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Loop Constructs: (Back To Exercises Page)

Loop constructs are used to carry out computations on vectors and matrices. The document provides 5 exercises using loops: 1) Loops through a vector to compute the sum, running sum, and sine of elements. 2) Loops through a random matrix, setting values <0.2 to 0 and >=0.2 to 1. 3) Loops through vectors to compute various array operations. 4) Uses random numbers and loops to compute properties like the number needed to reach 20 or have a mean of 0.5. 5) Loops to continuously convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius until no input.

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Loop Constructs: (Back To Exercises Page)

Loop constructs are used to carry out computations on vectors and matrices. The document provides 5 exercises using loops: 1) Loops through a vector to compute the sum, running sum, and sine of elements. 2) Loops through a random matrix, setting values <0.2 to 0 and >=0.2 to 1. 3) Loops through vectors to compute various array operations. 4) Uses random numbers and loops to compute properties like the number needed to reach 20 or have a mean of 0.5. 5) Loops to continuously convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius until no input.

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Loop Constructs

Though MATLAB has a number of built-in functions that are equivalent to some of the following exercises, use a loop construct to carry out the
indicated computations. It will probably be easiest to write a short script since these are inherently multi-line problems.
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1. Given the vector x = [1 8 3 9 0 1], create a short set of commands that will
a. Add up the values of the elements (Check with sum.)
b. Computes the running sum (for element j, the running sum is the sum of the
elements from 1 to j, inclusive. Check with cumsum.)
c. computes the sine of the given x-values (should be a vector)
ans.
2. Create an M-by-N array of random numbers (use rand). Move through the
array, element by element, and set any value that is less than 0.2 to 0 and any
value that is greater than (or equal to) 0.2 to 1.
ans.
3. Given x = [4 1 6] and y = [6 2 7], compute the following arrays
a. aij = xiyj
b. bij = xi/yj
c. ci = xiyi, then add up the elements of c.
d. dij = xi/(2 + xi + yj)
e. eij = reciprocal of the lesser of xi and yj
ans.
4. Write a script that will use the random-number generator rand to determine the
following:
a. The number of random numbers it takes to add up to 20 (or more).
b. The number of random numbers it takes before a number between 0.8 and
0.85 occurs.
c. The number of random numbers it takes before the mean of those numbers
is within 0.01 of 0.5 (the mean of this random-number generator).

It will be worthwhile to run your script several times because you are dealing
with random numbers. Can you predict any of the results that are described above?
ans.
5. Write a script that asks for a temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) and computes
the equivalent temperature in degrees Celcius. The script should keep running
until no number is provided to convert. [NB. the function isempty will be useful
here.]
ans.

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Comments? Contact Jim Maneval at [email protected]

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