Scilab for Real Dummies

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Windows installation (2/3) Inside the Downloads file 3. Scan the downloaded file for viruses 4. Double-click on the file to install Scilab, follow the prompts
Windows installation (3/3) 5. Scilab suggests that it should install all toolboxes (modules). Go for it unless you are really short of memory 6. Accept Scilab license terms (you have no option so why do they ask?). Click Next as many times as needed 7. You’re all set to use Scilab (no need to reboot the computer) Note: Scilab does not uninstall an old version
Page 1 and 2: Scilab for Real Dummies, Introducin
Page 3 and 4: Tribute to old gods The best Scilab
Page 5 and 6: Why PowerPoint? ☺ Why do I releas
Page 7 and 8: Contents 1. Introduction 2. A first
Page 9 and 10: What Scilab is (1/2) �� A softw
Page 11 and 12: Why use Scilab—personal Scilab pe
Page 13 and 14: Scilab advantages ☺ �� Numeri
Page 15 and 16: Terminology: “function function
Page 17 and 18: Intro to problems (2/3): new releas
Page 19 and 20: Embedded information � Scilab com
Page 21 and 22: Information on the Web (2/2) - YouT
Page 23 and 24: On updates & literature Scilab evol
Page 25 and 26: On the bright side... ☺ �� Sc
Page 27: Windows installation (1/3) 1. Downl
Page 31 and 32: The Console Click on Scilab’s sho
Page 33 and 34: Scilab in 15 minutes (1/3): write a
Page 35 and 36: Scilab in 15 minutes (3/3): discuss
Page 37 and 38: The Console’s Console s menu bar
Page 43 and 44: The Help Browser (1/3) In the Conso
Page 45 and 46: The Help Browser (3/3): help functi
Page 47 and 48: Editor menu bar (1/5): File File co
Page 49 and 50: Editor menu bar (3/5): Preferences
Page 51 and 52: Editor menu bar (5/5): Execute The
Page 53 and 54: Ready to go Your desktop should now
Page 55 and 56: One more thing (2/2): docking windo
Page 57 and 58: Built-in Built in functions Below i
Page 59 and 60: Scilab operators (1/2) The list con
Page 61 and 62: Computing terminology: a brief intr
Page 63 and 64: Check handles with gcf() gcf() �
Page 65 and 66: 3. Playing with the Console & Edito
Page 67 and 68: Simple calculations � The Console
Page 69 and 70: List of variables (2/2) � The com
Page 71 and 72: Computing precision (1/2) -->a = 1
Page 73 and 74: Displaying graphics � The Console
Page 75 and 76: Editing demo � Evaluate the funct
Page 77 and 78: Vectorized functions � Scilab fun
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Polynomials �� You run into pol
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Poles and zeros: plzr() plzr() �
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Gadgets (2/2): puzzle Another gadge
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4. Examples, Set 1 Demonstration of
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Ex 1-1: 1 1: the Graphics Window As
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Ex 1-1: 1 1: change directory �
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Ex 1-1: 1 1: comments (1/4), comman
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Ex 1-1: 1 1: comments (3/4), clf As
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Example 1-2: 1 2: the task, a decay
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Ex 1-2: 1 2: plot The plot looks as
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Ex 1-2: 1 2: printing �� Scilab
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Ex 1-2: 1 2: final plot OK, not an
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Example 1-3: 1 3: Lotto, the task T
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Ex 1-3: 1 3: task 1, saving This sc
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Ex 1-3: 1 3: task 1, discussion �
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Ex 1-3: 1 3: task 2, script (2/2) R
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Ex 1-3: 1 3: comments (1/3) ��
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Ex 1-3: 1 3: comments (3/3), roundi
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Introduction �� As Scilab is bu
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Row and column vectors Task 1: Crea
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Basic matrix calculations -->A = [1
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sum(), transpose, and diag() diag()
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prod() �� The product of rows a
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Min/max position & value �� A v
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size() �� The function size() c
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find(condition) find(condition �
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testmatrix() testmatrix() �� Ma
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Deleting rows and columns � Rows
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Addressing matrix elements by linea
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Concatenation (2/2) � In this exa
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Operators (2/4): more examples with
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Operators (4/4): the Backslash Oper
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Singularities and left division �
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Strings (2/6): disp(), disp(), stri
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Strings (4/6): write(), input() �
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Strings(6/6): demo with find() & gs
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Arrays: general �� The term “
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Element-by Element by-element eleme
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Dot Operator pitfalls �� In pra
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A few more functions (2/5): getdate
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A few more functions (4/5): rand()
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6. Examples, Set 2 Adds to what we
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Ex 2-1: 2 1: script & solution The
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Ex 2-1: 2 1: what should have been
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Ex 2-2: 2 2: mesh-currents mesh cur
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Ex 2-2: 2 2: comments �� The ex
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Ex 2-3: 2 3: the task �� Assume
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Ex 2-3: 2 3: plots Note the use of
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Ex 2-3: 2 3: comments (2/3) For a l
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Example 2-4: 2 4: string functions,
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7. Graphics & plotting 2D & 3D plot
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getcolor() getcolor() �� When w
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Axes Editor The most useful editing
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Plot editing demo, edited plot �
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Graphics Window commands �� The
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plot2d(): syntax �� The plot2d(
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plot2d(): multiple plots �� The
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plot2d(): demo with matrices The si
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plot(): the beauty of simplicity (1
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3D graphs: plot3d() �� The synt
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3D graphs: surf(), task & script
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Contour plots: contour() �� Let
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Mixed contours and vector fields
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Mixed 2D/3D plots (1/2): script Sci
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3D plot with hole The %nan nan func
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subplot(): demo script // subplot.s
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plot2d2(), plot2d3(), plot2d4(): de
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Histograms: functions to create the
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Histograms: demo, plot
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Old graphics syntax (2/2): demo, pl
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Logarithmic scale: task & script
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Polar coordinates �� Polar coor
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Handles (1/12): introduction* �
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Handles (3/12): basic graphics hier
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Handles (5/12): demo, behind the sc
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Handles (7/12): demo, step 2 In thi
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Handles (9/12): demo, step 4 Title
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Handles (11/12): comments (1/2) �
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Polylines (1/3): xpoly(), xpoly(),
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Polylines (3/3): xpoly(), xpoly(),
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What to do with xset()? xset()? �
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Flawed error messages �� Scilab
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8. Examples, Set 3 On plotting, han
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Ex 3-1: 3 1: script �� The firs
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Ex 3-1: 3 1: alternative Bode plot
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Example 3-2: 3 2: Black vs. Nichols
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Example 3-3: 3 3: an RC circuit �
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Ex 3-3: 3 3: plot Note that the xax
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Ex 3-4: 3 4: beam scanning The prev
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Ex 3-4: 3 4: plot The plot verifies
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Example 3-5: 3 5: 3D sinc This exam
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Example 3-6: 3 6: Lissajous figures
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Ex 3-6: 3 6: Lissajous figures, plo
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Ex 3-6: 3 6: Lissajous figures, scr
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Ex 3-6: 3 6: Lissajous figures, scr
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Ex 3-6: 3 6: Lissajous figures, che
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Tips on Matlab to Scilab conversion
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M-to to-S S translator: the process
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M-to to-S S translator: script (1/4
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M-to to-S S translator: script (3/4
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M-to to-S S translator: plot Yeees,
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Manual conversion (1/6): Case #1, s
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Manual conversion (3/6): Case #2, s
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Manual conversion (5/6): Case #3, d
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10. Subroutines This discussion on
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An introductory demo �� Recall
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Local and global variables �� Y
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On output arguments The example to
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Demo (1/2): script Task: Compute &
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Nested subroutines �� Subroutin
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Global subroutines: window demo (1/
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Global subroutines: window demo (3/
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Comment: multiple plots with a sing
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Introduction �� We have now com
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for … end �� The for ... end
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for … if … else … end: demo,
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for … if … else … end: demo,
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for … if … else … end: commen
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while … if /then/else … end �
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Comments on interactivity �� Th
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if … (elseif elseif/else) /else)
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select … case … else … end
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select … case … end: demo, scri
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eak: demo // break.sce // Input m p
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12. Examples, Set 4 The first three
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Ex 4-1: 4 1: step function, unit st
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Ex 4-1: 4 1: step function, rectang
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Example 4-2: 4 2: cones in a 3D spa
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Ex 4-2: 4 2: script (2/4) �� La
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Ex 4-2: 4 2: script (4/4) �� Pl
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Ex 4-2: 4 2: comments �� Chance
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Ex 4-3: 4 3: plot Box alignment def
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Ex 4-3: 4 3: how to transform the c
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Example 4-4: 4 4: ballot engine for
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Ex 4-4: 4 4: script (2/2) �� Ge
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Example 4-5: 4 5: nested structures
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13. Doing math on Scilab Scilab con
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optim() optim() & fsolve(): fsolve(
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fsolve() fsolve() and optim(): opti
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fsolve(): fsolve(): limitation The
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Complex numbers: demo, equations
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Complex numbers: demo, script (2/3)
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Numeric derivation (1/3): derivativ
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Numeric derivation (3/3): plot A le
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Numeric integration (2/6): length o
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Numeric integration (4/6): double i
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Numeric integration (6/6): double i
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First-order First order ODEs: ODEs:
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Second-order Second order ODEs: ODE
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14. Examples, Set 5 The examples gi
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Ex 5-1: 5 1: solving an equation (2
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Exxample 5-2: 2: ODE, series RLC ci
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Ex 5-2: 5 2: ODE, series RLC circui
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Ex 5-2: 5 2: ODE, series RLC circui
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Ex 5-3: 5 3: script The state-space
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Example 5-4: 5 4: Simpson’s Simps
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Ex 5-4: 5 4: Simpson’s Simpson s
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Ex 5-4: 5 4: Simpson’s Simpson s
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15. Working with GUIs The term GUI
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Tailoring windows (1/2) There are f
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Tailoring windows (3/3) �� You
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Interacting with the GW (2/4): scri
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Interacting with the GW (4/4): what
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GUIs: pop-up pop up window function
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GUI demo 2: creating pop-up pop up
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GUI demo 3: opening a predefined GW
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GUI shortcomings �� GUIs are no
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File handling: introduction ��
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File handling: demo 1 (2/5), script
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File handling: demo 1 (4/5), the .t
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Spreadsheet data (1/7): Creating da
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Spreadsheet data (3/7): .csv csv fi
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Spreadsheet data (5/7): script for
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Spreadsheet data (7/7): Text data i
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mclose() mclose() �� A file tha
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Format definitions �� Recall th
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Format demo: script (2/2) & text fi
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17. Animation A brief introduction
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Demo 1 (1/4): Introducing pixmap &
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Demo 1 (3/4): moving pie, frozen pl
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Demo 2 (1/2): moving rectangles �
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Demo 3 (1/3): a 3D object, script (
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Demo 3 (3/3): a 3D object, plot The
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The problem-solving problem solving
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Programming pitfalls (1/4) �� C
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Programming pitfalls (3/4): error m
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Debugging (1/2) �� We are alrea
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Speeding up Scilab (1/4): introduct
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Speeding up Scilab (3/4): execution
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Discrepancy in time measurements (1
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ATOMS (1/6): installing new toolbox
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ATOMS (3/6): install I decided to t
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ATOMS (5/6): Check with Matlab’s
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Building a script library �� Ov
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Example 6-1: 6 1: user defined GUI,
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Ex 6-1: 6 1: … script/… script/
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Ex 6-1: 6 1: user defined GUI, scri
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Ex 6-1: 6 1: user defined GUI, scri
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Ex 6-1: 6 1: discussion �� I co
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Ex 6-2: 6 2: animation of a waltzin
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Ex 6-2: 6 2: animation of a waltzin
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Ex 6-3 6 3 (2/2): grayplot() graypl
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Ex 6-4: 6 4: sector chart, plot �
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Ex 6-5: 6 5: Robot arm (2/6), Matla
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Ex 6-5: 6 5: Robot arm (4/6), Scila
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Ex 6-5: 6 5: Robot arm (6/6), discu
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Ex 6-6: 6 6: planet & moon, script
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Ex 6-6: 6 6: planet & moon, script
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20. Adieu Final words to accompany
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