How we plan to use MATLAB in this course

Starting MATLAB

        Start menu     Matlab     MATLAB
    this should put a MATLAB window/workspace on the screen

    Under Help menu choose help desk

One of the most useful things to know about any new software is how to access help and what sort of programming help is available for the program.  Today all software come with extensive on-line documentation ( particularly accessible through a web browser).   Lets access it.  Using the suggested procedure above you should see

We will be using search on (if at all) MATLAB functions and Handle Graphics Objects

Quit the browser window to the Matlab workspace
 
Another simple search is possible through the Matlab Search Window which can be refenced from the help menu. It is as shown below

 

The third option (quickest) is to type
 
        >>    help commandname 

in the Command Window - which is the Workspace window

Also the previous windows can be shown by

        >>  helpwin
        >> helpdesk

from the command line ( we will mostly use this )

We are now ready to see how  MATLAB works

This course is based on the assumption that you do not know ( or did not receive a formal exposure to MATLAB).  For those of you who are comfortable with MATLAB please challenge yourself by pushing the extent of your knowledge.  In the other sessions you should see lots of stuff you would not have done before.