MATLAB in Physics - Data Analysis: pendulumFitFunction(t,y,params) - File Exchange

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MATLAB in Physics - Data Analysis

[binEdges,N]=decayHistogram(d... decayHistogram : histogram of decay times
generateDecayData(sampleTime,... generateDecayData : simulate the signal from decay of mixture of isotopes
pendulumDE(tVals,omega0,start... Copyright 2008-2009 The MathWorks, Inc.
pendulumDataSimulated(x0, pen... Generate simulated pendulum data and write this to an Excel spreadsheet.
pendulumFitFunction(t,y,param... pendulumFitFunction : returns the fit value of pendulum model to
pendulumSimulation(x0,g,len) pendulumSimulation : Simulation of pendulum
readExperimentalData(inFileNa... readExperimentalData : Read in the pendulum experiment data from an Excel
analyseDecay.m
lecture_2_mmcd.m
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from MATLAB in Physics - Data Analysis by Matt McDonnell
The second lecture in a series on using MATLAB in undergraduate physics courses.

pendulumFitFunction(t,y,params)

function fval = pendulumFitFunction(t,y,params)
% pendulumFitFunction : returns the fit value of pendulum model to
% experimental data (t,y)

%   Copyright 2008-2009 The MathWorks, Inc.

% Predicted motion
[tout, yout] = pendulumDE(t,params(1),params(2));

% Fitness value
fval = norm(y - yout(:,1));

Highlights from MATLAB in Physics - Data Analysis

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