Category Archives: Beginners

Here goes posts for beginners that just started or want to start learning Matlab

Function and sub-functions

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jerome

Any code written in Matlab needs to be somehow organized. As you grow your program, it becomes essential to write functions. Functions are elementary pieces of computations that take inputs, process them and send the result out. As you can … Continue reading →

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A guide to guide : Video tutorial to start making interfaces

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jerome

Some time ago, I made a post to help folks get started making interfaces with GUIDE, the interface designer provided by Matlab. It occurred to me that a video tutorial would convey a much better experience on this subject. So … Continue reading →

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Computer vs human memory

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Jerome

Memory management is an essential skill that every programmer develops over time. To develop that skill you need to have a sense of how computer memory works. Surprisingly,  memory is not a simple thing. It is actually quite complex and … Continue reading →

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Using strings in Matlab

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jerome

The goal of this post is to introduce you to the usage of strings in Matlab and to help you loosen the knot… Continue reading →

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The art of vectorizing – Part 1

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Jerome

Vectorizing is the art of transforming a calculation done element by element into an operation on vectors. Here I start a serie of posts on how to vectorize your code. Continue reading →

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Preallocation is not an option

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jerome

As any activity, programming does require that you follow some rules of good practice. In this post, I introduce you to the joy of memory preallocation. Continue reading →

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Understanding for loops…

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Jerome

This post is about two things. First, it is about Matlab and how to use for loop. Then it is about love and how to spam your girlfriend email address on valentine day. Continue reading →

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