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An Introduction

What is MATLAB®?
MATLAB® /Simulink® is a powerful software tool for:
 Performing mathematical computations and signal
processing
 Analyzing and visualizing data (excellent graphics
tools)
 Modeling physical systems and phenomena
 Testing engineering designs
Industry Applications
 Aircraft/Defense: control and guidance system
design and simulation, communications
 Robotics: design and control
 Automotive: cruise control, stability enhancement,
fuel injection systems, hybrid power-train, sound
suppression …
 Communications: voice over internet, cell-phone,
satellite, antenna design, wireless, error coding …
 Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Medical: drug discovery
and development, imaging procedures, cancer
diagnosis …
Industry Applications (con’t)
 Electronics: chip design, acoustics, voice processing
and recognition
 Industrial Automation and Machinery: sensor
design, machinery design and control
 Utilities and Energy: power conversion and control
 Computers: security systems, printer design
 Financial: portfolio management and risk,
commodity trading, currency markets
MATLAB Desktop
 The Command window is where you type MATLAB
commands following the prompt: EDU>>
 The Workspace window shows all the variables you
have defined in your current session. Variables can
actually be manipulated within the workspace
window.
 The Command History window displays all the
MATLAB commands you have used recently – even
includes some past sessions.
 The Current Folder window displays all the files in
whatever folder you select to be current.
MATLAB Desktop

You can select what is on your desktop by Clicking on Layout.


Go down to Command History and select docked.
Arithmetic Operators and
Order of Operations
 Addition (+), Subtraction (-), Multiplication (*),
Division (/), Power (^)
 Order of Operations (same rules you should already
know from math class and using a calculator)
1. Complete all calculations inside parenthesis or
brackets using the precedent rules below
2. Powers (left to right)
3. Multiplication and Division (left to right)
4. Addition and Subtraction (left to right)
Arithmetic Operators and
Order of Operations
Some Examples:

EDU>> 10/5*2

EDU>> 5*2^3+4(2)

EDU>> -1^4

EDU>> 8^1/3
Exercise 1
Calculate the area and circumference of a circle
with a radius of 4 cm.

Area = 50.27 cm2

Circumference = 25.13 cm

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