Solution and Answer Guide: Chapman, MATLAB Programming for Engineers, 7e, CY2025, 9798214001531; Chapter 1:
Solution and Answer Guide
Chapman, MATLAB Programming for Engineers, 7e, CY2025, 9798214001531; Chapter 1:
1 Introduction to MATLAB
1.1 The following MATLAB statements plot the function y( x) = 4e−0.3x for the range
0 x 10 .
x = 0:0.1:10;
y = 4 * exp( -0.3 * x);
plot(x,y);
Use the MATLAB Edit/Debug Window to create a new empty script, type these
statements into the script, and save the file with the name test1.m. Then, execute the
program by typing the name test1 in the Command Window or clicking the Run
button. What result do you get?
Solution
When these statements are executed, the results are as shown below:
4
(d) v2
3
(e) u v +1
v+u
(f) log10
v−u
Solution
>> u=1;
>> v=3;
>> (4*u) / (3*v)
ans =
0.4444
>> (2*v^-2) / (u+v)^2
ans =
0.0139
>> v^3/(v^3 - u^3)
ans =
1.0385
>> (4/3)*pi*v^2
ans =
37.6991
>> u*sqrt(v) + 1
ans =
2.7321
>> log10( (v+u) / (v-u) )
ans =
0.3010
1.6 Evaluate the expressions in Exercise 1.5 by creating a single script file that calculates and
displays all six results. Execute the script file and observe the results.
Solution
An appropriate script file named test.m is shown below:
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