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Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• Product Description

• Matrices and Arrays

Matrix and Array Operations

Complex Numbers

Character Strings

Loops and Conditional Statements

Script Locations

• Matrices and Magic Squares

Entering Matrices

sum, transpose, and diag

The magic Function

Generating Matrices

• Expressions

Matrix Operators

Array Operators

Examples of Expressions

• Entering Commands

The format Function

Suppressing Output

Entering Long Statements

Command Line Editing

The Colon Operator

Deleting Rows and Columns

Scalar Expansion

Logical Subscripting

The find Function

• Types of Arrays

Multidimensional Arrays

Characters and Text

• Operations on Nonlinear Functions

Function Handles

Function Functions

Multivariate Data

• Data Analysis

Preprocessing Data

Summarizing Data

Visualizing Data

• Basic Plotting Functions

Creating a Plot

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

Displaying Multiple Plots in One Figure

Controlling the Axes

Adding Axis Labels and Titles

• Creating Mesh and Surface Plots

About Mesh and Surface Plots

Visualizing Functions of Two Variables

• Plotting Image Data

About Plotting Image Data

Reading and Writing Images

• Printing Graphics

Overview of Printing

Printing from the File Menu

Exporting the Figure to a Graphics File

Using the Print Command

• Working with Handle Graphics Objects

Graphics Objects

Setting Object Properties

Functions for Working with Objects

Specifying Axes or Figures

Finding the Handles of Existing Objects

• Control Flow

Conditional Control - if, else, switch

Loop Control - for, while, continue, break

Program Termination - return

• Scripts and Functions

Types of Functions

Global Variables

Command vs. Function Syntax

• User's Guide

• Desktop Tools and Development Environment

• Data Import and Export

• Mathematics

• Data Analysis

• Programming Fundamentals

• Syntax Basics

• Program Components

• Classes (Data Types)

• Overview of MATLAB Classes

• Numeric Classes

• The Logical Class

• Characters and Strings

• Cell Arrays

• Function Handles

• Map Containers

• Combining Unlike Classes

• Using Objects

Defining Your Own Classes

• Scripts and Functions

• Program Files

• Types of Functions

• Function Arguments

• Programming Tips

• Software Development

• Error Handling

• Program Scheduling

• Performance

• Memory Usage

• Create Help and Demos

• Object-Oriented Programming

• 3-D Visualization

• Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Handle Graphics Property Browser

• External Interfaces

• C/C++ and Fortran API Reference

• Release Notes

Programming Fundamentals

The MATLAB^® application is a high-level language that includes matrix-based data structures, its own internal data types (or classes), an extensive catalog of functions, and an environment in which to develop your own functions and scripts. This book presents MATLAB programming features and techniques as follows:

Language	Syntax, operators, control flow, dates and times, regular expressions
Classes (Data Types)	Types of data used in MATLAB: numeric, logicals, characters, dates, structures, cell arrays, function handles, and object-oriented classes
Scripts and Functions	Algorithm development, program files, types of functions, input and output argument handling
Software Development	Error handling, performance, memory usage, program scheduling, custom documentation

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