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This document serves as a quick guide to MATLAB commands and syntax, covering input and output statements, arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators, as well as conditional statements, loops, and array manipulation. It also includes information on plotting and file operations. The guide provides examples for each command and concept to facilitate understanding and application in MATLAB programming.

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SoftwareGuide_MATLAB

This document serves as a quick guide to MATLAB commands and syntax, covering input and output statements, arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators, as well as conditional statements, loops, and array manipulation. It also includes information on plotting and file operations. The guide provides examples for each command and concept to facilitate understanding and application in MATLAB programming.

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Quick Guide to MATLAB® Commands and Syntax

Input Statements:

% Prompt the user to enter a number


x = input('Enter a number please: ');

% Prompt the user to enter a numerical array


v = input('Enter your array values in square brackets: ');

% Prompt the user to enter text (a string)


month = input('Enter the month that you were born: ','s');

% Create a pop-up menu with directions & three buttons: Yes,No,What?


choice = menu('Do you enjoy programming','Yes','No','What?');

Output Statements:

% Decimal Numbers
x = 75.176;
fprintf('The variable x = %0.2f \n',x);
% %0.2f means show two places behind decimal point

The variable x = 75.18

% Integers
y = 750;
fprintf('The value of y is: %i \n',y);

The value of y is: 750

% Strings
course = 'Calculus II';
fprintf('The name of this course is: %s \n',course);

The name of this course is: Calculus II

% Mixture
x = 75.176; y = 750; course = 'Calculus II';
fprintf('x = %0.1f, y = %i, course is %s \n',x,y,course');

x = 75.2, y = 750, course is Calculus II


Arithmetic, Comparison, and Logical Operators:

Arithmetic Operators Comparison Operators Logical Operators


Addition + Equal == Scalar And &&
Subtraction − Not Equal ~= Scalar Or ||
Multiplication * Less Than < Not ~
Division / Greater Than > Array And &
Power ^ Less Than or Equal To <= Array OR |
Modulo mod(a,b) Greater Than or Equal To >=
% Strings
month = 'July';
strcmp(month,'July'); % True
strcmp(month,'August'); % False
strcmp(month,'july'); % False (MATLAB is Case Sensitive!)

Conditional Statements:

if Condition1
% MATLAB Commands to execute if Condition1 is TRUE
elseif Condition2
% MATLAB Commands to execute if Condition1 is FALSE
% and Condition2 is TRUE
elseif Condition3
% MATLAB Commands to execute if Condition1 is FALSE
% and Condition2 is FALSE
% and Condition3 is TRUE
else
% MATLAB Commands to execute if Conditions 1-3 are FALSE
end

For Loops:

Assume variable N is defined as an integer


for k = 1:N
% MATLAB Commands to execute a total of N times
% Counter index, k, starts at 1 and increments to N
end

Another Option
for k = 1:3:12
% MATLAB Commands
% Counter index, k, loops through the values 1, 4, 7, 10
end
While Loops:

while Condition
% MATLAB Commands will execute again and again as long as
% Condition is true
end

Arrays:

Note: in MATLAB, the first entry in an array is indexed as 1.


This is different from Python where the first entry in a list or
array is indexed as 0!

Suppose x is a vector (1-d Array)

x(1) %1st entry of vector x

x(2:4) %2nd , 3rd, and 4th entries of vector x

x(3) = 5 % Puts a 5 in the 3rd entry of vector x

N = length(x) % N = the number of entries in vector x

Suppose M is a matrix (2-d Array)

M(1,4) is the entry in the 1st row and 4th column of M

M(2,3) = 5 % Puts a 5 in 2nd row and 3rd column of M

[Rows Cols] = size(M) % Rows = number of rows in M


% Cols = number of columns in M

Plot:

x = -pi:pi/100:pi;
y = tan(sin(x)) - sin(tan(x));
plot(x,y,'-k','LineWidth',2)% plot x and y using line,
%color black (k) and
%thickness 2

subplot(m,n,p) breaks the Figure window into an m-by-n matrix of


small axes, selects the p-th axes for the current plot
Functions:

Execute the Function at the Command Prompt or from another MATLAB program:

>> [Area,Perimeter]=Rectangle(3,4)

Area = 12
Perimeter = 14

Note: if you call the function from another function, both functions must be in the same folder.

Reading and Writing to Files:

Open a File:

fid = fopen(‘filename.txt’,PERMISSION)

PERMISSION:
'r' open file for reading
'w' open file for writing; discard existing contents
'w+' open or create file for reading and writing;
discard existing contents
Read from File:

A = fscanf(fid,formatSpec,sizeA)

Write to File:

fprintf(fid, 'The value of pi is: %0.3f \n',pi)

Close the File:

fclose(fid)

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