Lab Experiment 2: Script, Functions and Flow Control 

Objectives:
At the end of the experiment, the should can:
 Write M‐File scripts ins MATLAB
 Create functions in MATLAB
 Use flow control commands in MATLAB

List of Equipment/Software
The following equipment/software is required:
 MATLAB
Deliverables:
A complete lab report including the following:
 Summarized learning outcomes
 MATLAB commands and their results should be reported properly

Overview:
Refer to the accompanied lecture.

Exercise 1:
Use MATLAB to generate the first 100 terms in the sequence a(n) define recursively by
1 ∗ ∗ 1
with p = 2.9 and a(1) = 0.5.
After you obtain the sequence, plot the sequence.

Exercise 2:
MATLAB M‐file function:
Consider the following equation
0
sin 1 ∗
1
a. Write a MATLAB M‐file to obtain numerical values of y(t). Your function must take y(0),
ζ, ωn, t and θ as function inputs and y(t) as output argument.
b. Write a second script m‐file to obtain the plot for y(t) for 0 < t < 10 with an increment of
0.1, by considering the following two cases:
 Case 1: y(0) = 0.15 m, ωn = √2 rad/sec, ζ = 3/(2√2) and θ = 0;
Case 2: y(0) = 0.15 m, ωn = √2 rad/sec, ζ = 1/(2√2) and θ = 0;
Hint: When you write the function you would require element‐by‐element operator.

Exercise 3:
MATALB Flow Control
Use ‘for’ or ‘while’ loop to convert degrees Fahrenheit (Tf) to degrees Celsius using the following

equation ∗ 32. Use any starting temperature, increment and ending temperature

(example: strating temp – 0, increment temp = 10, ending temp = 200).

Submit the MATLAB m‐file together with the results.

Assignment and Research:

AS 3.1: Write a MATLAB program that will calculate the product of two numbers using successive
addition.

AS 3.2: For a positive integer n, let A(n) be an nxn matrix with entries aij = 1/(i + j – 1). For example,
1 1/2 1/3
3 1/2 1/3 1/4
1/3 1/4 1/5
The eigenvalues of A(n) are all real numbers. Write a script M‐file that prints the largest eigenvalue
of A(500), without any extraneous output.

AS 3.3: Write a script M‐file that draws a bulls‐eye pattern with a central circle colored red,
surrounded by alternating circular strips (annuli) of white and black, say ten of each. Make sure the
final display shows circles, not ellipses.