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What is the purpose of the command xlabel(‘text’)?
What is the purpose of the command xlabel(‘text’)?
- To add a legend to a graph
- To set the title of a graph
- To label the x-axis (correct)
- To turn off the axes box
What does the command gtext(‘text’) do?
What does the command gtext(‘text’) do?
- Adds a grid to the current graph
- Places a text at specific coordinates
- Places a text on a graph using the mouse (correct)
- Turns off the axes box
What is the effect of the command axis manual?
What is the effect of the command axis manual?
- It returns the axis scaling to its automatic defaults
- It sets the axis limits to the range of data
- It freezes the scaling at the current limits (correct)
- It sets the scaling factor for both axes to be equal
What does the command legend(‘text1’,’text2’) do?
What does the command legend(‘text1’,’text2’) do?
What is the purpose of the command box off?
What is the purpose of the command box off?
What does the command axis square do?
What does the command axis square do?
What is the effect of the command grid off?
What is the effect of the command grid off?
What does the command axis auto do?
What does the command axis auto do?
What is the purpose of the script files in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the script files in Matlab?
What is the function of the 'xlabel' command in Matlab?
What is the function of the 'xlabel' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'axis equal' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'axis equal' command in Matlab?
What is the function of the 'plot3' command in Matlab?
What is the function of the 'plot3' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'linspace' function in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'linspace' function in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'grid on' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'grid on' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'ylabel' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'ylabel' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'zlabel' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the 'zlabel' command in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the figure function in the provided examples?
What is the purpose of the figure function in the provided examples?
What is the purpose of the subplot function in the provided examples?
What is the purpose of the subplot function in the provided examples?
In the example subplot(2, 1, 1)
, what does the number 2 represent?
In the example subplot(2, 1, 1)
, what does the number 2 represent?
What is the difference between subplot(1, 2, 1)
and subplot(2, 1, 1)
?
What is the difference between subplot(1, 2, 1)
and subplot(2, 1, 1)
?
What is the purpose of the plotting expressions in the provided examples?
What is the purpose of the plotting expressions in the provided examples?
What is the result of running the example code x=linspace(0, 20); y=sin(x); z=10*cos(x); subplot(2,1,1), plot(x,y); subplot(2,1,2), plot(x,z)
?
What is the result of running the example code x=linspace(0, 20); y=sin(x); z=10*cos(x); subplot(2,1,1), plot(x,y); subplot(2,1,2), plot(x,z)
?
What is the purpose of the axis
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the purpose of the axis
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the difference between the plot
and plot3
functions in Matlab?
What is the difference between the plot
and plot3
functions in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the subplot
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the purpose of the subplot
function in the given Matlab code?
How can you copy a figure created in Matlab to the Windows clipboard?
How can you copy a figure created in Matlab to the Windows clipboard?
What is the purpose of the title
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the purpose of the title
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the format of the plot3
function in Matlab?
What is the format of the plot3
function in Matlab?
What is the purpose of the linspace
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the purpose of the linspace
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the purpose of the copy
function in the given Matlab code?
What is the purpose of the copy
function in the given Matlab code?
What does $x_1$ represent in the given mechanical system?
What does $x_1$ represent in the given mechanical system?
Which variable represents the damping coefficient in the equations?
Which variable represents the damping coefficient in the equations?
In the MATLAB function 'msd', what does the variable 'A' represent?
In the MATLAB function 'msd', what does the variable 'A' represent?
What is the initial condition input to the ode45 solver in terms of displacement and velocity?
What is the initial condition input to the ode45 solver in terms of displacement and velocity?
In the system matrix equation, what does $b$ represent?
In the system matrix equation, what does $b$ represent?
What is the output of the MATLAB 'plot' function in test.m?
What is the output of the MATLAB 'plot' function in test.m?
What is the value of the mass variable 'm' in the given MATLAB script?
What is the value of the mass variable 'm' in the given MATLAB script?
Which of these represents the forcing function in the mechanical system model?
Which of these represents the forcing function in the mechanical system model?
Study Notes
Mechanical Systems and Matlab
- Mechanical systems can be represented by a system of first-order ordinary differential equations:
dx1/dt = x2
anddx2/dt = (f(t) - k*x1 - c*x2) / m
- These equations can be written in matrix form as
x& = Ax + b*f(t)
, whereA
is a coefficient matrix andb
is a constant vector - In Matlab, the system can be solved using the
ode45
function, which solves ordinary differential equations with initial conditions
Matlab Scripting
- A script is a file that contains a sequence of Matlab commands
- Scripts are useful for tasks that never change, and can be used to document homework by writing a function that solves a problem for arbitrary parameters
- Script variables are part of the workspace, and can be used to input parameters and run functions
Plotting in Matlab
subplot
is used to create multiple plots on a single figureplot3
is used to create 3D plots, with the syntaxplot3(x, y, z)
xlabel
,ylabel
, andzlabel
are used to add labels to plotstitle
is used to add a title to a plotgrid on
andgrid off
are used to add or remove grid lines from a plotaxis
is used to set the scaling for a plot, with options includingaxis auto
,axis manual
,axis equal
, andaxis tight
legend
is used to add a legend to a plot
3D Plotting in Matlab
plot3
is used to create 3D plots, with the syntaxplot3(x, y, z)
- The
plot3
function can also be used with multiple sets of data, using the syntaxplot3(u1, v1, w1, c1, u2, v2, w2, c2, …)
u
,v
, andw
are the x, y, and z coordinates, respectively, andc
is a string of characters specifying the color and point characteristics
Other Matlab Functions
text
is used to add text to a plot at a specific locationgtext
is used to add text to a plot using the mousefigure
is used to create a new figure windowaxis square
is used to set the aspect ratio of a plot to be equal in both directions
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Customize your plots with Matplotlib! Learn how to add titles, labels, and legends to your plots using various commands and functions.