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MATLAB Basics and Practice Guide

The MATLAB Study Guide covers core syntax, math operations, vectors and matrices, input/output functions, and plotting techniques. It includes common pitfalls to avoid and provides practice problems with solutions for hands-on learning. Key topics include variable assignment, matrix operations, and graphical representation of data.

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MATLAB Basics and Practice Guide

The MATLAB Study Guide covers core syntax, math operations, vectors and matrices, input/output functions, and plotting techniques. It includes common pitfalls to avoid and provides practice problems with solutions for hands-on learning. Key topics include variable assignment, matrix operations, and graphical representation of data.

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MATLAB Study Guide

1. Core Syntax & Basics


 clc; clear; close all; % reset environment
 a = 5; % variable assignment
 % comment line

2. Math Operations
 Scalars: +, -, *, /, ^
 Element-wise: .* , ./ , .^
 Functions: sqrt(x), exp(x), abs(x), log(x), log10(x), factorial(x)
 Trig: sin(x), cos(x), tan(x) [radians]
 sind(x), cosd(x), tand(x) [degrees]
 Inverses: asin(x), acos(x), atan(x), asind(x), acosd(x), atand(x)

3. Vectors & Matrices


 A = [1 2 3; 4 5 6]; % 2x3 matrix
 v = [1 2 3 4]; % row vector
 w = [1; 2; 3; 4]; % column vector
 Indexing: A(2,1), A(:,2), A(1,:)
 size(A) % matrix dimensions
 Matrix math: A*B (matrix mult), A.*B (element-wise mult)

4. Input & Output


 x = input('Enter a number: ');
 name = input('Enter your name: ', 's');
 disp('Hello World')
 fprintf('The result is %g\n', x)

5. Plotting
 x = 0:0.1:2*pi; y = sin(x);
 plot(x,y,'r--o') % red dashed line with circles
 title('My Plot'), xlabel('x values'), ylabel('y values')
 grid on, legend('sin(x)')
 subplot(2,1,1); plot(x,y); subplot(2,1,2); plot(x,cos(x));

6. Common Gotchas
 Use .*, ./, .^ with vectors
 Indexing starts at 1 (not 0)
 input needs 's' for strings
 plot not Plot (case-sensitive)
Practice Problems

Q1
Compute the natural logarithm of 50 in MATLAB.

Q2
Create a 2x3 matrix A and a 3x2 matrix B. Multiply them using matrix multiplication.

Q3
Write a script that asks the user for their age and prints: 'You are XX years old.'

Q4
Plot y = cos(x) for x = -pi:0.1:pi with a green dotted line, and label the axes.

Q5
What is the difference between A*B and A.*B? Give an example.
Solutions

Q1
log(50)

Q2
A = [1 2 3; 4 5 6]; B = [1 2; 3 4; 5 6]; C = A*B

Q3
age = input('Enter your age: ');
fprintf('You are %g years old.\n', age)

Q4
x = -pi:0.1:pi; y = cos(x);
plot(x,y,'g:')
xlabel('x'); ylabel('cos(x)')

Q5
A*B = matrix multiplication (rows x columns rule).
A.*B = element-wise multiplication (same size matrices).

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