Programming in MATLAB ®

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Introduction to MATLAB^® Desktop

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• gain an overview of MATLAB desktop
• use help for executing MATLAB commands/functions
• write basic MATLAB code and create m-files
• use MATLAB demos

1.1 Introduction

MATLAB is an interactive tool for numerical computation and data visualization. It combines the features of numeric computation, advanced graphics and visualization, and high-level programming language in a single environment. Built-in toolboxes extend MATLAB’s capability to a variety of application areas including signal and image processing, control system design, finance, engineering, and medical research. It provides a diverse family of built-in functions that can be directly used to obtain numerical ...