\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1}What is MATLAB?}{1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2}Getting into MATLAB}{1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.3}Demos}{1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.4}Help}{1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2}The Basics}{2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1}Fundamentals of Use}{2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.2}Building Matrices}{4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3}Matrix and Element-wise Operations}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.4}Flow}{9}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {2.4.1}Relations}{9}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {2.4.2}Control}{9}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {2.4.3}Selective Indexing}{10}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3}Graphics}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.1}2-D Graphics}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2}Handles}{13}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3}Saving Graphs and Producing Hardcopy}{14}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4}3-D}{14}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.4.1}Line Plots}{14}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.4.2}Surface Plots}{14}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5}Animation}{15}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4}The Session}{15}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1}Recording and Retrieving}{15}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2}Shell Escapes}{16}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3}M-files}{16}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.3.1}Script and Data Files}{16}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.3.2}Function Files}{17}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.3.3}Paths}{18}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4}Numerical Formats}{19}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5}Further MATLAB}{19}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.1}Debugging}{19}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2}Efficiency Testing, Times and Dates}{20}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.3}Polynomials}{20}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.4}Text}{20}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.5}Sparse Matrices}{21}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.6}Calculus}{22}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.6.1}Differential Equations}{22}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.6.2}Numerical Integration}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.7}Optimizing}{24}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.8}Symbolic Math}{25}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.9}SIMULINK}{25}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.10}Other Features}{27}