CH 2 - CREATING ARRAYS

Question 1

It is a fundamental form that MATLAB/OCTAVE uses to store and manipulate data. It is a
list of numbers arranged in rows and/or columns.

Answer 1

ARRAY

Question 2

is a list of numbers arranged in a row or a column.

Answer 2

ONE-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY

Question 3

creating a vector from a known list of numbers:

Answer 3

variable_name = [ type vector elements ]

Question 4

To create a row vector, _____________________

Answer 4

TYPE THE ELEMENTS WITH A SPACE OR A COMMA BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS INSIDE THE SQUARE BRACKETS

Question 5

To create a column vector, ____________

Answer 5

TYPE THE LEFT SQUARE BRACKET AND THEN ENTER THE ELEMENTS WITH A SEMI-COLON BETWEEN THEM, OR PRESS THE ENTER KEY AFTER EACH ELEMENT. TYPE THE RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET AFTER THE LAST ELEMENT

Question 6

How to type elements in a row (example)?
How to type elements in a column (example)?

year (row)
population (column)

Answer 6

yr=[1984 1985 1986 1987]
pop=[127; 130; 136; 145]