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Trying to do an fsolve via an anonymous function
You say you want to use fzero. But you need to understand that fzero is a ONE variable solver. It CANNOT solve a multi-variable ...
Trying to do an fsolve via an anonymous function
You say you want to use fzero. But you need to understand that fzero is a ONE variable solver. It CANNOT solve a multi-variable ...
11 hours ago | 0
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Precision lost when combining Int32 integers with single precision numerical numbers
Why is MATLAB set up this way? Because you can't please all of the people, all of the time. Suppose a numeric vector could have ...
Precision lost when combining Int32 integers with single precision numerical numbers
Why is MATLAB set up this way? Because you can't please all of the people, all of the time. Suppose a numeric vector could have ...
3 days ago | 2
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What is the difference between A={1 2} and A = { '1','2'} and how to convert one from other ?
Think of it like this: 1 is a "number" as stored in MATLAB, as is 2. X = [1 2] whos X X is stored in double precision. We ca...
What is the difference between A={1 2} and A = { '1','2'} and how to convert one from other ?
Think of it like this: 1 is a "number" as stored in MATLAB, as is 2. X = [1 2] whos X X is stored in double precision. We ca...
7 days ago | 0
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comparison between two optimisation algorithms
There are very, very many ways to solve a computing problem. You have chosen one of them, and it worked for you. Is the choice...
comparison between two optimisation algorithms
There are very, very many ways to solve a computing problem. You have chosen one of them, and it worked for you. Is the choice...
12 days ago | 0
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Strange behaviour of plot
Cute. If you try this in R2025a: small = 1e-7;plot([0,small,1],[0,small,1]) small = 1e-8;plot([0,small,1],[0,small,1]) (Sorry...
Strange behaviour of plot
Cute. If you try this in R2025a: small = 1e-7;plot([0,small,1],[0,small,1]) small = 1e-8;plot([0,small,1],[0,small,1]) (Sorry...
13 days ago | 0
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How does Matlabs svd() function calculate the value of V?
UM, You seriously do not want to use X'*X to compute anything about the SVD. Yes, mathematically, it is the same. But this is no...
How does Matlabs svd() function calculate the value of V?
UM, You seriously do not want to use X'*X to compute anything about the SVD. Yes, mathematically, it is the same. But this is no...
14 days ago | 1
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icc rgb profile editing
You can use iccread and iccwrite. help iccread help iccwrite Having used iccread, you can modify whatever you wish, then writ...
icc rgb profile editing
You can use iccread and iccwrite. help iccread help iccwrite Having used iccread, you can modify whatever you wish, then writ...
14 days ago | 0
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How to reduce the file size of MAT files?
NO. Rounding numbers will change nothing. MATLAB does not store double precision numbers in decimal form. So even though you thi...
How to reduce the file size of MAT files?
NO. Rounding numbers will change nothing. MATLAB does not store double precision numbers in decimal form. So even though you thi...
19 days ago | 0
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select line by touching with mouse
"select curve?" Well, yes, in a sense. When you plot the curve, you can supply a ButtonDownFcn, so that when you click on the c...
select line by touching with mouse
"select curve?" Well, yes, in a sense. When you plot the curve, you can supply a ButtonDownFcn, so that when you click on the c...
19 days ago | 0
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Fitting a blackbody curve with two variables - having issues with lsqcurvefit stopping and unsure how to use options effectively
Your data does not seem to fit terribly well to the model you propose. c=2.998e8; h=6.6261e-34; kb=1.38e-23; %wavelgnth (x...
Fitting a blackbody curve with two variables - having issues with lsqcurvefit stopping and unsure how to use options effectively
Your data does not seem to fit terribly well to the model you propose. c=2.998e8; h=6.6261e-34; kb=1.38e-23; %wavelgnth (x...
20 days ago | 1
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How to generate all 2^n combinations of n choices from a 2-vector?
Simple enough. Don't use combinations. n = 3; t = dec2bin(0:2^n - 1) - '0' Easy enough to make that into a table if you so de...
How to generate all 2^n combinations of n choices from a 2-vector?
Simple enough. Don't use combinations. n = 3; t = dec2bin(0:2^n - 1) - '0' Easy enough to make that into a table if you so de...
23 days ago | 1
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Matlab 'try now' and contact customer service doesn't work
Answers is not customer support. In fact, we are generally not even employed at The MathWorks, though some TMW staff do visit th...
Matlab 'try now' and contact customer service doesn't work
Answers is not customer support. In fact, we are generally not even employed at The MathWorks, though some TMW staff do visit th...
25 days ago | 0
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is readmatrix a built-in Matlab function part over every install after 2019a?
NO. Not for ANY release number. Some of those functions may have been introduced in different years, different releases. And if ...
is readmatrix a built-in Matlab function part over every install after 2019a?
NO. Not for ANY release number. Some of those functions may have been introduced in different years, different releases. And if ...
26 days ago | 0
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Constraints to a Second Order Curve Fit
You want to constrain the quadratic coefficient to be positive. But your data wants it to be a little bit negative. Effectively,...
Constraints to a Second Order Curve Fit
You want to constrain the quadratic coefficient to be positive. But your data wants it to be a little bit negative. Effectively,...
1 month ago | 1
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Is vectorization worth the trouble with recent MATLAB?
Is vectorization worth it? Let me see. For example: Add 1 to every element of a vector. V = rand(1,1e6); % Which is itself high...
Is vectorization worth the trouble with recent MATLAB?
Is vectorization worth it? Let me see. For example: Add 1 to every element of a vector. V = rand(1,1e6); % Which is itself high...
1 month ago | 0
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How to specify intervals of increasing, decreasing of a function in MATLAB
This can get fairly messy, if your function is carefully designed to cause you problems. For example, you may need to find a sin...
How to specify intervals of increasing, decreasing of a function in MATLAB
This can get fairly messy, if your function is carefully designed to cause you problems. For example, you may need to find a sin...
2 months ago | 1
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Not exactly the exact answer using Symbolic Math Toolbox
Your problem stems from a common mistake. Whaen you write this: syms t f = sin(t); frms = sqrt(1/(2*pi)*int(f^2,t,[0 2*pi]))...
Not exactly the exact answer using Symbolic Math Toolbox
Your problem stems from a common mistake. Whaen you write this: syms t f = sin(t); frms = sqrt(1/(2*pi)*int(f^2,t,[0 2*pi]))...
2 months ago | 1
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How does the expfit function... functions
You may be confused. Well, let me say, almost certainly, you are confused. ;-) There is a difference between curve fitting, in ...
How does the expfit function... functions
You may be confused. Well, let me say, almost certainly, you are confused. ;-) There is a difference between curve fitting, in ...
2 months ago | 0
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No results are showing in the symbolic math computation
First, you need to recognize MATLAB is case sensitive. Your code does not run, instead, it fails in several places. I fixed it, ...
No results are showing in the symbolic math computation
First, you need to recognize MATLAB is case sensitive. Your code does not run, instead, it fails in several places. I fixed it, ...
2 months ago | 0
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Solving ODE just for one time step
Then I fail to see the problem. You want only the solution at the end point. % A simple ODE. with y(0) == 1, the analytical s...
Solving ODE just for one time step
Then I fail to see the problem. You want only the solution at the end point. % A simple ODE. with y(0) == 1, the analytical s...
2 months ago | 0
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Analyzing errors of a numerical Jacobian matrix of partial derivatives, as the finite-differencing step-size gets successively smaller,
I explained EXACTLY this in my last answer to your last question. Please read what I write and think about it. If you don't then...
Analyzing errors of a numerical Jacobian matrix of partial derivatives, as the finite-differencing step-size gets successively smaller,
I explained EXACTLY this in my last answer to your last question. Please read what I write and think about it. If you don't then...
2 months ago | 0
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How can I reduce the "method error" with my central-difference method, when estimating a Jacobian matrix of partial derivatives?
This is a complex question, with possibly no perfect answer. For example, suppose you have a Newton method, that employs a fini...
How can I reduce the "method error" with my central-difference method, when estimating a Jacobian matrix of partial derivatives?
This is a complex question, with possibly no perfect answer. For example, suppose you have a Newton method, that employs a fini...
2 months ago | 3
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Better package manager abstracted away from matlab versions
Why don't they have the perfect set of tools, exactly as you want them to have been written? Because MATLAB was designed to make...
Better package manager abstracted away from matlab versions
Why don't they have the perfect set of tools, exactly as you want them to have been written? Because MATLAB was designed to make...
2 months ago | 0
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Generate n random numbers between 0.1 and 0.9 without repetition
There are always many ways to solve a problem. Here is mine: % generate the set of ALL possible combinations. There are not man...
Generate n random numbers between 0.1 and 0.9 without repetition
There are always many ways to solve a problem. Here is mine: % generate the set of ALL possible combinations. There are not man...
2 months ago | 0
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How to get real root of a function using fminbnd?
It sounds like you want to see the result: (-1)^(4/3) == 1 To do that, you want to use nthroot, by splitting the fraction...
How to get real root of a function using fminbnd?
It sounds like you want to see the result: (-1)^(4/3) == 1 To do that, you want to use nthroot, by splitting the fraction...
2 months ago | 0
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solving numerically non-linear equation , code below does not work
What does not work? This is just a basic Newton-Raphson method. First, what are the functions for your test problem? x^2 + y...
solving numerically non-linear equation , code below does not work
What does not work? This is just a basic Newton-Raphson method. First, what are the functions for your test problem? x^2 + y...
2 months ago | 1
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Find the range of duplicates in a sorted element
I'll create a longer vector, with a few duplicates. V0 = randi(8,[1,15]) V = sort(V0) Now you want to know where the dups liv...
Find the range of duplicates in a sorted element
I'll create a longer vector, with a few duplicates. V0 = randi(8,[1,15]) V = sort(V0) Now you want to know where the dups liv...
2 months ago | 0
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What do you think of my numerical Jacobian, using the central-difference method?
What do we think of it? I'm sorry, but blech! Why? Don't number all of your variables! Don't create long lists of numbered var...
What do you think of my numerical Jacobian, using the central-difference method?
What do we think of it? I'm sorry, but blech! Why? Don't number all of your variables! Don't create long lists of numbered var...
2 months ago | 1
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Inverting an 8x8 symbolic matrix
What nobody ever seems to understand is that a symbolic inverse of a matrix like this grows exponentially in complexity. Many th...
Inverting an 8x8 symbolic matrix
What nobody ever seems to understand is that a symbolic inverse of a matrix like this grows exponentially in complexity. Many th...
2 months ago | 3
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Is there any precomputation step on A'*(.)*A if matrix A is known, to speed up matrix computation A'*B_i*A in matlab with B_i denpends on the previous matrix B_{i-1}.
A is known and fixed, and apparently large, else you would not care about speed. The amount of memory on your laptop is irrelev...
Is there any precomputation step on A'*(.)*A if matrix A is known, to speed up matrix computation A'*B_i*A in matlab with B_i denpends on the previous matrix B_{i-1}.
A is known and fixed, and apparently large, else you would not care about speed. The amount of memory on your laptop is irrelev...
2 months ago | 0
