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Symbols 

: operator

algorithms
vectorizing
animation
annotating plots
ans
Application Program Interface (API)
Array Editor
array operators
arrays <1> <2>
cell
character
columnwise organization
concatenating
creating in M-files
deleting rows and columns
deleting rows or columns
elements
generating with functions and operators
listing contents
loading from external data files
multidimensional
notation for elements
preallocating
structure
variable names
arrow keys for editing commands
aspect ratio of axes
axes
axis
labels
titles
axis 4-10

bookmarking documentation
break

case
cell arrays
char
character arrays
characteristic polynomial
colon operator
colormap
colors
lines for plotting
Command History
command line editing
Command Window
complex numbers, plotting
concatenating
arrays
strings
concatenation
configuring the desktop
constants
special
contents in Help browser
continue
continuing statements on multiple lines
control keys for editing commands
current directory
Current Directory browser

debugging M-files
deleting array elements
demo
viewing and running
demonstration programs
demos, running from the Start button
desktop for MATLAB
desktop tools
determinant of matrix
development environment
diag
display pane in Help browser
documentation

editing command lines
editing plots
interactively
Editor/Debugger
eigenvalue
eigenvector
elements of arrays
entering matrices
environment
erase mode
eval
executing MATLAB
exiting MATLAB
exporting data
expressions <1> <2>
evaluating
external programs, running from MATLAB

favorites in Help browser
figure 4-8
figure windows
with multiple plots
find
finding in a page
finding object handles
fliplr
floating-point numbers
flow control
for
format
of output display
format
function
function functions
function handles
defined
using
function M-file <1> <2>
function of two variables
functions <1> <2>
built-in
variable number of arguments

global variables
graphical user interface
graphics
2-D
files
handle graphics
objects
printing
grids

Handle Graphics <1> <2>
finding handles
Help browser
help functions
Help Navigator
hierarchy of graphics objects
hold 4-7

if
images
imaginary number
Import Wizard
importing data
index in Help browser

keys for editing in Command Window

Launch Pad
legend
legend, adding to plot
library
mathematical function
lighting
limits, axes
line continuation
line styles of plots
load
loading arrays
local variables
log of functions used
logical vectors

magic
magic square
markers
MAT-file
mathematical function library
mathematical functions
listing advanced
listing elementary
listing matrix
MATLAB
Application Program Interface
history
language
mathematical function library
overview
matrices
creating
entering
matrix
antidiagonal
determinant
main diagonal
singular
swapping columns
symmetric
transpose
matrix multiplication
mesh plot
M-file <1> <2> <3>
creating
for creating arrays
function <1> <2>
script
M-files
Microsoft Word and access to MATLAB
movies
multidimensional arrays
multiple data sets, plotting
multiple plots per figure
multivariate data, organizing

newsgroup for MATLAB users
Notebook
numbers
floating-point

object properties
objects
finding handles
graphics
online help, viewing
operator
colon
output
controlling format
suppressing
overlaying plots

path
plot 4-2
plot editing mode
overview
plots
editing
plotting
adding legend
adding plots
annotating
basic
complex data
complex numbers
contours
line colors
line styles
lines and markers
mesh and surface
multiple data sets
multiple plots
PostScript
preallocation
preferences
print 4-24
printing
graphics
Profiler
Property Editor
interface

quitting MATLAB

revision control systems, interfacing to MATLAB
running functions
running MATLAB

scalar expansion
scientific notation
script M-file
scripts
search path
searching documentation
semicolon to suppress output
shutting down MATLAB
singular matrix
source control systems, interfacing to MATLAB
special constants
infinity
not-a-number
Start button
starting MATLAB
statements
continuing on multiple lines
executing
strings
concatenating
structures
subplot 4-9
subscripting
with logical vectors
subscripts
sum
suppressing output
surface plot
switch
symmetric matrix

text
TIFF
title
figure
toolbox
tools in the desktop
transpose

user interface
building

variables
global
local
vector
logical
preallocating
vectorization
version control systems, interfacing to MATLAB
viewing documentation
visibility of axes

while
windows for plotting
windows in MATLAB
wireframe
surface
Word and access to MATLAB
word processing access to MATLAB
workspace
Workspace browser

xor erase mode

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