Category: 08. Matlab

Decision making structures require that the programmer should specify one or more conditions to be evaluated or tested by the program, along with a statement or statements to be executed if the condition is determined to be true, and optionally, other statements to be executed if the condition is determined to be false. Following is…

An operator is a symbol that tells the compiler to perform specific mathematical or logical manipulations. MATLAB is designed to operate primarily on whole matrices and arrays. Therefore, operators in MATLAB work both on scalar and non-scalar data. MATLAB allows the following types of elementary operations − Arithmetic Operators MATLAB allows two different types of…

MATLAB does not require any type declaration or dimension statements. Whenever MATLAB encounters a new variable name, it creates the variable and allocates appropriate memory space. If the variable already exists, then MATLAB replaces the original content with new content and allocates new storage space, where necessary. For example, The above statement creates a 1-by-1…

So far, we have used MATLAB environment as a calculator. However, MATLAB is also a powerful programming language, as well as an interactive computational environment. In previous chapters, you have learned how to enter commands from the MATLAB command prompt. MATLAB also allows you to write series of commands into a file and execute the…

MATLAB is an interactive program for numerical computation and data visualization. You can enter a command by typing it at the MATLAB prompt ‘>>’ on the Command Window. In this section, we will provide lists of commonly used general MATLAB commands. Commands for Managing a Session MATLAB provides various commands for managing a session. The following…

In MATLAB environment, every variable is an array or matrix. You can assign variables in a simple way. For example, MATLAB will execute the above statement and return the following result − It creates a 1-by-1 matrix named x and stores the value 3 in its element. Let us check another example, MATLAB will execute the above…

MATLAB environment behaves like a super-complex calculator. You can enter commands at the >> command prompt. MATLAB is an interpreted environment. In other words, you give a command and MATLAB executes it right away. Hands on Practice Type a valid expression, for example, And press ENTER When you click the Execute button, or type Ctrl+E,…

Local Environment Setup Setting up MATLAB environment is a matter of few clicks. The installer can be downloaded from here. MathWorks provides the licensed product, a trial version and a student version as well. You need to log into the site and wait a little for their approval. After downloading the installer the software can be…

MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a fourth-generation high-level programming language and interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization and programming. MATLAB is developed by MathWorks. It allows matrix manipulations; plotting of functions and data; implementation of algorithms; creation of user interfaces; interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++, Java, and FORTRAN; analyze data; develop…