file in Matlab editor.

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iii) Workspace Window:

Display the variables created in the command window.

Workspace refers to the names and values of any variable in-use in the current work session.

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iv) Command History Window:

All the previous keystrokes entered in Matlab Command Window showed here. You can click and drag the command into the Matlab command window or Matlab editor. You can alter the appearance of the desktop by clicking ViewDesktop layout.

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Frame #2
Current Directory

Frame #3

Frame #1
The Command Window
Your Calculator Screen

Workspace It will show the variables that have been created.

This frame shows the files (excel, text, MATLAB files) that can immediately be used.

You can do exactly as on your calculator: add, subtract, divide, multiple, use parentheses to override the order of operations Later on, you will realize you can do a LOT more in this frame.

Frame #4
Command History

It will show all the commands executed previously.

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MATLAB Desktop

Current Directory

Command Window

History

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MATLAB Desktop contd

Workspace Command Window

Command History

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General Setup

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A new window: the Editor

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A new window: the Editor

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A new window: the Editor

"DOCK IT"

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Final common setup!

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How it will work

1. Type your statements here

2. Run your statements (or hit F5)

(Modify your statements, repeat cycle)

3. See your results here

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1. Basic Data Manipulation

Starting MATLAB on every machine usually leads to the prompt symbols >> in the command window

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Entering Commands and Expressions:

Try out this 3-line command in Matlab Command Window: >> x=[0:002:8]; >> y=5*sin(x); >> plot(x,y): When you put semicolon (;) at the end of your command line, Matlab will not shows the answer of your commands/expressions. Example of mathematical expressions in Matlab prompt: >> 8/10 ans = 0.8000 >> 5*ans ans = 4

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Variables

A variable in MATLAB is a symbol used to contain a value. When we do not specify a variable name for a result, Matlab uses the symbol ans as a temporary variable containing the most recent answer.

Scalar variable: >> r=8/10 r = 0.8000 >> s=5*r s=4

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Variables
Scalar arithmetic operations:
Operation Symbol ^ * / \ Exponentiation: ab Multiplication: ab Right division: a/b Left division: b/a MATLAB form a^b a*b a/b a\b

+ -

Addition: a+b Subtraction: a-b

a+b a-b

Vectors / Array
>> a=[1 2 3 4] a= 1 >> a' ans = 1 2 3 4 2 3 4

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Autofilling and addressing Vectors

> a=[1:0.2:3]' a= 1.0000 1.2000 1.4000 1.6000 1.8000 2.0000 2.2000 2.4000 2.6000 2.8000 3.0000 >> a(2:3) ans = 1.2000 1.4000

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Matrices Creation in MATLAB

>> b=[1 2 3 4;5 6 7 8] b= 1 5 >> b' ans = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 6 3 7 4 8

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Matrices
>> b=2.2*ones(4,4)

b=
2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000 2.2000

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Reshape
>> a=[1:9] a= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

>> bsquare=reshape(a,3,3) bsquare = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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For

for i = 1:10 end

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xy Plots
>> x=[1 3 6 8 10]; >> y=[0 2 1 3 1]; >> plot(x,y)

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