Intro To MATLAB: Matlab Advantages of MATLAB

Chapter 1 MATLAB Advantages of MATLAB
Intro to MATLAB  MATLAB stands for  Easy to use

Matrix Laboratory  Platform Independence
 MATLAB programming for Engineering  Predefined Functions
introduces the MATLAB R2015b  Device- Independent Plotting
 http://ist.njit.edu/software  Graphical User Interface
 Release 2015a/2015b
 MATLAB Compiler
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Disadvantages of MATLAB MATLAB Environment The MATLAB Desktop

 MATLAB is based on an interpreted language and it  In Windows or Apple operating systems  MATLAB uses several different windows to
may execute slower than compiled programs. click on the desktop icon display data, commands and results.
 A full copy of MATLAB is 5 to 10 times more
- comand window
expensive than a C/C++/Fortran compiler.
- toolstrip
- command history window
- document window
- figure window
 In Unix/MSDOS type
- workspace browser
MATLAB - current folder browser
- help browser
at the shell prompt
- path browser
 They are not necessarily all open at once.
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The MATLAB Desktop2 The Command Window The Command Window2
 A user can enter interactive commands at
the command prompt (>>) in the
command window.
 A user can place a series of commands into
Command Window
a script file, and the entire file can be
executed by typing its name in the
command window.
 MATLAB script files are also known as M-
files, because they have a file extension of
“.m”.
The Toolstrip The Command History The Command History2

 The controls on the Toolstrip are organized  You can transfer commands from the
into related categories of functions, first by command history to the command window
tabs and then by goups.  Double click on a command
 The Quick Access Toolbar is a place where  Click and drag a command
the user can customize the interface.  Use arraw keys to select a command
 To delete commands from The History
Command History
 Select a command or commands
 Right-click with the mouse and select delete
 Or select clear to clear the entail history
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The Document Window The Document Window2 The Document Window3
 It is also called Edit/Debug Window.
 An Edit Window is created when you create
a new M-file or open an existing one.
 There are several ways to open an editing
window:
 Click the New Script icon
 Click the New icon and then select Script
 Type edit from the command window
Figure Window Figure Window2 Docking & Undocking Windows

 The figure window is used to display  When a window is docked, it appears as a
graphics. pane within the MATLAB desktop.
 A figure can be a two- or three-dimensional
plot of data.
 When figures are created a new window
automatically opens.
 Figure window can be cleared by clf.
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Docking & Undocking Windows2 The MATLAB Workspace The MATLAB Workspace2
 To undocking clicks the down-arrow icon to  A workspace is the collection of all the  The who andwhos commands.
the upper-right corner of a pane. variables and arrays that are defined within
the command window.
 This window is also called the Workspace
Browser.
 A list of variables and arrays in the currect
workspace can be generated with the who
or whos command.
The MATLAB Workspace3 Array Editor Array Editor2

 Use clear to delete a variable.  Double clicking on any variable in the
 Syntax: clear [variable-list] workspace will bring up the Array Editor.
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Array Editor3 Current Folder Current Folder2
 Also called the current directory.  It allows the user to manipulate files
 It shows all the files in the selected folder. interactively.
Getting Help Getting Help2 Getting Help3

 Use the Help Browser.  To show the usage of a known command,  To search a command by keyword, using
using the help command. the lookfor command.
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Useful Commands Useful Commands2 Useful Commands3
 who  Type demo in the command window.  To find out where a command is located,
 whos using the which command.
 clear [var_list]
 more on/off
 Ctrl-C (or ^C)
 clc (not cls)
 clf
 help command
 lookfor keyword
 demo
 which command
MATLAB Search Path MATLAB Search Path2 Red Flags

 If a name is typed at the system prompt,  Type path at the system prompt, the  Don’t do the followings intentionally:
the MATLAB interpreter attempts to find the MATLAB search path will be listed.  Do not use a variable with the same name as a
command as follows: system function or command.
 Checks as a variable in the workspace.  Do not create an M-file with the same name as a
 Checks as an M-file in the current folder. system function or command.
 Checks to see if it is an M-file in any directory
along the MATLAB search path.
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Homework Assignment #1 How to Make Homework How to Make Homework2
 1.6 Exercises  Make sure your command window is under
 Page 24: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, 10 format compact;
 This assignment is due by next week.  Enter the homework questions line-by-line;
 Late submission will be penalized.  Copy and paste the outputs including the
 Hand-written homework will not be commands into a word document and
accepted or graded. select the minimum spacing;
 Hand in a hardcopy of your homework, no  Save figures into image files and then
electronic submission will be accepted. insert them into your document. You may
need to change their sizes;
 Print your homework to a nearby printer.
How to Make Homework3 How to Make Homework4
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Chapter 1 MATLAB Advantages of MATLAB

Intro to MATLAB  MATLAB stands for  Easy to use

Disadvantages of MATLAB MATLAB Environment The MATLAB Desktop

 They are not necessarily all open at once.

The Toolstrip The Command History The Command History2

Figure Window Figure Window2 Docking & Undocking Windows

The MATLAB Workspace3 Array Editor Array Editor2

Getting Help Getting Help2 Getting Help3

MATLAB Search Path MATLAB Search Path2 Red Flags

How to Make Homework3 How to Make Homework4

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