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First-Year Engineering Program
MAT - Introduction
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AgendaMATLAB Overview
The Command WindowSimple Script Files
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MATLAB Quizzes• Note MATLAB quizzes are assigned in
the daily assignment list
• Material covered on the quizzes will include the most recent preparation materials plus any previous lectures.
• It is ok to reference the book or slides while taking the quiz.
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Slide Format
• Note the upper right corner indicate pages from the MATLAB book which correspond with the material covered on the slide.
P. 3
IntroductionTextbook
• It is very important to review the chapters in the MATLAB book prior to class. They contain complementary information and valuable examples.
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MATLAB is a powerful program for numerical computations, plotting and programming.
Use it as a calculator.
Define variables and use them in calculations.
Use built-in functions.
Plot graphs.
Write and run computer programs.
Perform symbolic mathematics.
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MATLAB’s Default Windows
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(The Command Window opens when MATLAB is started)Command window
Command prompt
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(The Figure Window opens automatically by the plot() command)
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Figure window
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(The Editor Window is opened from the file menu in the Command Window)
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Editor window
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(The Help Window can be opened from the Help menu of any of MATLAB windows)
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Help window
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WORKING IN THE COMMAND WINDOW
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•Place the cursor at the command prompt (>>) to enter a command
•Press the ‘Enter’ key to execute the command (Line-at-a-time-execution)
•To correct a previously typed command press the up arrow key ( ) to recall the desired command
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MATLAB’s Working Directory
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When you first start MATLAB it is a good practice to changethe working directory to your N: drive or USB device.
You can use the browse icon to locate the directory you want to use
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ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS WITH SCALARS
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Operation
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Right Division
Left Division
Exponentiation
Symbol
+
-
*
/
\
^
Example
5 + 3
5 - 3
5 * 3
5 / 3
5 \ 3 = 3 / 5
5 ^ 3
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ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
•Higher-precedence operations are executed before lower-precedence operations (like Excel or programmable calculators).
•If two operations have the same precedence, then the expression is executed from left to right.
PRECEDENCE OPERATION
First Parentheses (innermost pair first)
Second Exponentiation.
Third Multiplication and division
Fourth Addition and subtraction
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MATLAB AS A CALCULATORUsing numbers:
8 / 2 is executed first
>> 7 + 8 / 2
ans =
11
Type and press Enter
Computer response
7 + 8 is executed first
>> (7 + 8) / 2
ans =
7.5000
Type and press Enter
Computer response
27 ^ 1 and 32 ^ 0.2 are executed first/ is executed next+ is executed last
>> 27 ^ 1 / 3 + 32 ^ 0.2
ans =
11
>> 27 ^ (1 / 3) + 32 ^ 0.2
ans =
5
1 / 3 is executed first^ is executed next+ is executed last
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DEFINING VARIABLESA variable becomes defined when a value is assigned to itusing the assignment operator, = .
Once a variable is defined, the computer remembers and stores its value. The variable can then be
used in further calculations, used to create new variables, passed into functions.
The value of a variable can be modified at any time.
>> a = 8
a =
8
>> B = 12
B =
12
Type and press Enter
Computer response
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>> a + B
ans =
20
>> a / B
ans =
0.6667
>> d = a * B
d =
96
>> sqrt(d)
ans =
9.7980
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THE ASSIGNMENT OPERATOR
>> x = 3
x =
3
Note: In algebra this expression (x=x+5) is invalid since it implies: 0 = 5.
>> x = x + 5
x =
8
MATLAB assigns a new value to x, which is the old value (3) plus 5.
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The statement: ‘x + 4 = 30’Is not valid. Matlab does not solve for x
>> x + 4 =30
??? x + 4 = 30
But, the statement ‘x = 30 – 4’ is valid(the number 26 is assigned to x)
>> x = 30 - 4
x =
26
Assigns the value 3 to variable x.
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RULES ABOUT VARIABLES NAMES Can be up to 63 characters long.
Must begin with a letter.
Can contain letters, digits, and the underscore character (no spaces).
MATLAB is case sensitive; it distinguishes between UPPERCASE and lowercase letters.
For example, 'number‘, ‘NUMBER’, and 'Number' are NOT the same variable.
It is good practice to make the variable name descriptive
For example, ‘avg_score’ or ‘avgScore’ instead of ‘a’
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RULES ABOUT VARIABLES NAMES
Avoid naming variables names that are usedby MATLAB
Names of MATLAB functions:
exp, sin, cos, sqrt, max, min, sum, etc.
Names of MATLAB-defined variables:
π (accurate to 2.2 * 10 ^ -16)
(the solution from the most recent calculation)
Etc.
Note that e is not a MATLAB-defined variable (use exp)
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pi
ans
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MATLAB BUILT-IN MATH FUNCTIONS
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exp(x) exponential (ex)
log(x) natural logarithm (log base “e”, written ln in math expressions)
log10(x) base 10 logarithm (log in math expressions)
sqrt(x) square root
abs(x) absolute value
NOTE: For trigonometric functions, x is in radianssin(x), cos(x), asin(x), acos(x), tan(x), cot(x)
For each trig function there is an equivalent, e.g. sind(x) where x is in degrees
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Built-in Functions
• Here are some examples of using MATLAB built-in functions:
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>> sin(pi / 4)
ans =
0.7071
>> sqrt(169)
ans =
13
>> log10(10000)
ans =
4
MATLAB has hundreds of built-in functions (this will be discussed in future lectures). More functions are listed in section 1.5 of the text.
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Example• Calculate the value of this function for x=30
degrees:
cos2x sinx + tan(x/2) / √3x
In the command window:
>>x=30 (Assigns the value 30 to x)
>>x=x*pi/180 (Converts degrees to radians)
>>cos(x)^2*sin(x)+tan(x/2)/sqrt(3*x)
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Script files
• What if you wanted do a lengthy calculation many times. What’s the chance of a typo causing an error?
• MATLAB allows you to save any series of commands in a file and will execute the commands sequentially as if they were typed directly into the command window.
• These files are called script files.
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Example with Script file
• Suppose we created a script file called trig_calc which contained the following:
Line 1: x=x*pi/180
Line 2: cos(x)^2*sin(x)+tan(x/2)/sqrt(3*x)
• Then we would only have to type the following into the command window:
>>x=30
>>trig_calc
The result would be displayed in the command window
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SCRIPT FILE
Using a script file is convenient because it can be…
edited (corrected and/or changed)
executed many times with reliable results
saved, then opened at a later date
sent to others to use
Script files are also called M-files because the extension .m is used when they are saved.
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THE M-FILE EDITOR/DEBUGGER WINDOW
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The commands of the script file are typed line-by-line.
The lines are numbered automatically
A new line starts when the Enter key is pressed.
The Run Icon
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EXAMPLE OF A SCRIPT FILE
% Example of a script file
% This file calculates the square of x
x = sin(pi / 4)
y = x ^ 2Define x
Store result in y
Typing ‘%' at the beginning of a line designates
the line as a comment
comments are not executed
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SAVING A SCRIPT FILE
Once the script file is completed, it must be saved. In our class use Save As to your N:\ or USB drive. This should be the same as the working directory you specified when you started MATLAB.
The name of the script file follows the rules for names of variables in MATLAB Can be up to 63 characters long. Must begin with a letter. Can only contain letters, digits, and the
underscore character (no spaces). Case sensitive.
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RUNNING A SCRIPT FILE
A script file can be executed from the Editor Window by clicking on the Run icon (this saves the m-file before running).
A script file can also be executed from the Command Window by typing its name and pressing Enter.
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Refer pp. 79-81 in the book about other ways to change the Current Directory or the Search Path.
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EXAMPLE OF RUNNING A SCRIPT FILE
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% Example of a script file
% This file calculates the square of x
x = sin(pi / 4)
y = x ^ 2
Script file:
>> Test1
x = 0.7071
y = 0.5000
>>
Command window:Enter script file name
MATLAB response
Save script file as Test1
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SOME USEFUL COMMANDS
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Clears the command window
Clears all variables from memory
Clears only variables x, y and z
Careful, this command only clears x
>> clc
>> clear
>> clear x y z
>> clear x, y, z
>> x = 5
x =
5
>> x = 5;
>>
Typing a semi-colon (;) at the end
of a line of input prevents the
output from being displayed in the
command window
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OUTPUT FROM A SCRIPT FILE
When a script file runs, output that is generated is
displayed in the Command Window
Output is displayed automatically if a statement does
not end with a semicolon. Many times you don’t want all
outputs to be displayed in the command window.
Output can also be displayed intentionally by using the
disp() command
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THE disp() COMMAND
disp(A)
disp(‘text’)
string
disp() adds a ‘line feed’ to the end of it’s input. So, any following output appears on a new line.
Displays the value of the variable A.
Displays the text (string) that is
enclosed within the single quotes.
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DISPLAY FORMATSThe format command controls how output numbers appear on the screen. Input numbers can be typed in any format.>> format short (default)
41.4286 Fixed-point with 4 decimal digits
>> format long41.428571428571431 Fixed-point with 15 decimal digits
>> format short e 4.1429e+001 Scientific with 4 decimal digits
>> format bank41.43 Two decimal digits (like money)
Note: These commands affect the output only they do not affect the precision of the number in memory
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Other formatting options are discussed in section 1.4 of the text
>> format short
>> format long
>> format short e
>> format bank
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clc
disp ('Student, Joe')
disp ('EG167, Seat 99')
disp ('Assignment 1')
disp ('Problem 4')
prob4a = cos(5*pi …
…
Script File
Student, Joe
EG167, Seat 99
Assignment 1
Problem 4
prob4a =
0.2846
…
CommandWindow
Submit a printout of both the Script File and the Command Window