Index:

•Polynomial overview
•Representing polynomials
•Arithmetic operations on polynomials
•Polynomial roots
•Polynomial coefficients
•Polynomial evaluation
•Convolution and deconvolution
Polynomial overview:
• Finding roots of polynomial

• Polynomial construction from known roots

• Evaluation of a polynomial at specified values

• Multiplication and Division of polynomials

• polynomial derivation

• polynomial integration

• Partial fraction
>> p=[1 -10 35 -50 24]
p =
1 -10 35 -50 24

>> roots_p=roots(p)
roots_p =
4.0000
3.0000
2.0000
1.0000
>> p=[16 0 52] % zero is the coeff of x term
p =
16 0 52

>> root_p=roots(p)
root_p =
0.0000 + 1.8028i
0.0000 - 1.8028i
>> r=[1 2 3 4]
r =
1 2 3 4

>> poly_r=poly(r)
poly_r =
1 -10 35 -50 24
>> p=[1 -3 0 5 -4 3 2]
p =
1 -3 0 5 -4 3 2

>> vall=polyval(p,-3)
vall =
1280
>> p1=[2 3 2];
>> p2=[5 2];
>> conv(p1,p2)

ans =

10 19 16 4
>> p=[2 1];
>> q=[1 1];
>> [q,r]=deconv(p,q)

q =
2

r =
0 -1
>> p=[2 1 0 4];
>> polyder(p)

ans =

6 2 0
>> p=[1 1 1];
>> polyint(p)

ans =

0.3333 0.5000 1.0000 0

>> b=[0 5 -4];
>> a=[1 -1 -2];
and you can calculate the partial fraction expansion as

>> [r,p,k]=residue(b,a)

r =
2
3

p =
2
-1

k =
[]
Now, convert the partial fraction expansion back to polynomial
coefficients.

>> [b,a]=residue(r,p,k)

b =

5 -4

a =

1 -1 -2
Compute transfer function as

>> tf(b,a)

ans =

5 s - 4
-----------
s^2 - s - 2

Continuous-time transfer function.