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MATLAB PROGRAMMING
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2 Course Content
 Introduction
 Variables and Arithmetic
Operations
 Logic Relations & Complex
Numbers
 Arithmetic & Trigonometric
Functions
 User Defined Functions 1
 Arrays
 Branching and if statement
 Figures and Plotting
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 Loops
 User Defined Functions 2
 Algorithm Design and
Flowcharts
 Graphical User Interface
(GUI)
 Polynomial Operations
 Symbolic Operations
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3 Importance of Programming for
Engineer

 Learning basic computer programming skills is

important for engineering students in their early
years of college education, why?.
 If you're a scientist or engineer, programming
can enable you to work 10 to 100 times faster.
 You can come up with more creative solutions
than your colleagues who don't know how to
program.

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4 MATLAB Software

 One of most important application for engineers and

scientists.
 Written in C language and supported with Java.
 Has all programming languages features.
 Has a module for plotting figure and shapes.
 A lot of built-in engineering functions in all fields.
 A useful graphical used interface.

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5 MATLAB Software

 Matlab License (Please Contact IT) or https://www.mathworks.com/store/

 https://octave-online.net/

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6 How to Run the Program

 From start Menu or by using MATLAB Icon

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7 Main Window

Typical windows application features

(Menu or Ribbon)
command window
workspace
current directory
command history
Scripts (M Files) or the Editor
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8 Main Window

current directory command window work space

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9 Ribbons

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10 Command Window

Input Commands Line by Line

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11 Work Space

Display Variables
Change their
Values
Delete Them

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12 Current Directory

Working
Directory
(Folder)
Different Files
and
Functions
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13 Script or Editor

Write a
Program.
Create a
Function.

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14 Help

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15 Textbook

Stephen J. Chapman, Essentials of Matlab

Programming, 2nd Edition;
Chapra, S.C., Applied Numerical Methods
with Matlab for Engineer and Scientists, 4th
ed., McGraw-Hill, New York
 Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists

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16 Introduction Cont.

Examine Arithmetic

A period in front of the *, /, and ^, respectively, does not change the results
because the multiplication, division, and exponentiation is done with single
numbers. (An explanation for the need for these symbols is provided later
when we deal with arrays of numbers.)
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Examine Variables

Notice that, in addition to doing the arithmetic with variables with

assigned values, several commands separated by semicolons (or
commas) can be put on one line.

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Examine Mathematical functions

MATLAB has all of the usual mathematical functions found on a
scientific electronic calculator, like sin, cos, and log (meaning the
natural logarithm). See Appendix C for many more examples.

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Examine Functions and commands

MATLAB has numerous general functions; Try.
• date: and calendar.
• clc: for clear command window).
• Help: is one you will use a lot.
Functions: usually return with a value (e.g., the
date),
Commands: tend to change the environment in
some way (e.g., clearing the screen or saving
some statements to the workspace).
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Examine Vectors
Variables such as a and b that were used in
above are called scalars; they are single-valued.
MATLAB also handles vectors (generally referred
to as arrays),

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Examine Vectors

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Examine Linear equations

A simple example is finding the solution to two
simultaneous equations:

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Examine Editor

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Examine Editor Cont..

% Example of one of the matrix % The is the difference between
inversion methods available in the exact and predict unitary
MATLAB % matrix:
clear;clc
difference = IPredicted - IM
% Let us consider the following
arbitrarily selected matrix: for m = 1:3
A =magic(3) for n = 1:3
% Let us evaluate its inverse as if difference(m,n) < eps;
follows: IPredicted(m,n) = IM(m,n);
AI = inv(A) end
% Let us check that it is an inverse: end
IPredicted = A * AI end
% This is the exact unitary matrix:
IPredicted
IM = eye(3)
IPredicted == IM
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25 Introduction Cont.

Mexican hat Example

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