Lecture 2 - MATLAB 2

Numerical Methods for Civil EngineersNumerical Methods for Civil Engineers

Mongkol JIRAVACHARADET

S U R A N A R E E INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

- Array/Matrix Operations

- Save/Load Data

- Low Level Input/Output

- Graphics

Matrices and Magic SquaresMatrices and Magic Squares

MATLAB allows you to work with entire

matrices quickly and easily.

In MATLAB, a matrix is a rectangular array of numbers.

scalars = 1-by-1 matrices

vectors = one row or column matrices

Renaissance engraving Melencolia I by the German artist and amateurmathematician Albrecht Dürer.

The matrices operations in MATLAB are designed to be as natural as possible.

it is usually best to think of everything as a matrix.

Entering MatricesEntering Matrices

Start by entering matrix as a list of its elements.

You only have to follow a few basic conventions:

• Separate the elements of a row with blanks or commas.

• Use a semicolon, ; , to indicate the end of each row.

• Surround the entire list of elements with square brackets, [ ] .

You can enter matrices into MATLAB in several different ways:

• Enter an explicit list of elements.

• Load matrices from external data files.

• Generate matrices using built-in functions.

• Create matrices with your own functions in M-files.

To enter matrix, simply type in the Command Window

>> A = [16 3 2 13; 5 10 11 8; 9 6 7 12; 4 15 14 1]

Row vector >> A = [ 2 3 5 7 11]

Column vector >> A = [ 2; 3; 5; 7; 11]

Transposition >> At = A’

Row and Column VectorsRow and Column Vectors

>> A / B

>> A ./ B

>> A .^ 2

>> odd = 1:2:11

>> even = 2:2:12

>> natural = 1:6

>> angle = 0:pi/10:pi;

>> sin(angle)

>> A = [ 3 5 7 9 11 ]

>> A(3)

>> length(A)

>> clear(A)

>> B = [ 2 4 6 8 10 ]

>> A + B

>> A - B

>> A * B

>> A .* B

Arrays OperationsArrays Operations

Generate matrices using builtGenerate matrices using built--in functionsin functions

>> A = zeros(4) >> A = zeros(3,4)

>> A = ones(4)

>> A = eye(4)

>> A = magic(4)

>> S = A + B

>> D = A - B

>> A*B

>> C = [ 10 11; 12 13; 14 15];

>> A*C

>> A^2

>> L = log10(A)

>> [m , n] = size(A)

>> det(A)

>> inv(A)

>> v = [1 2 3];

>> A = diag(v)

>> B = diag([1 2 1 2])

>> w = diag(B)

Elementary Matrix OperationsElementary Matrix Operations

SubscriptsSubscripts

The element in row i and column j of A is denoted by A(i,j).

A = [16 3 2 13; 5 10 11 8; 9 6 7 12; 4 15 14 1]

MATLAB displays the matrix you just entered.

A =

16 3 2 13

5 10 11 8

9 6 7 12

4 15 14 1

For example, A(4,2) is the number in the fourth row and second column.

>> A(4,2)

ans =

15

>> [A B]

>> size(ans)

>> [A ; B]

SubmatrixSubmatrix

JuxtapositionJuxtaposition

>> A(1,:)

>> A(:,2)

>> A(3:4,1:2)

>> B = [9 8 2 5 ; 4 5 6 7 ; 2 1 3 4]

The Colon OperatorThe Colon Operator

>> 1:10

The colon, :, is one of the most important MATLAB operators.

To obtain nonunit spacing, specify an increment.

For example,

>> 100:-7:50and

>> 0:pi/4:pi

linspace function creates row vectors with equally spaced elements.

>> u = linspace(0.0,0.25,5)

>> v = linspace(0,9,4)’

>> x = linspace(0,pi/6,6*pi);

>> s = sin(x);

>> c = cos(x);

>> t = tan(x);

>> [x’ s’ c’ t’]

LinspaceLinspace

Workspace BrowserWorkspace Browser

The MATLAB workspace consists of the set of variables (named arrays) built up during a MATLAB session and stored in memory.

You add variables to the workspace by using functions, running M-files, and loading saved workspaces.

To view the workspace and information about each variable,

use the Workspace browser, or use the functions who and whos.

Save/Load Data to/from External Files

The save and load Commands

>> clear

>> x = 0:5; y=5*x;

>> save xyfile

>> save(‘xyfile’,’x’,’y’)

>> XY = [x’ y’];

>> save xyvals.txt XY -ascii

Loading Matrices from mat Files

>> clear

>> x = linspace(0,2*pi); y = cos(x); z = sin(x);

>> save trigvar

>> clear

>> whos

>> load trigvar

>> whos

Loading Data from Plain Text Files

>> clear

>> whos

>> XY = load(‘xyvals.txt’)

>> x = XY(:,1)

>> y = XY(:,2)

Low-Level Input/Output Functions

Permission:

‘r’ read‘rt’ read plain text file‘w’ write‘wt’ write plain text file‘a’ append‘r+’ read & write‘w+’ truncate or create

for read & write‘a+’ read & append‘W’ write without

automatic flushing‘A’ append without

automatic flushing

fid = fopen(filename, permission);

. . .fclose(fid)

fopen open file

x = fscanf(fid, format);

x = fscanf(fid, format, size);

fscanf read data from file

fprintf(fid, format, variables);

fscanf print data to file

Format codes for fprintf & fscanf

Code Conversion instruction

%s string format

%d integer format

%f floating-point value format

%e floating-point value in scientific notation

%g format in most compact form either %f or %e

\n insert newline in output string

\t insert tab in output string

x = 0:.1:1; y = [x; exp(x)];

fid = fopen('exp.txt','w');

fprintf(fid,'%6.2f %12.8f\n',y);

fclose(fid);

Creating a PlotCreating a Plot

The plot function has different forms, depending on the input arguments.

If y is a vector, plot(y) produces a piecewise linear graph of the elements of y

versus the index of the elements of y.

If you specify two vectors as arguments, plot(x,y) produces a graph of y versus

x.

For example, these statements use the colon operator to create a vector of x values

ranging from zero to 2π, compute the sine of these values, and plot the result.

>> x = 0:pi/100:2*pi;

>> y = sin(x);

>> plot(x,y)

Now label the axes and add a title. The characters \pi create the symbol π.

>> xlabel('x = 0:2\pi')

>> ylabel('Sine of x')

>> title('Plot of the Sine

>> Function','FontSize',12)

Multiple x-y pair arguments create multiple graphs with a single call to plot.

MATLAB automatically cycles through a predefined (but user settable) list of colors to

allow discrimination among sets of data.

For example, these statements plot three related functions of x, each curve in a

separate distinguishing color.

Multiple Data Sets in One GraphMultiple Data Sets in One Graph

>> y2 = sin(x-.25);

>> y3 = sin(x-.5);

>> plot(x,y,x,y2,x,y3)

The legend command provides an easy

way to identify the individual plots.

>> legend('sin(x)','sin(x-.25)','sin(x-.5)')

• Linestyle strings are '-' for solid, '--' for dashed, ':' for dotted, '-.' for dash-dot.

Omit the linestyle for no line.

Specifying Line Styles and ColorsSpecifying Line Styles and Colors

It is possible to specify color, line styles, and markers (such as plus signs or

circles) when you plot your data using the plot command.

>> plot(x,y,'color_style_marker')

color_style_marker is a string containing from one to four characters

(enclosed in single quotation marks) constructed from a color, a line style, and

a marker type:

• Color strings are 'c', 'm', 'y', 'r', 'g', 'b', 'w', and 'k'.

These correspond to cyan, magenta, yellow, red, green, blue, white, and black.

• Marker types are '+', 'o', '*', and 'x' and the filled marker types are :

's' for square, 'd' for diamond, '^' for up triangle, 'v' for down triangle,

'>' for right triangle, '<' for left triangle, 'p' for pentagram, 'h' for hexagram,

and none for no marker.

>> x1 = 0:pi/100:2*pi;

>> x2 = 0:pi/10:2*pi;

>> plot(x1,sin(x1),'r:',x2,sin(x2),'r+')

MATLAB does not replace the existing graph when you issue another plotting

command; it adds the new data to the current graph, rescaling the axes if

necessary.

Adding Plots to an Existing GraphAdding Plots to an Existing Graph

The hold command enables you to add plots to an existing graph. When you type

hold on

The hold on command causes the pcolor

plot to be combined with the contour

plot in one figure.

For example, these statements first create a contour plot of the peaks function, then

superimpose a pseudocolor plot of the same function.

[x,y,z] = peaks;

contour(x,y,z,20,'k')

hold on

pcolor(x,y,z)

shading interp

hold off

To open a new figure window and make it the current figure, type

Figure WindowsFigure Windows

Graphing functions automatically open a new figure window if there are no

figure windows already on the screen. If a figure window exists, MATLAB uses

that window for graphics output. If there are multiple figure windows open,

MATLAB targets the one that is designated the “current figure” (the last figure used

or clicked in).

To make an existing figure window the current figure, you can click the mouse while

the pointer is in that window or you can type

figure(n)

where n is the number in the figure title bar. The results of subsequent graphics

commands are displayed in this window.

figure

Multiple Plots in One FigureMultiple Plots in One Figure

>> t = 0:pi/10:2*pi;

>> [X,Y,Z] = cylinder(4*cos(t));

>> subplot(2,2,1); mesh(X)

>> subplot(2,2,2); mesh(Y)

>> subplot(2,2,3); mesh(Z)

>> subplot(2,2,4); mesh(X,Y,Z)

The subplot command enables you to display multiple plots in the same window or

print them on the same piece of paper. Typing

subplot(m,n,p)

partitions the figure window into an m-by-n matrix of small subplots and selects

the pth subplot for the current plot.

The plots are numbered along first the top row of the figure window, then the second

row, and so on.

For example, these statements plot data in four different subregions of the figure

window.

3-D Plot

First, create 1D vectors describing the grids in the x- and y-directions:

>> x = (0:2*pi/20:2*pi)';

>> y = (0:4*pi/40:4*pi)';

Next, ``spread'' these grids into two dimensions using meshgrid:

>> [X,Y] = meshgrid(x,y);

>> whos

Evaluate a function z = f(x,y) of two variables on the rectangular grid:

>> z = cos(X).*cos(2*Y);

Plotting commands:

>> mesh(x,y,z)

>> surf(x,y,z)

>> contour(x,y,z)