MATLAB by rudra pratap

1.6 Basics of MATLAD
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• Launching MATLAB: If MATLAB is installed on your machine correctly then
you can launch it by following these directions:
On PCs: Navigate and find the MATLAB folder, locate the MATLAB program,
and double-click on the program icon to launch M AT LAB. If you
have worked in MATLAB before and have an M-file or Mat-file that
was written by MATLAB, you can also double-click on the file lu launch
MATLAB.
On UNIX machines: Type matlab on the UNIX prompt and hit retum or
enter. If MATLAB is somewhere in your path, it will be launched. If it
is not, ask your system administrator.
• Creating a directory and saving files: Where should you save your files so
that MATLAB can easily access them? MATLAB create a default folder
called Matlab inide Documents (on Macs), or My Documents (on PCs)
where it saves your files if you do not specify any other location. If you are
the only user of MATLAB on the computer you are working on, this is fine.
You can save all your work in this folder and access all your files easily (default
setup). If not, you have to create a separate folder for saving your work.
Theoretically, you can create a directory /folder anywhere, save your files,
and direct MATLAB to find those files. The most convenient pla