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This document contains 5 programming assignments involving writing MATLAB functions to: 1) Find the maximum value in an array without using max. 2) Find the N largest elements in an array using max. 3) Calculate the number of years for an initial principal to reach a goal value with compound interest. 4) Simulate rolling dice in Monopoly by summing rolls and re-rolling if the same number until different. 5) Generate a list of the first N Fibonacci numbers that are also prime.

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Assignment 4

This document contains 5 programming assignments involving writing MATLAB functions to: 1) Find the maximum value in an array without using max. 2) Find the N largest elements in an array using max. 3) Calculate the number of years for an initial principal to reach a goal value with compound interest. 4) Simulate rolling dice in Monopoly by summing rolls and re-rolling if the same number until different. 5) Generate a list of the first N Fibonacci numbers that are also prime.

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Assignment-4

1. Write a function with header [M] = myMax(A) where M is the maximum (largest) value in
A. Do not use the built-in MATLAB function max.

function [M]=myMax(A)
M=0;
[r,c]=size(A);
for i=(1:r)
for j=(1:c)
if A(i,j)>M
M=A(i,j);
end
end
end
end

2. Write a function with header [M] = myNMax(A,N) where M is an array consisting of the N
largest elements of A. You may use MATLAB’s max function. You may also assume that N is
less than the length of M, that A is a one-dimensional array with no duplicate entries,
and that N is a strictly positive integer smaller than the length of A.

function [M]=myNMax(A,N)
for i=1:N
[M(i),I]=max(A);
A(I)= -Inf;
end
end

3. The interest, i, on a principle, P0, is a payment for allowing the bank to use your
money. Compound interest is accumulated according to the formula Pn = (1 + i)Pn-1, where
n is the compounding period, usually in months or years. Write a function with header
[years] = mySavingPlan(P0, i, goal) where years is the number of years it will take P0 to
become goal at i% interest compounded annually.

function [years]=mySavingPlan(P,i,goal)
years=0;
while P<goal
years=years+1;
P=(1+i)*P;
end

end

4. Assume you are rolling two six-sided dice, each side having an equal chance of
occurring. Write a function with header [roll] = myMonopolyDice(), where roll is the sum
of the values of the two dice thrown but with the following extra rule: if the two dice

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rolls are the same, then another roll is made, and the new sum added to the running total.
If the two dice show 3 and 4, then the running total should be 7. If the two dice show
1 and 1, then the running total should be 2 plus the total of another throw. Rolls stop
when the dice rolls are different. Hint: The line result = randi([1 6],2,1) is an accurate
simulation of rolling two dice (See Figure 5.1).

function [roll] = myMonopolyDice()


r=randi(6,1,2)
roll=sum(r);
while r(1)==r(2)
r=randi(6,1,2)
roll=roll+sum(r);
end
end

5. Write a function with header [fibPrimes] = myNFibPrimes(N), where fibPrimes is a list


of the first N numbers that are both a Fibonacci number and prime. Note: 1 is not prime.

function [fibPrimes] = myNFibPrimes(N)


i=1;j=1;
while i<=N
a=fibonacci(j);
if isprime(a)
fibPrimes(i)=fibonacci(j)
i=i+1;
end
j=j+1;
end

end

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