Getting Started

Index

Symbols 

: operator

A 

algorithms

vectorizing

animation

annotating plots

ans

Application Program Interface (API)

Array Editor

array operators

arrays <1> <2>

cell

character

columnwise organization

concatenating

creating in M-files

deleting rows and columns

deleting rows or columns

elements

generating with functions and operators

listing contents

loading from external data files

multidimensional

notation for elements

preallocating

structure

variable names

aspect ratio of axes

axes

axis

labels

titles

axis 4-10

B 

bookmarking documentation

break

C 

case

cell arrays

char

character arrays

characteristic polynomial

colon operator

colormap

colors

lines for plotting

Command History

command line editing

Command Window

complex numbers, plotting

concatenating

arrays

strings

concatenation

configuring the desktop

constants

special

contents in Help browser

continue

continuing statements on multiple lines

current directory

Current Directory browser

D 

debugging M-files

deleting array elements

demonstration programs

demos

demos, running from the Launch Pad

desktop for MATLAB

desktop tools

determinant of matrix

development environment

diag

display pane in Help browser

documentation

E 

editing command lines

editing plots

interactively

Editor/Debugger

eigenvalue

eigenvector

elements of arrays

entering matrices

environment

erase mode

eval

executing MATLAB

exiting MATLAB

exporting data

expressions <1> <2>

evaluating

external programs, running from MATLAB

F 

favorites in Help browser

figure 4-8

figure windows

with multiple plots

find

finding in a page

finding object handles

fliplr

floating-point numbers

flow control

for

format

of output display

format

function

function functions

function handles

defined

using

function M-file <1> <2>

function of two variables

functions <1> <2>

built-in

variable number of arguments

G 

global variables

graphical user interface

graphics

2-D

files

handle graphics

objects

printing

grids

H 

Handle Graphics <1> <2>

finding handles

Help browser

help functions

Help Navigator

hierarchy of graphics objects

hold 4-7

I 

if

images

imaginary number

Import Wizard

importing data

index in Help browser

L 

Launch Pad

legend

legend, adding to plot

library

mathematical function

lighting

limits, axes

line continuation

line styles of plots

load

loading arrays

local variables

log of functions used

logical vectors

M 

magic

magic square

markers

MAT-file

mathematical function library

mathematical functions

listing advanced

listing elementary

listing matrix

MATLAB

Application Program Interface

history

language

mathematical function library

overview

matrices

creating

entering

matrix

antidiagonal

determinant

main diagonal

singular

swapping columns

symmetric

transpose

matrix multiplication

mesh plot

M-file <1> <2> <3>

creating

for creating arrays

function <1> <2>

script

M-file performance

M-files

Microsoft Word and access to MATLAB

movies

multidimensional arrays

multiple data sets, plotting

multiple plots per figure

multivariate data, organizing

N 

newsgroup for MATLAB users

Notebook

numbers

floating-point

O 

object properties

objects

finding handles

graphics

online help, viewing

operator

colon

output

controlling format

suppressing

overlaying plots

P 

path

performance of M-files

plot 4-2

plot editing mode

overview

plots

editing

plotting

adding legend

adding plots

annotating

basic

complex data

complex numbers

contours

line colors

line styles

lines and markers

mesh and surface

multiple data sets

multiple plots

PostScript

preallocation

preferences

print 4-24

printing

graphics

profiler

Property Editor

interface

Q 

quitting MATLAB

R 

revision control systems, interfacing to MATLAB

running functions

running MATLAB

S 

scalar expansion

scientific notation

script M-file

scripts

search path

searching documentation

semicolon to suppress output

shutting down MATLAB

singular matrix

source control systems, interfacing to MATLAB

special constants

infinity

not-a-number

starting MATLAB

statements

continuing on multiple lines

executing

strings

concatenating

structures

subplot 4-9

subscripting

with logical vectors

subscripts

sum

suppressing output

surface plot

switch

symmetric matrix

T 

text

TIFF

title

figure

toolbox

tools in the desktop

transpose

U 

user interface

building

V 

variables

global

local

vector

logical

preallocating

vectorization

version control systems, interfacing to MATLAB

viewing documentation

visibility of axes

W 

while

windows for plotting

windows in MATLAB

wireframe

surface

Word and access to MATLAB

word processing access to MATLAB

workspace

Workspace browser

X 

xor erase mode

Demonstration Programs Included with MATLAB