EXPERIMENT #: 2

EXPERIMENT NAME: NUMERICAL VS ANALYTICAL SOLUTION

MODULE #: 2
MODULE NAME: NUMERICAL VS ANALYTICAL SOLUTION

STUDENT NAME: IAN JASPER R. SIVAM

SECTION: L21
INSTITUTION: ALABANG

INSTRUCTOR: DR. POCHOLO JAMES LORESCO

DATA & RESULTS-SCREENSHOTS OF COMMAND
LISTING
Command Listing 2.1

Command Listing 2.2

Command Listing 2.3

ANALYSIS

For this experiment we were given a task to determine the features of

MATLAB for Numerical and Analytical solution. In analytical solution it is solved
by hand thinking through the problem, this time we are going to determine if our
answers are correct by solving the analytical solution first and then testing the
numerical solution via computer program. First thing is first, familiarization of the
functions of MATLAB in Numerical solutions.
We learned the basics of the print function, to display certain details of your
solution, after that next is the familiarization of format string, escape characters,
loops and even an if, else if, else statement configuration. After familiarization
here comes the main event, the application of numerical solution. The first solution
we tried is factoring using a loop, we were tasked to make a new script for this
loop function to work.
After typing the components of the loop function next is declaring the value
of ‘n’ to start factoring, after defining ‘n’ next is to run the script note that the
script is not a continuous loop because of the ‘end’ function so every time you
need to use the script you need to run it. After the script has done its job it will
display the answer on the next line.
CONCLUSION

In this experiment we therefore conclude that using numerical solutions

method is easier than analytical because it produces less human error at the faction
of the time it takes using analytical solution.
For analytical solution it gives you the understanding of what really happens
inside the solution but one mistake in values it can change the final answer in an
instant and it also takes time to solve depending on the problem given, for
numerical solution it takes the same amount of time for any problem.
We can conclude that using both methods give a slight advantage by
cancelling the disadvantages both solutions has offered.