MATLAB·MATLAB essentials

Functions and plotting

Functions live in files or at the end of scripts, and plotting is built in.

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What you will be able to do
  • Use function y = f(x).
  • Plot with plot(x, y).
  • Label axes with xlabel and ylabel.

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Functions live in files or at the end of scripts, and plotting is built in.

  • Use function y = f(x).
  • Plot with plot(x, y).
  • Label axes with xlabel and ylabel.
plot.mMATLAB
x = 0:0.1:2*pi;
y = sin(x);
plot(x, y)
xlabel('x')
ylabel('sin(x)')
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Answer from memory: Which function creates a line plot?

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