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MATLAB Scripts and Programming: Dr. Ugur GUVEN

This document discusses creating and using scripts in MATLAB. It begins by explaining how to write scripts, use comments, and get user input. It then provides a simple example script that draws a circle based on a user-input radius. Finally, it outlines various programming commands in MATLAB like for loops, while loops, and if/elseif/else statements to control program flow, along with break and error commands.

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MATLAB Scripts and Programming: Dr. Ugur GUVEN

This document discusses creating and using scripts in MATLAB. It begins by explaining how to write scripts, use comments, and get user input. It then provides a simple example script that draws a circle based on a user-input radius. Finally, it outlines various programming commands in MATLAB like for loops, while loops, and if/elseif/else statements to control program flow, along with break and error commands.

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MATLAB Scripts and

Programming
Dr. Ugur GUVEN

Creating Script Files in MATLAB


Just like a programming language, you can
write scripts (mini programs) in MATLAB. This
way instead of typing every command in the
prompt, you can automate your calculations
% is used to create a non-executed remark in
the script
Select New M-File from the menu
You can ask the user to input a value to
MATLAB by using the input command
x=input(Enter the required value: )

Simple Script to Draw a Circle in


MATLAB
% This is a program to draw a Circle
% (;) is used so that MATLAB executes all at once
% User inputs the radius of the circle
r=input(Enter the radius of the circle: )
theta=linspace(0,2*pi,100);
% Create vector
x=r*cos(theta);
% generate x
y=r* sin(theta);
% generate y
plot (x,y);
% plot the circle
axis(equal);
% equalize axis
title(circle of given radius r) % graph title

Programming Commands in MATLAB


For Loop
For loop is used to repeat a statement or a group of
statements for a fixed number of times
The syntax is for for i=m,k,n where counter i is
advanced by k until n is reached
for m=1:100
num = 1/(m+1)
end
for n=100:-2:0
k=1/(exp(n))
end

Programming Commands in MATLAB


While Loop

While loop is used to execute a statement or a


group of statements for an indefinite number of
times until the condition specified by while is no
longer valid
% Finds the powers of 2 below 10000
v=1;
num=1;
i=1
while num < 10000
v=[v;num];
i= i+1;
num=2^i;
end
v %display v

Programming Commands in MATLAB


If-Elseif-Else Statement
If-Elseif-Else statement is used to test logical conditions
in the scripts. You can have numerous If statements. If
you want you can have a single if statement, but end
statement must be present
i=6; j=21;
if i > 5
k =i
elseif (i>1) & (j==20)
k = 5*i;
else
k=1;
end

Programming Commands in MATLAB


There are numerous MATLAB commands that
you can use in a script. You should use Help
menu to see them all
break statement terminates any loop
regardless of the condition of the loop
The command error(message) inside a
function or a script aborts the execution and
displays the error message and returns
command to keyboard

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