GNU Octave by Example: A Fast and Practical Approach to Learning GNU Octave

© Ashwin Pajankar and Sharvani Chandu 2020

A. Pajankar, S. ChanduGNU Octave by Examplehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6086-9_3

3. Data Types and Variables in Detail

Ashwin Pajankar¹  and Sharvani Chandu²

(1)

Nashik, Maharashtra, India

(2)

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

 

In Chapter 2, you learned basic concepts like naming conventions for variables, mathematical operations, getting help, and clearing the command prompt. You also saw an overview of global variables.

In this chapter, you will explore the concepts of data types and variables in detail. The following is the list of the topics you will learn and demonstrate:

Data Types in GNU Octave

Let’s create a new Jupyter notebook file for GNU Octave. You will save all the demonstrations for this chapter in this ...