Contents 1 Basic Operations. Variables. Thinking in a Matrix Way 8 Operations. 15 Summary. 17 Exercises A Brick for an Experiment 2 Data Handling 25 Types of Variables (Logical Values.Strings,NaN.Structures.Cells). Logical Variables. Strings. NaN. Cells Import/Export. Summary. Exercises. 43 A Brick for an Experiment. 44 Read the Results. 44 Reference 46 Suggested Readings 46 3 Plotting Data Plot Dat Control the Plot's Objects:Labels,Legend,Title. Subplot:Multiple Plots in One Figure. 52 3-D Plots Printing and Saving Images. 58xi 1 Basic Operations . 1 Variables . 5 Thinking in a Matrix Way . 8 Operations . 15 Summary . 17 Exercises . 18 A Brick for an Experiment . 20 References . 23 Suggested Readings . 23 2 Data Handling . 25 Types of Variables (Logical Values, Strings, NaN, Structures, Cells) . 25 Logical Variables. 25 Strings . 31 NaN . 35 Structures . 35 Cells . 38 Import/Export . 40 Summary . 42 Exercises . 43 A Brick for an Experiment . 44 Read the Results . 44 Reference . 46 Suggested Readings . 46 3 Plotting Data . 47 Plot Data . 47 Control the Plot’s Objects: Labels, Legend, Title. . 50 Subplot: Multiple Plots in One Figure . 52 3-D Plots . 56 Printing and Saving Images . 58 Contents