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Course: Basic Signal Processing Course Code: BEC402

Under the Guidance of

Dr. Thejaswini S
Associate Professor, ETE
2024-2025
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CONTENTS

SL. NO. TOPIC PAGE NO.

1. Introduction 4

2. Course contents 5-7

3. Conclusion 8

Bibliography 9

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1.is INTRODUCTION
a high-level programming TO MATLAB
environment that is widely used in academic coursework,
laboratory work, and research for technical
computing, data analysis, and simulations. The MATLAB Core Skills course is designed
to
help students build a strong foundation in using MATLAB for solving real-world
problems. It
introduces key concepts and tools, from basic scripting to advanced matrix operations,
and
MATLAB (short for MATrix LABoratory) is a high-level programming language and
provides practical
environment experience
specifically through
designed hands-on examples.
for numerical computing, data analysis, algorithm
development, and visualization. As a student in engineering, science, mathematics, or
technology, you'll often encounter complex problems that involve data processing,
mathematical modeling, and simulations. MATLAB helps solve these problems efficiently.
Core MATLAB Skills is a beginner-friendly course that introduces you to the essential tools
and concepts used in MATLAB. It prepares you to write scripts, manipulate data, visualize
results, and perform calculations—skills that are fundamental for academic success and
professional development.

The goal of the Core MATLAB Skills course is to help you:

• Understand the MATLAB environment and how to use its built-in tools.
• Develop scripts and functions to automate tasks.
• Work confidently with matrices, vectors, and arrays (the foundation of MATLAB).
• Perform mathematical operations and analyze data.
• Visualize results through a wide range of plotting and charting options.

This course serves as the foundation for more advanced topics like signal processing, control
systems, machine learning, image processing, or computational physics. 7
1) MATLAB Desktop Tools and Troubleshooting Scripts:
1.1. Introduction:

In this section, we become familiar with the MATLAB desktop interface and learn how to
write, save, and execute scripts. Topics include:
• MATLAB Interface Overview: Understanding the use of the Command Window, Editor,
Workspace, and Current Folder.

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• Writing and Running Scripts: Creating .m files, writing code, and running scripts to perform
operations.
• Debugging Tools: Using breakpoints, the debugger, and command history to identify and fix
errors.
• Using the Help Browser: Searching MATLAB documentation, using function references, and
exploring examples.
• Script Management: Organizing code with comments and section breaks to improve
readability and structure.

1.2. The MATLAB Desktop: The MATLAB Desktop is the main interface where users write
code, view variables, and manage files. Key areas include the Command Window, Editor,
Workspace, and Current Folder, all designed to help students interact efficiently with their code
and data.
1.3. Storytelling with Scripts: Scripts allow students to structure their code logically, guiding
the reader through data processing and analysis. Using comments and section breaks helps
make the code clear, organized, and easy to follow.
1.4. Troubleshooting Code: Errors are a natural part of coding. MATLAB provides tools like
error 8 messages, breakpoints, and the debugger to help identify and fix problems. Learning to
troubleshoot improves both coding skills and confidence.
1.5. Conclusion: Understanding the desktop tools, writing clear scripts, and learning to debug
are essential MATLAB skills. They help students work efficiently and build a strong
foundation for future technical tasks.

2) Explore Data with MATLAB Plots

2.1. Introduction:
Data visualization is a crucial skill in technical fields. This topic teaches how to create and
customize plots in MATLAB for analysis and presentation purposes.
• Basic Plotting Functions: Using plot, scatter, bar, and histogram for 2D data.
• 3D Plotting: Generating surface and mesh plots using functions like surf, mesh, and plot3.
• Plot Customization: Adding titles, axis labels, legends, grid lines, and setting color and line
styles.
• Multiple Plots: Overlaying plots using hold on and subplots using subplot.
• Interactive Tools: Zooming, panning, rotating plots, and exporting graphs for use in reports.

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2.2. Visualize Vectors:
Visualizing vectors in MATLAB helps you understand data direction and magnitude. You can
plot vectors using commands like plot and quiver to see relationships clearly. 2.3.
Customize Axes: Customizing axes improves the readability of plots by adjusting limits,
ticks, labels, and grid lines. This makes your graphs clearer and more informative for the
audience. 9 2.4. Plot Data for Comparison: Plotting multiple datasets on the same axes
allows you to compare trends and differences easily. Using different colors, markers, and
legends helps distinguish between data series. 2.5. Plotting Functionality Outside of Live
Scripts: MATLAB’s plotting functions work not only in Live Scripts but also in regular
scripts and the Command Window, enabling flexible visualization throughout your
workflow.
2.6. Project: The project applies your plotting skills to real data, combining vector
visualization,
axis customization, and comparative plotting to create meaningful and polished visual
analyses.
2.7. Conclusion: Mastering plotting and customization in MATLAB enhances your
ability to
communicate data insights clearly and effectively, which is crucial for both coursework
and
3) Make and Manipulate Matrices
professional work.
3.1. Introduction:
Since MATLAB stands for "Matrix Laboratory," understanding how to work with matrices is
essential.
This part of the course covers:
• Creating Matrices: Defining vectors and matrices manually or using built in functions like
zeros, ones, eye, linspace, and rand.
• Indexing and Accessing Elements: Using row-column notation and colon operator (:) to
access and modify matrix elements.
• Matrix Operations: Performing transposition, reshaping, concatenation, and matrix slicing.
• Logical Indexing: Extracting subsets of data based on conditions (e.g., A(A > 5)).
• Dimension Handling: Understanding matrix dimensions and using functions like size, length,
and numel.
3.2. Array Creation Functions: In MATLAB, arrays are central to almost all computations.
MATLAB offers a variety of array creation functions such as zeros, ones, rand, eye, and
linspace, which help you quickly generate matrices of different sizes and 10 patterns. These

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functions are essential when setting up data for simulations, initializing variables, or
creating test arrays for analysis. 3.3. Build New Matrices from Existing Ones: You can
easily construct new matrices by combining existing ones using techniques like horizontal
and vertical concatenation. This allows you to merge datasets or build larger structures
from smaller components. Functions like reshape, cat, and simple bracket notation make
these operations straightforward and efficient. 3.4. Extract and Modify Submatrices:
MATLAB’s powerful indexing capabilities allow you to extract specific rows, columns, or
blocks from a matrix. You can also modify parts of a matrix directly by assigning values
to selected elements. This is particularly useful for updating data, performing localized
operations, or preparing matrices for further analysis. 3.5. Projects: Projects in this
module focus on applying array and matrix operations to solve
real-world problems. These exercises help reinforce your understanding by using
practical
examples that involve creating, manipulating, and analyzing matrices in a meaningful
context.
3.6. Conclusion: Mastering array creation, matrix construction, and submatrix
manipulation is
a core MATLAB skill. These techniques form the foundation for more advanced
programming,
modeling, and data analysis tasks across engineering, science, and mathematics.
4) Calculations with Vectors and Matrices
This section builds on matrix manipulation skills by introducing you to mathematical
operations. You will learn to perform calculations involving vectors and matrices, including:
• Element-wise Operations: Performing operations using .*, ./, and .^ for individual elements.
• Matrix Algebra: Conducting linear algebra operations such as matrix multiplication (*),
determinant (det), inverse (inv), and transpose (').
• Vector Operations: Calculating dot products, cross products, and magnitudes.
• Statistical Functions: Using mean, median, sum, std, max, and min to analyze data sets.
• Solving Systems of Equations: Applying \ operator and functions like linsolve to solve linear
systems. 11

4.2. Operations on Arrays: MATLAB supports a wide range of arithmetic and element-wise
operations on arrays, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication (.*), and division (./). These
operations allow you to manipulate entire datasets efficiently without the need for loops,
making data processing faster and more concise.
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4.3. Statistical Operations on Matrices: Statistical functions like mean, median, sum, std,
and max help you analyze the data within matrices. These functions can be applied across
rows or columns, making it easy to summarize large datasets and identify trends or key
values within the data. 4.4. Matrix Multiplication: MATLAB distinguishes between
element-wise multiplication and standard matrix multiplication (*). Understanding matrix
multiplication is crucial in many applications, such as solving systems of equations,
performing transformations, or working with linear algebra-based models. 4.5. Moving
Window Calculations: Moving window techniques, such as moving averages, are used to
smooth or analyze data over local regions. Functions like movmean, movsum, and
movstd help apply these calculations across datasets, which is especially useful in signal
processing and time-series analysis.
4.6. Projects: Projects in this section involve applying mathematical and statistical
operations
to real or simulated data. These tasks help you understand how to perform meaningful
calculations and extract insights from matrices using built-in MATLAB functions.
4.7. Conclusion: This module strengthens your ability to perform complex calculations
on
matrices, a fundamental skill in technical computing. By mastering these operations, you
are
better equipped to handle data analysis, modeling, and problem-solving tasks in
.CONCLUSION
MATLAB. 12
Developing core MATLAB skills is essential for students aiming to work in technical,
scientific, or engineering fields. This foundational knowledge begins with understanding the
MATLAB desktop environment, where students learn to navigate the Command Window,
Editor, Workspace, and other essential tools. These components work together to create a
productive coding and data analysis workspace. Writing scripts helps students organize their
thoughts, document their workflow, and automate repetitive tasks. Through well structured
code and comments, students can clearly communicate their logic and make their work easier
to understand and revisit. A major part of MATLAB involves working with arrays and
matrices. Students learn to create arrays using built-in functions, build larger matrices from
smaller ones, and extract or modify specific parts of a matrix. These operations are vital in
handling real data, whether from simulations, measurements, or experiments. MATLAB’s
statistical functions and matrix operations allow students to summarize and analyze data
quickly and accurately. Additionally, learning to perform calculations such as moving averages
or matrix multiplication adds depth to their computational skills. Data visualization is another
important aspect, enabling students to plot data, customize axes, and make comparisons. These

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visual tools are not only useful for understanding patterns in data but also for presenting
results in a clear and professional manner. Troubleshooting and debugging code is also a
key part of learning MATLAB. Students gain problem-solving experience by interpreting
error messages, using breakpoints, and checking variable values, which builds resilience
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