Difference w C++
This element of syntax is required at the end of every C++ command - but not in Matlab.
What is a semicolon?
This plot type creates a plot with markers but no connecting lines by default.
What is scatter?
This function calculates the average of each column in a matrix.
What is average?
This lets you multiply each element of a matrix by the corresponding element of a second matrix.
What is .* ?
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What are the Boston Bruins?
This is not required when declaring a variable in Matlab, but it is required in C++.
What is the data/variable type?
This function/keyword pair closes all figures that are currently open.
What is close all?
This is something you can do when you need help using Matlab.
What is typing help into the command window?
This tools lets you read data into Matlab from common file types like .xlsx or .csv (among others).
What is Import Data (or data import tool)?
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What is cold brew (or iced coffee)?
This coding structure is often used in C++ when you want something done to every element of an array, but is often unnecessary when doing the same thing in Matlab.
What is a for loop?
This command enables the ability to plot more than one set of data on the same figure.
What is hold (or hold on)?
This function returns the number of elements in a 1D array.
What is length()?
This function calculates the best fit polynomial to a set of data.
What is polyfit?
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What is Milan?
This section of the Matlab IDE lets you see, in real time, what variables currently exist and what their current sizes and values are.
What is the workspace?
This function helps you manipulate a pair of 1D arrays so that you can more easily create a surface plot.
What is meshgrid?
This function returns the sin of an angle in degrees.
What is sind?
This function helps you create an array of a desired length with specific initial and final values.
What is linspace?
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What is purple?
This file type, while not commonly used in industry, lets you mix executable code, text, and images in Matlab.
What are Live Scripts?
This is the sytnax for plotting t on the horizontal axis, v on the vertical axis, with a magenta dashed line.
What is plot(t, v, 'm:')?
This function prints data and messages out to the screen with specific desired formatting.
What is fprintf?
This is what Matlab inserts when it finds a non-numerical data point within a numerical array of data.
What is NaN?
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What is New Bedford, MA?