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IT Workshop

Programming in Matlab
Lecture-1: Introduction
What is MATLAB?

MATLAB stands for Matrix Laboratory


It is a high-performance language for technical
computing.
Typical uses include:
• Math and computation
• Algorithm development
• Modeling, simulation, and prototyping
• Data analysis, exploration, and visualization
• Scientific and engineering graphics
• Application development, including Graphical User
Interface building
Language Fundamentals

• While other programming languages usually work with numbers


one at a time, MATLAB operates on whole matrices and arrays

• Here will look into basic operations, such as-


• creating variables,
• array indexing,
• arithmetic, and
• data types.
Desktop Environment
Command Window — Enter
commands at the command
line, indicated by the
prompt (>>).

Current Folder-
Saved files can be
accessed

Workspace — Explore data


that you create or import
from files.
Matrices and Arrays

All MATLAB variables are multidimensional arrays, no matter what type of


data. A matrix is a two-dimensional array often used for linear algebra.

Array Creation

To create an array with four elements in a single row,


separate the elements with either a comma (,) or a space.

a = [1 2 3 4]

This type of array is a row vector.


Matrices

To create a matrix that has multiple rows, separate the


rows with semicolons.

a = [1 2 3; 4 5 6; 7 8 10]

a=

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 10
Matrices

Another way to create a matrix is to use a function, such as ones,


zeros, or rand. For example, create a 5-by-1 column vector of zeros.

z = zeros(5,1)
z=

0
0
0
0
0
0.8147
rand(5,1) rand(1,5) 0.9058
0.1270
ans =
0.9134
0.6324
0.0975 0.2785 0.5469 0.9575
0.9649

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