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ProgrammingEnvironment

S. Awad, Ph.D.

M. Corless, M.S.E.E.

E.C.E. Department

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Introduction to Matlab:

Control Flow

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Control Flow Topics

For Loop While Loop If-Elseif-Else-End Switch

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For Loop For Loop Syntax:

for v = expression (or array)… commands …

end

To Create Column Vector x = [12 22 32 42]’

» x = zeros(4,1);

» for i=1:4

x(i) = i*i;

end;

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Nested For Loops Create an m x n Hilbert Matrix

1

1

1

1

33.05.0

5.01

2

1

1

1),(

21

nm

ji

m

ijijia

nj

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Nested For Loops Code

» m = 4;n = 5;

» a = zeros(m,n);

» for i=1:m, for j=1:n a(i,j)=1/(i+j-1); end end

» aa = 1.0000 0.5000 0.3333 0.2500 0.2000 0.5000 0.3333 0.2500 0.2000 0.1667 0.3333 0.2500 0.2000 0.1667 0.1429 0.2500 0.2000 0.1667 0.1429 0.1250

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For Loop Array Example

Matlab Code Results

» data = [3 9 4 5;

7 16 -1 5];

» for n = data

x = n(1) - n(2)

end

x =

-4 First Column in data

x =

-7 Second Column in data

x =

5 Third Column in data

x =

0 Fourth Column in data

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While Loops

while expresion :

: commands

:

end

While Loop Syntax:

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Estimate log(1+x) for x=0.5 by summing the series until the term to be added next is less than eps (floating point relative accuracy constant) in absolute value

While Loop Log Example The MacLaurin series expansion for log(1+x)

(natural log), where |x| < 1, is given by:

1

1)1()1log(k

kk

k

xx

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While Loop Log Code» v=0;x=0.5;k=1;

» while abs((x^k)/k) >= eps

v = v+(-1)^(k+1)*((x^k)/k);

k = k+1;

end» v,k=k-1

v =

0.4055 log(1.5)

k =

46 Number of Iterations

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While Loop Factorial Example

What is the first integer n for which n! (n factorial) is a 100 digit number?

» n = 1;

» while prod(1:n) < 1.e100

n = n + 1;

end=» n

n =

70

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Factorial Verification Verify the results

» prod(1:n) % n! = 70!

ans =

1.1979e+100

» prod(1:n-1) %(n-1)! = 69!

ans =

1.7112e+098

Therefore, n=70 is the first integer where n! is a 100 digit number

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One Alternative If - End

One Alternative Expression Syntax

One Alternative Example

if expression

:

:Commands

:

end

» if a > 1

b=0;

c=5;

end

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If-Else-End Constructions Two Alternative

Expression Syntax

Two Alternative Example

if expression

:

:Command Set 1

:

else expression

:

:Command Set 2

:

end

» if a > 0

b=1;

else

b=-1;

end

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If-Elseif-Else-End Constructions

Several Alternative Expression Syntax

if expression

Command Set 1

elseif expression

Command Set 2

elseif expression

Command Set 3

else expression

Command Set 4

end

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Breaking Out of a Loop

It is possible to break out of for loops & while loops using the break command

When the break statement is executed, MATLAB jumps from the current loop in which it appears

In the case of nested for or while loops, MATLAB jumps out of only the current loop

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Break eps Example Find the value of eps (floating point relative accuracy constant)

» EPS=1;

» for i=1:1000

EPS=EPS/2;

if(1+EPS)<=1

EPS=EPS*2;

break;

end

end» EPS

EPS =

2.2204e-016 NOTE: i=53

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Switch Case Constructions Used when a sequence of commands must be

conditionally evaluated based on repeated use of an equality test with one common argument

switch expression

case test_expression_1

command Set 1

case test_expression_2

command set 2

otherwise

command set3

end

Scalar or Character string

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Switch Example 1» var=3; Display a message

based on the variable var

2 or 3 or 4

» switch var

case 1

disp('1');

case {2,3,4}

disp('2 or 3 or 4');

case 5

disp('5');

otherwise

disp('something else');

end

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Switch Example 2» x=2.7; units='m';

» switch units

» y

y =

270

Given measurement x in meters, Convert x to centimeters

Results in centimeters:

case {'feet','ft'}

y=x*2.54*12;

case {'inch','in'}

y=x*2.54;

case {'meter','m'}

y=100*x;

case {'centimeter','cm'}

y=x;

case {'millimeter','mm'}

y=x/10;

otherwise

disp(['Unknown Units:' units]);

y=nan;

end