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INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB Lecture 1

MATLAB is a software package for numerical computation and data analysis. It was created by Cleve Moler to make numerical linear algebra computations easier. MATLAB stands for MATrix LABoratory as it performs calculations using matrices. Key features of MATLAB include built-in functions, toolboxes, graphical user interface, and ease of data handling and matrix operations. The main file types in MATLAB are M-files for scripts and functions, MAT-files for saving data, and MEX-files for calling C/C++ programs.

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INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB Lecture 1

MATLAB is a software package for numerical computation and data analysis. It was created by Cleve Moler to make numerical linear algebra computations easier. MATLAB stands for MATrix LABoratory as it performs calculations using matrices. Key features of MATLAB include built-in functions, toolboxes, graphical user interface, and ease of data handling and matrix operations. The main file types in MATLAB are M-files for scripts and functions, MAT-files for saving data, and MEX-files for calling C/C++ programs.

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Subject: Introduction to Computing

Topic: Matlab @ Introduction


Teacher: Dr. Ajeet Kumar
What is MATLAB??
• It is a software package/ language developed to ease the
complicated numerical computation
• The Matlab language was created by Prof. Cleve B.
Moler, Professor of Computer Science (a specialist in
numerical analysis) at the University of New Mexico.
• It has since spawned several commercial and open-
source derivatives of the original matlab language.
• Today, the premier commercial version is MATLAB
(R) by The Mathworks, Inc., and the best free, open-
source version appears to be Octave.
• https://in.mathworks.com/
What is MATLAB??
• MATLAB stands for MAT + LAB
MAT = MATRIX
LAB = LABORATORY
Matlab stands for matrix laboratory
• All the calculations done in MATALB is in form
of matrices.
• It creates ease in calculations of Matrix operation
in comparison of others existing software and
programming languages
Features of MATLAB
• Inbuilt functions
– inv, eig, roots, quad, triplequad, besselj, fzero
• User defined function
– You can define your own program similar to inbuilt
function
• Ease in computation work
– Linear algebra
– Solving differential equations
– Data analysis
– Interpolation and curve fitting
Features of MATLAB
• Toolbox
– Simulink
– Image processing
– Neural Networks
– Bioinformatics
• Possibility of external interfacing with other
programming languages (C, C++ and Fortran etc)

• Efficient Graphical Unser Interface (GUI)


– Create ease in analysing the results
Features of MATLAB
• Data Handling
– Data handling is much easier in MALTAB
– Matrix Operation and Array Operation both can be handled with ease
just by using different operators.
– No need to define type of variable ( REAL, INTEGER OR
COMPLEX)
– No need to define dimension of array
– No need to define single precession or double precession for
calculation

• Limitation
– Symbolic calculation: It also support symbolic calculation but with
certain limitation.
– Mathematica Software is Software used for strong and efficient
symbolic calculation
MATLAB LAYOUT
Default Layout of MATLAB
• Address bar
• Current folder
– Show all folders and files
• Command Window
– Starts with “ >>”” , all commands execute here !!
• Command History
– Show all previous commands with date
• Workspace
– Display all of the variable
• Layout can be changes as per user’s choice using
“Layout” option
File Type
• There are mainly three types of file in
MATLAB
– M-files
– MAT-files
– MEX-files
File Type
• M-files
– M-files are standard ASCII text files.
– File name of M-files are with extension (.m).
– Any program written in a MATLAB editor is
saved as M-files.
– These files are further classified as
• Script file
• Function file
File Type
• Script file
– It is a file written in matlab editor to solve the given
problem and saved with extension .m
» File can be executed by two ways
• Typing file name in command window (Be
careful about folder location)
• Using the icon RUN ( ) provided in
MATLAB
File Type
• Function file
– It is a file written in matlab editor using special
syntax
– Function file can be used called in other
script/function file
– Saved with extension .m
– Function file can be executed by writing file name
and required input parameters
– Details of function file will be discussed in coming
session
File Type
• MAT-files
– MAT-file is binary file used to save the data.
– Thus it is recognized as Data File
– MAT-file can be read by MATLAB environment
– Save with extension “.mat”
– MAT-files are double-precision MATLAB format files.
– They can be created on one machine and later read by
MATLAB on another machine with a different floating-point
format, retaining as much accuracy and range as the different
formats allow.
– They can also be manipulated by other programs external to
MATLAB.
– Working of MAT-files will be discussed in coming lectures
File Type
• MEX-files
– A MEX file is a function, created in MATLAB,
that calls a C/C++ program or a Fortran
subroutine. A MEX function behaves just like
a MATLAB script or function.
– Students are advised to read about this as per their
own interest.
OUTPUT DISPLAY
• format
– format long: Display 15 places after decimal
– format short: Display 4 places after decimal
– format long e: Display 15 places after decimal
followed by exponential
– format short e: Display 4 places after decimal
followed by exponential
– format long g: Total 15 digits
– format short g: Total 5 digits

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