1. ME 123 Computer Applications I Lecture 24: Character Strings 4/18/03

2. ME 123 Computer Applications I
Road Map of Lecture 24
Review existing knowledge of character strings
Introduce more on character strings in MATLAB
Short review on course materials
Address any question on final project
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3. ME 123 Computer Applications I
Review for Exam 2
Definition of scalar, vector, matrix; naming convention
2-D plotting (line, marker, labeling, legend, etc.)
Input/Output (command line, data file, etc.)
User defined function (input/output list), m-file
Solution to system of equations (unique solution)
if statement, relational operators
for loop
switch statement
while loop
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4. Review for Exam 2 (cont’d)
Solution to over-constrained system of equations (least square solution), includes curve fitting applications
Advanced plotting
Character strings
Integration of if statements, if loops, while loops and function subprograms to solve complex problems
Examples:
Partial sum calculator
Prime number finder
Square root approximator
Statistics menu
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5. Review for Exam 2 (cont’d)
Examples (cont’d):
Numerical integration:
Trapezoidal method
Rectangular method
Simpson’s rule
Root finding:
Bisection method
Secant method
Newton-Raphson method
Time marching:
Explicit Euler
4th order Runge-Kutta
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