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BasicMDL 1 Apprec

This document introduces MATLAB and provides an overview of its features and capabilities. It discusses starting and quitting MATLAB, keyboard usage, using MATLAB as a calculator, documentation, and utility functions. Scientific problem solving in MATLAB is also introduced, including stating the problem, defining inputs and outputs, developing an algorithm, implementing and testing the solution.

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BasicMDL 1 Apprec

This document introduces MATLAB and provides an overview of its features and capabilities. It discusses starting and quitting MATLAB, keyboard usage, using MATLAB as a calculator, documentation, and utility functions. Scientific problem solving in MATLAB is also introduced, including stating the problem, defining inputs and outputs, developing an algorithm, implementing and testing the solution.

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Introducing MATLAB

(MATLAB Appreciation)

Dominic C. Ezugworie
[email protected]
+234 (0) 703 907 1904

© 2014 Dominic C. Ezugworie


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The Journey Begins

 MATLAB Appreciation

Scientific Problem Solving

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MATLAB Appreciation
 Software overview
• Starting and Quitting MATLAB
• Keyboard Usage
• Using MATLAB as a scratch pad
• Software Documentation
• MATLAB Utility Functions

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Overview of MATLAB

 MATLAB is a high-performance language


for technical computing.
 problems and solutions are expressed in
familiar mathematical notation.
 MATLAB = MATrices LABoratory
 Features “Toolboxes” for specialised
Technology

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Overview of MATLAB
The system comprises
 Desktop Tools and Development
Environment
 The MATLAB Mathematical Function Library
 The MATLAB Language
 Graphics
 MATLAB External Interfaces

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Desktop Overview

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The Command Window
Use the Command Window to enter variables
and to run functions and M-file scripts.

Press the up arrow key to recall a


statement you previously typed.
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The Command History
Statements you enter in the Command Window are logged in the
Command History.

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The Current Directory

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The Workspace Browser

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MATLAB Appreciation
 Software overview
 Starting and Quitting MATLAB
 Keyboard Usage
 Using MATLAB as a scratch pad
• Software Documentation
• MATLAB Utility Functions

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Starting and Quitting MATLAB
• Starting
– Normal as with every other software
– From the start menu
– Or double-click the desktop icon
• Quitting
– File > Exit MATLAB
– Command line >> exit
– Command line >> quit
– (don’t just click the close button!!!)
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Keyboard Usage
• Master your Keyboard
• Familiarise with the keys
• Make friends with the symbol keys
– %, &, *, ^, ’,[ ], { }, ( ),/,+,-,=
– % And numeric keys
– 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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Using MATLAB as a scratch pad
Somebody called MATLAB
• Quickly scratch out calculations “a glorified calculator”
What do you think?
• Can be as simple as x = 75 – 39;
• Or finding the determinant of a [2x2] matrix
• Intermediate as in finding the roots of a polynomial
e.g. roots([1, -6, -72, -27]);
• Complex as in finding the bessel function of the third
kind of the equation:

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Using MATLAB as a scratch pad
Any idea?...try these, else KIV

• Without knowing the number and the radix priori,


How do determine the number of digits in a
number?
• Given a value for x, what is the square root of:
3x2 - 5x + 57
• RSA challenge
– Find the two prime numbers multiplied to give the
number: 175,828,273
MATLAB Appreciation
 Software overview
 Starting and Quitting MATLAB
 Keyboard Usage
 Using MATLAB as a scratch pad
 Software Documentation
• MATLAB Utility Functions

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The Help Documentation
• The MATLAB program provides extensive
documentation
– in both printable and HTML format
– Available on the internet and offline (in-built)
• Make it a good companion!
– “reading up” is no crime
• MATLAB features covered at a high level,
including many examples

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The Help Documentation
To access the in-built documentation:
• Method 1 (using the mouse)
– Help menu -> Product Help
– Standard Toolbar -> help icon
• Method 2 (using the keyboard)
– Press F1
– Execute doc from the command line
• Method 3 (go to specific topic)
>> doc besselh
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The Help Documentation (R2009b)

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The Help Documentation - Blocksets

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The Help Documentation
- Links and Targets

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MATLAB Appreciation
 Software overview
 Starting and Quitting MATLAB
 Keyboard Usage
 Using MATLAB as a scratch pad
 Software Documentation
 MATLAB Utility Functions

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MATLAB Utility Functions
• doc; helpdesk; helpwin
• pwd; cd
• format
• clc; clf; cla
• tic, ..., toc;
• who; whos; class
• clear

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The Journey Continues

 MATLAB Appreciation

Scientific Problem Solving

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Scientific Problem Solving

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Scientific Problem Solving

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Scientific Problem Solving
• State the problem
• Describe the input values (knowns) and the
required outputs (unknowns).
• Develop an algorithm to solve the problem
• Solve the problem
– create the MATLAB solution
• Test/validate the solution

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After this Session ...

 MATLAB Appreciation
 Software overview
 Starting and Quitting MATLAB
 Keyboard Usage
 Using MATLAB as a scratch pad
 Software Documentation
 MATLAB Utility Functions

Scientific Problem Solving with MATLAB

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