Lecture

Functions: User Defined Functions

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This lecture covers the basics of functions in MATLAB and Octave, including built-in functions like sin, exp, and log, as well as user-defined functions created using the Command Window and Editor. The instructor demonstrates how to define, edit, and call user-defined functions, emphasizing the importance of syntax and input parameters.

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MATLAB and Octave for Beginners

The course you are about to follow is an introduction to à Octave and MATLAB®. Both of these softwares follow the same structure, it is therefore obvious to present them together. This course is aimed at beginners, it began as an introduction to MATLAB for second year students at EPFL following a numerical analysis course.

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