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Matlab Functions Summary

The document provides an overview of MATLAB functions, covering the basics of setting up the environment, working with arrays (vectors and matrices), and performing arithmetic operations. It also includes information on importing data from various file formats and extracting specific data elements from imported datasets. Key concepts such as loops, control statements, and data referencing are highlighted for effective MATLAB programming.

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Matlab Functions Summary

The document provides an overview of MATLAB functions, covering the basics of setting up the environment, working with arrays (vectors and matrices), and performing arithmetic operations. It also includes information on importing data from various file formats and extracting specific data elements from imported datasets. Key concepts such as loops, control statements, and data referencing are highlighted for effective MATLAB programming.

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MATLAB Functions

1. Basics of MATLAB
 Setting Up the Environment
To ensure a clean run, start your script with:
clc; % Clears command window
clear; % Clears variables
close all; % Closes all figure windows
format short; % Displays numbers with 5 significant digits

 Arrays: Vectors & Matrices


Vectors: One-dimensional arrays (row or column).
 A = [1 6 5 9 7]; % Row vector
 B = [1,6,5,9,7]; % Alternative syntax
Colon Operator:
 C = 1:10; % Generates [1 2 3 ... 10]
 D = 1:0.5:10; % Increments by 0.5
Linspace:
 E = linspace(0, pi/2, 10); % 10 equally spaced values
Transposing a Vector:
 F = A'; % Converts row vector to column vector
Matrices:
 Defining a Matrix:
G = [3 5 7; 2 4 6; 9 11 13]; % 3x3 matrix
 Combining Matrices:
H = [8 10 12; 14 16 18];
I = [G; H]; % Stacks G and H vertically

 Arithmetic Operations
Element-wise operations (use .* , ./ , .^ for element-by-element calculations).
J = A.^2; % Squares each element of A

 Loops & Control Statements


For Loop:
for i = 1:2:20
fprintf('Value of i: %d\n', i);
end
While Loop:
a = 10;
while a < 20
fprintf('Value of a: %d\n', a);
a = a + 3;
end
If-Else Statements:
x = 5;
if x < 0
disp('Negative');
else
disp('Non-negative');
end

2. Importing Data
 Importing Data Using importdata
Works for .csv, .xlsx, .txt, images, and audio files.
ImportedData = importdata('MATLAB_Import_Example_CSV.csv');
View imported data in the Workspace.

 Using csvread (For Numeric Data Only)


Basic usage:
M = csvread('MATLAB_Import_Example_CSV.csv',2,0); % Skip first 2 rows
Cannot handle non-numeric headers.

 Using dlmread (Custom Delimiters)


Reads numeric text but requires specifying delimiter.
DLMRead_Imported_Data =
dlmread('MATLAB_Import_Example_Tab_Delimited_Text.txt',2,0);

3. Extracting Data
 To reference a specific value (e.g., row 5, column 6 from an imported file called
DLM):
Data_Row5_Col6 = DLM(5,6);
 To extract an entire column or row:
Column4 = DLM(:,4); % Extracts all values from column 4
Row4 = DLM(4,:); % Extracts all values from row 4

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