Symbols
@,
function handle creation,
171
π,
A
argument,
input, pass by reference,
169input, pass by value,
169
assignment,
B
binomial coefficient,
181
bitwise logical operations,
115
C
calendar,
cartesian co-ordinates,
204
clc,
colon operator, ,
37,
130
colon operator, initialization,
37
colon operator, precedence,
47
command line,
command line editing,
Command Window,
command/function duality,
173
complex conjugate transpose,
73
continuation of statement,
43,
50
Crank-Nicolson method,
315
D
degrees to radians,
delimiter highlighting,
53
determinate repetition,
181
differential equation,
304,
356
dot-transpose operator,
116
doubling time of an investment,
185
E
element-by-element operation,
48
ellipse, equation of,
232
explicit list, initializing vectors,
36
F
fast Fourier transform,
325
finite difference scheme,
307,
314
for,
60replaced by vectorization,
62used for determinate loop,
191
frequency distribution,
243
function,
50,
166handle for passing as argument,
171MATLAB Function Reference,
100
function/command duality,
173
G
Gaussian random number,
291
graph,
easy-to-use commands,
198
graphics,
rapidly changing functions,
205
H
Handle Graphics objects,
214
I
if,
65vectorized with logical vector,
121
indeterminate repetition,
181,
184
Inf,
infinity,
initialization, colon operator,
37
initialization, explicit list,
36
J
K
L
logical operator,
68,
114
Lotka-Volterra model,
313
M
M-file,
28function passed as argument,
171
matrix,
36,
40,
127deleting rows and columns,
134duplicating rows and columns,
133
matrix exponentiation,
145
matrix multiplication,
143
Monte Carlo estimation of
π,
292
multi-dimensional array,
142
multiple lines in Command Window,
27
multiple plots on same axes,
199
N
NaN,
Newton's method in general,
295
normally distributed random number,
291
not-a-number,
numerical differentiation,
302
numerical integration,
300
numerical method,
295differential equation,
304partial differential equation,
314solution of equations,
295
numerical solution of differential equations,
304
numerical solution of equations,
295
O
object-oriented programming,
252
operator precedence, complete list,
116,
181
output,
54suppressed with semicolon,
50
over-determined system,
154
P
partial differential equation,
314
pi,
precedence of operators, complete list,
116
predictor-corrector method,
307
projectile trajectory,
188
pseudo-random number,
102
Q
R
removing element of vector,
119
removing elements of an array,
39
S
scalar,
script,
28recommended way to run,
29
semi-colon,
sensitivity analysis,
161
smart recall,
spring, mass damper model,
337
sqrt,
stable age distribution,
149
subscript out of range,
130
subscripting with logical vectors,
118
symbolic mathematical,
355
T
transpose operator, highest precedence,
47
U
under-determined system,
155
uniformly distributed random number,
283
V
Van der Pol's equation,
322
variable, ,
29,
33termed arrays by MATLAB,
34
visualization of matrix,
212
W
while,
185used for indeterminate loop,
192
X
Y
Z