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    Instructions A. Opening and Closing Matlab

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    The document provides instructions for using Matlab, including how to open and exit the program, access the help window, use the command window to perform calculations and assign variables, and handle errors like division by zero. Specifically, it outlines how to: 1) Open Matlab by double clicking its desktop icon or searching for it, and exit by selecting "Exit Matlab" or typing quit/exit, not by clicking the close box. 2) Access the help browser by clicking the help button or selecting Help, then navigate to the desktop section. 3) Use the command window to perform basic math operations like addition and exponents, as well as more complex ones using dot operators; and assign variables. 4)

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    The document provides instructions for using Matlab, including how to open and exit the program, access the help window, use the command window to perform calculations and assign variables, and handle errors like division by zero. Specifically, it outlines how to: 1) Open Matlab by double clicking its desktop icon or searching for it, and exit by selecting "Exit Matlab" or typing quit/exit, not by clicking the close box. 2) Access the help browser by clicking the help button or selecting Help, then navigate to the desktop section. 3) Use the command window to perform basic math operations like addition and exponents, as well as more complex ones using dot operators; and assign variables. 4)

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    The document provides instructions for using Matlab, including how to open and exit the program, access the help window, use the command window to perform calculations and assign variables, and handle errors like division by zero. Specifically, it outlines how to: 1) Open Matlab by double clicking its desktop icon or searching for it, and exit by selecting "Exit Matlab" or typing quit/exit, not by clicking the close box. 2) Access the help browser by clicking the help button or selecting Help, then navigate to the desktop section. 3) Use the command window to perform basic math operations like addition and exponents, as well as more complex ones using dot operators; and assign variables. 4)

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    INSTRUCTIONS

    A. Opening and closing Matlab.


    1. To open Matlab, double click the desktop icon or search and click in the programs.
    2. To exit Matlab, either click on Exit Matlab from the File menu or typing quit or exit in the Command Prompt
    Window. DO NOT click on the close box on the upper right corner.

    B. Accessing the Help window.


    1. To get in the Help browser, either click on the help button (?) in the desktop toolbar, or select the Help menu in
    any tool.
    2. Once in the Help browser, select the Contents tab in the Help Navigator pane on the left.
    3. To get to the desktop section, expand MATLAB > Getting Started > Development Environment.

    C. Using the Command window.


    1. Type the following in the Command window, then click Enter:
    >> 2+3 <Enter>
    >> 3-2 <Enter>
    >> 2*3 <Enter>
    >> 1/2 <Enter>
    >> 2^3 <Enter>
    >> 2\1 <Enter>
    2. Also try the following commands:
    >> 2 .*3 <Enter>
    >> 1 ./ 2 <Enter>
    >> 2 .^3 <Enter>
    3. Matlab has a useful editing feature called smart recall. Just type the first few characters of the command you
    want to recall, say 2*, then press the up-arrow key. This would recall the most recent command starting with 2*.
    4. Try the following commands:
    >> 0/1 <Enter>
    >> 1/0 <Enter>
    >> 0/0 <Enter>
    Matlab will try to warn you in case you didn’t realize you were dividing by zero but will still give you the answer Inf.
    In the last command, another special value is obtained NaN, which means Not-a-Number.

    5. To assign variables, perform the following commands:


    >> x = 2 <Enter>
    >> y = 3; z = 4; <Enter>
    >> w = x + y - z <Enter>

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