This document provides an overview of solving simultaneous linear equations in MATLAB. It introduces MATLAB commands and functions for matrix generation and operations, including generating row and column matrices, extracting and assigning matrix elements, and generating special matrices. It also covers solving systems of linear equations in MATLAB using inverse and left division methods and uses the linspace and logspace functions to generate spaced vectors. Quizzes are included to test comprehension.

1. Numerical Methods For Engineers
Lecture 5: Solving of Simultaneous Linear Equations
in Matlab
By
MD Irfan Ali
Thermal & Aerospace Program
School of Mechanical Chemical & Materials
Engineering
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2. Contents
1) Introduction to Matlab environment.
2) Introduction to generation of matrices in Matlab.
3) Generation of special matrices.
4) Basic Matrix operations.
5) Solving of system of linear equations in Matlab.
6) Usage of ‘linspace’ and ‘logspace’ commands.

3. ‘help’ and ‘doc’ commands
‘help’ command: Provides help for the MATLAB functions in the command
window.
‘doc’ command: Opens reference page in help browser for the MATLAB
functions.
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4. Commands For Managing Command Window And
Workspace Window
‘clc’ command: This command clears command window screen.
‘clear’ command: This command removes all the variables from the
workspace window and frees up the system memory.
‘who’ command: This command lists in alphabetical order all the variables in
the currently active workspace window.
‘whos’ command: This command lists in alphabetical order all the variables
in the currently active workspace window along with their size and type.
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5. Important Punctuations ‘;’ And ‘%’
Semi-colon (;): When ‘;’ is used after a statement, then that statement is not
echoed on the command window, i.e. that statement does not displays on the
command window.
Percentile (%): ‘%’ is used to write comments in a program. When a statement is
written after a ‘%’ then that statement is considered as a comment by MATLAB
editor. Readers are always suggested to write comments for complex and big
programs, this helps them to recollect and modify the program easily whenever
they open it again.
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6. Generation of Row and Column Matrix

7. Extracting Elements from a Matrix

8. Assigning Values to the Existing Elements of a Matrix
Using ‘()’

9. Generation of 2-D Arrays

10. Extracting and assigning values to elements of the
two dimensional matrices using ‘()’.

11. Generation of Special Matrices in Matlab.

12. Basic Matrices Operations in Matlab.

13. Basic Matrices Operations in Matlab.

14. Solving System of Linear Equations in Matlab.

15. Solving System of Linear Equations in Matlab.

16. Solving System of Linear Equations in Matlab.

17. ‘linspace’ & ‘logspace’ Functions in Matlab.

18. Quiz: State True or False
Statement: The inverse method to solve system of linear equations in Matlab is
faster than the left division method.
Ans.: False
Explanation: Left division method is a faster method than the inverse method.
Since finding inverse of a matrix takes time.

19. Quiz: Choose the best answer
The following function is used to generate linearly spaced vectors.
a) ‘logspace’
b) ‘linspace’
c) ‘polyval’
d) ‘inv’
Ans.: b
Explanation: ‘linspace’ function is used to generate linearly spaced vectors in
Matlab.

20. Quiz: Choose the best answer
‘who’ command is used in the Matlab environment for _________________.
a) Clearing command window screen.
b) Removing all the variables from the workspace memory.
c) listing in alphabetical order all the variables in the currently active
workspace window.
d) listing in alphabetical order all the variables in the currently active
workspace window along with their size and type.
Ans.: c

21. Summary
1) Introduction to Matlab environment.
2) Introduction to generation of matrices in Matlab.
3) Generation of special matrices.
4) Basic Matrix operations.
5) Solving of system of linear equations in Matlab.
6) Usage of ‘linspace’ and ‘logspace’ commands.