Have values display based on user input

I am trying to have my function to prompt the user to enter a word and have values display based on the word entered. I am not sure exactly how do I move foward from this?

function [T_mp,rho,cp,k,alpha] = Material_Properties(MN)
T_mp_vec = [1406 2192 693 2125]';
rho_vec = [19070 6100 7140 6570]';
cp_vec = [116 489 389 278]';
k_vec = [27.6 30.7 116 22.7]';
a_vec = [12.5 10.3 41.8 12.4]'*1e-6;
if input('Uranium')
    t_mp = T_mp_vec(1)
    rho = rho_vec(1)
    cp = cp_vec(1)
    k = k_vec(1)
    alpha = a_vec(1)
if input('Vanadium')
    t_mp = T_mp_vec(2)
    rho = rho_vec(2)
    cp = cp_vec(2)
    k = k_vec(2)
    alpha = a_vec(2)
end
end
end

    
     

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Have values display based on user input

I am trying to have my function to prompt the user to enter a word and have values display based on the word entered. I am not sure exactly how do I move foward from this?

function [T_mp,rho,cp,k,alpha] = Material_Properties(MN)
T_mp_vec = [1406 2192 693 2125]';
rho_vec = [19070 6100 7140 6570]';
cp_vec = [116 489 389 278]';
k_vec = [27.6 30.7 116 22.7]';
a_vec = [12.5 10.3 41.8 12.4]'*1e-6;
if input('Uranium')
    t_mp = T_mp_vec(1)
    rho = rho_vec(1)
    cp = cp_vec(1)
    k = k_vec(1)
    alpha = a_vec(1)
if input('Vanadium')
    t_mp = T_mp_vec(2)
    rho = rho_vec(2)
    cp = cp_vec(2)
    k = k_vec(2)
    alpha = a_vec(2)
end
end
end

[Rena Berman]

(Answers Dev) Restored edit

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

function [T_mp,rho,cp,k,alpha] = Material_Properties(MN)
T_mp_vec = [1406 2192 693 2125]';
rho_vec = [19070 6100 7140 6570]';
cp_vec = [116 489 389 278]';
k_vec = [27.6 30.7 116 22.7]';
a_vec = [12.5 10.3 41.8 12.4]'*1e-6;

material = input("Pick a card, any card!", 's');

    switch lower(material)
        case 'uranium':
            t_mp = T_mp_vec(1);
            rho = rho_vec(1);
            cp = cp_vec(1);
            k = k_vec(1);
            alpha = a_vec(1);
        case 'vanadium'
            t_mp = T_mp_vec(2);
            rho = rho_vec(2);
            cp = cp_vec(2);
            k = k_vec(2);
            alpha = a_vec(2);
        otherwise
            error('You were not supposed to pick THAT card!');
    end
end

By the way, what is the purpose of the MN input the user can pass in?

[Forza]

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[Walter Roberson]

User had posted,

"So MN is just like a place holder, kind of. What im trying to do it have the code ask the user to enter between Uranium or vanadium, and output values based on either of the choices. I hope this made more sense."