Mastering Matlab

Table of Contents <p>1 Getting Started 1</p> <p>1.1 Introduction 1</p> <p>1.2 Typographical Conventions 1</p> <p>1.3 What’s New in MATLAB 2</p> <p>1.4 What’s in Mastering MATLAB 2</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>2 Basic Features 4</p> <p>2.1 Simple Math 4</p> <p>2.2 The MATLAB Workspace 6</p> <p>2.3 About Variables 7</p> <p>2.4 Comments, Punctuation, and Aborting Execution 10</p> <p>2.5 Complex Numbers 12</p> <p>2.6 Floating-Point Arithmetic 14</p> <p>2.7 Mathematical Functions 16</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>3 The MATLAB Desktop 22</p> <p>3.1 MATLAB Windows 22</p> <p>3.2 Managing the MATLAB Workspace 23</p> <p>3.3 Memory Management 27</p> <p>3.4 Number Display Formats 27</p> <p>3.5 System Information 28</p> <p>3.6 The MATLAB Search Path 30</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>4 Script M-files 31</p> <p>4.1 Script M-file Use 31</p> <p>4.2 Block Comments and Code Cells 35</p> <p>4.3 Setting Execution Time 37</p> <p>4.4 Startup and Finish 38</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>5 Arrays and Array Operations 40</p> <p>5.1 Simple Arrays 40</p> <p>5.2 Array Addressing or Indexing 41</p> <p>5.3 Array Construction 43</p> <p>5.4 Array Orientation 46</p> <p>5.5 Scalar—Array Mathematics 50</p> <p>5.6 Array—Array Mathematics 50</p> <p>5.7 Standard Arrays 57</p> <p>5.8 Array Manipulation 61</p> <p>5.9 Array Sorting 76</p> <p>5.10 Subarray Searching 79</p> <p>5.11 Array-Manipulation Functions 86</p> <p>5.12 Array Size 92</p> <p>5.13 Arrays and Memory Utilization 95</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>6 Multidimensional Arrays 101</p> <p>6.1 Array Construction 101</p> <p>6.2 Array Mathematics and Manipulation 105</p> <p>6.3 Array Size 116</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>7 Numeric Data Types 119</p> <p>7.1 Integer Data Types 119</p> <p>7.2 Floating-Point Data Types 125</p> <p>7.3 Summary 127</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>8 Cell Arrays and Structures 129</p> <p>8.1 Cell Array Creation 130</p> <p>8.2 Cell Array Manipulation 133</p> <p>8.3 Retrieving Cell Array Content 135</p> <p>8.4 Comma-Separated Lists 139</p> <p>8.5 Cell Functions 143</p> <p>8.6 Cell Arrays of Strings 146</p> <p>8.7 Structure Creation 148</p> <p>8.8 Structure Manipulation 153</p> <p>8.9 Retrieving Structure Content 155</p> <p>8.10 Comma-Separated Lists (Again) 157</p> <p>8.11 Structure Functions 160</p> <p>8.12 Summary 164</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>9 Character Strings 165</p> <p>9.1 String Construction 165</p> <p>9.2 Numbers to Strings to Numbers 171</p> <p>9.3 String Evaluation 178</p> <p>9.4 String Functions 179</p> <p>9.5 Cell Arrays of Strings 183</p> <p>9.6 Searching Using Regular Expressions 187</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>10 Relational and Logical Operations 195</p> <p>10.1 Relational Operators 195</p> <p>10.2 Logical Operators 199</p> <p>10.3 Operator Precedence 200</p> <p>10.4 Relational and Logical Functions 201</p> <p>10.5 NaNs and Empty Arrays 204</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>11 Control Flow 208</p> <p>11.1 For Loops 208</p> <p>11.2 While Loops 214</p> <p>11.3 If-Else-End Constructions 215</p> <p>11.4 Switch-Case Constructions 218</p> <p>11.5 Try-Catch Blocks 220</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>12 Functions 223</p> <p>12.1 M-file Function Construction Rules 224</p> <p>12.2 Input and Output Arguments 229</p> <p>12.3 Function Workspaces 232</p> <p>12.4 Functions and the MATLAB Search Path 236</p> <p>12.5 Creating Your Own Toolbox 239</p> <p>12.6 Command—Function Duality 240</p> <p>12.7 Function Handles and Anonymous Functions 247</p> <p>12.8 Nested Functions 247</p> <p>12.9 Debugging M-files 251</p> <p>12.10 Syntax Checking and File Dependencies 253</p> <p>12.11 Profiling M-files 254</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>13 File and Directory Management 256</p> <p>13.1 Native Data Files 256</p> <p>13.2 Data Import and Export 259</p> <p>13.3 Low-Level File I/O 263</p> <p>13.4 Directory Management 265</p> <p>13.5 File Archives and Compression 269</p> <p>13.6 Internet File Operations 270</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>14 Set, Bit, and Base Functions 273</p> <p>14.1 Set Functions 273&lt;/</p>