Chapter 15
Advanced Mathematics
Contents
15.2 Complex Numbers
15.3 Symbolic Mathematics
Key Terms
curve fitting
best fit
symbolic mathematics
polynomials
degree
order
discrete
continuous
data sampling
interpolation
extrapolation
least squares regression
complex number
real part
imaginary part
purely imaginary
complex conjugate
magnitude
complex plane
In this chapter, selected advanced mathematics and related built-in functions in the MATLAB® software are introduced. In many applications data are sampled, which results in discrete data points. Fitting a curve to the data is often desired. Curve fitting is finding the curve that best fits the data.
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