Startup and Shutdown (MATLAB®)

• Getting Started

Overview of the MATLAB Environment

The MATLAB System

Starting a MATLAB Session

Quitting the MATLAB Program

About Matrices

Entering Matrices

sum, transpose, and diag

Examples of Expressions

Generating Matrices

The load Function

Saving Code to a File

Concatenation

Deleting Rows and Columns

Entering Long Statements

Command Line Editing

Interactive or Command Approach

Plotting Workflow

Graph Components

Figure Tools

Arranging Graphs Within a Figure

Choosing a Type of Graph to Plot

Plot Edit Mode

Using Functions to Edit Graphs

Plotting Two Variables with Plotting Tools

Changing the Appearance of Lines and Markers

Adding More Data to the Graph

Changing the Type of Graph

Modifying the Graph Data Source

Plotting Multiple Data Sets in One Graph

Specifying Line Styles and Colors

Plotting Lines and Markers

Graphing Imaginary and Complex Data

Adding Plots to an Existing Graph

Figure Windows

Displaying Multiple Plots in One Figure

Controlling the Axes

Adding Axis Labels and Titles

Saving Figures

About Mesh and Surface Plots

Visualizing Functions of Two Variables

About Plotting Image Data

Reading and Writing Images

Overview of Printing

Printing from the File Menu

Exporting the Figure to a Graphics File

Using the Print Command

Using the Handle

Graphics Objects

Setting Object Properties

Specifying the Axes or Figure

Finding the Handles of Existing Objects

Conditional Control - if, else, switch

Loop Control - for, while, continue, break

Error Control - try, catch

Program Termination - return

Multidimensional Arrays

Passing String Arguments to Functions

MATLAB Classes and Objects

Learn About Defining MATLAB Classes

Smoothing and Filtering

Overview

Measures of Location

Measures of Scale

Shape of a Distribution

Exploring Data in Graphs

Overview

Polynomial Regression

General Linear Regression

Starting GUIDE

The Layout Editor

Introduction to the Desktop

Arranging the Desktop

Searching for Documentation and Demos

Workspace Browser

Variable Editor

How MATLAB Helps You Manage Files

Making Files Accessible to MATLAB

Using the Current Folder Browser to Manage Files

More Ways to Manage Files

Editing MATLAB Code Files

Identifying Problems and Areas for Improvement

Publishing MATLAB Code Files

Finding Errors Using the Code Analyzer Report

Improving Performance Using the Profiler

Call MATLAB Software from C/C++ and Fortran Programs

Call C/C++ and Fortran Programs from MATLAB Command Line

Call Sun Java Commands from MATLAB Command Line

Call Functions in Shared Libraries

Import and Export Data

• User's Guide

• Desktop Tools and Development Environment

• Startup and Shutdown

• Starting and Quitting the MATLAB Program

Starting the MATLAB Program on Windows Platforms

Starting the MATLAB Program on Linux Platforms

Starting the MATLAB Program on Macintosh Platforms

Quitting the MATLAB Program

• Startup Folder for the MATLAB Program

What Is the Startup Folder?

Startup Folder on Windows Platforms

Startup Folder on Linux Platforms

Startup Folder on Macintosh Platforms

Changing the Startup Folder

• Startup Options

Specifying MATLAB Startup Options

Commonly Used Startup Options

Passing Perl Variables on Startup

Startup and Calling Java Software from the MATLAB Program

• Toolbox Path Caching in the MATLAB Program

About Toolbox Path Caching in the MATLAB Program

Using the Cache File Upon Startup

Updating the Cache and Cache File

Additional Diagnostics with Toolbox Path Caching

• Desktop

• Running Functions - Command Window and History

• Help and Product Information

• Workspace Browser and Variable Editor

• Managing Files in MATLAB

• File Exchange - Finding and Getting Files Created by Other Users

• Editing and Debugging MATLAB Code

• Tuning and Managing MATLAB Code Files

• Publishing MATLAB Code

• Creating a MATLAB Notebook to Publish to Microsoft Word

• Source Control Interface

• Internationalization

• Data Import and Export

• Mathematics

• Data Analysis

• Programming Fundamentals

• Object-Oriented Programming

• Graphics

• 3-D Visualization

• Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Handle Graphics Property Browser

• External Interfaces

• C/C++ and Fortran API Reference

• Functions

• Examples

• Release Notes

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