John D'Errico
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5.445 total contributions since 2006(Don't contact me. I won't answer questions.) A retired mathematician, numerical animalist, woodworker, bridge player.
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how do I right x^2 in MATLAB
Is x a scalar? If so, then you write it as x^2. Is x a vector? Then, assuming you want to perform an element-wise squaring, yo...
ongeveer 7 uur ago | 0
4D Interpolation scattered Data
Sorry, but you cannot use tools like griddata or scatteredInterpolant to interpolate non-single valued relations. It seems all y...
ongeveer 9 uur ago | 0
How to draw a 3D circle that is tangent to two lines
First, if the lines are in the same plane, then you can pretend this is a problem in 2-dimensions. You can always rotate everyth...
ongeveer 9 uur ago | 0
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Determinant of a unitary matrix
Gosh. I wonder, if there were really much better ways to compute the determinant, they might have used it? ;-) There are no spe...
ongeveer 9 uur ago | 0
How to remove duplicates from a matrix without using unique?
How could you use the output of a sort to help? Why not make an effort?
ongeveer 11 uur ago | 1
Can anyone tell what is this line doing
You asked again, why you cannot use f(1,3), instead of f(1,2). LOOK CAREFULLY AT WHAT YOU HAVE. TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME. f...
ongeveer 12 uur ago | 0
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Create Random Points in Elliptical Belt
If you already know how to generate random points uniformly over an elliptical region, then you already have the simple answer. ...
ongeveer 16 uur ago | 0
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Exponential distributed random values
You need to do that since your exponential rate parameter varies. If it were constant, this would not be necessary. The first a...
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How can I solve the determinant of large-sized symbolic matrix: det(A)=0?
First, you don't want to solve for a zero determinant! Period. This will never be a well-posed problem, simply because we can tr...
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Composite Simpson's 1/3 rule code error
Tell me, what is fx? fx is NOT a function. It is a scalar, vector, or array. Whatever x was, fx is the same thing. If it NOT a ...
2 dagen ago | 0
excluding a small combinations from a combination?
There are not that many combinations that include the subset [2 4 6] out of nchoosek(1:10,4). This means the oversampling will n...
2 dagen ago | 0
How to plot a complex function in matlab like : f(z)=sin(z)?
The problem is, if z is a complex variable, then so is the extension of sin(z) into the complex plane. For example... sin(1 + i...
3 dagen ago | 1
Integration of a function
It can be confusing at times I have seen for newcomers to know which tools apply where, because we have symbolic tools and numer...
3 dagen ago | 0
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what does this line do
It does nothing on its own. A single line of code has little meaning, out of context. What does it do? It sets some elements o...
3 dagen ago | 0
Matlab solver for natural log equation
Does a solution near(er) to zero exist? PLOT IT!!!!!! syms x f = (-27109/x)-0.95*log(x)+25.18 - log(0.5); fplot(f,[10,1000]) ...
3 dagen ago | 0
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Is NaN ok here?
Sure. It does not bother me. Why does it bother you? B = [1.66000000e-01 6.60000000e-02 1.40000000e-02 3.90000000e-02 1.4000000...
4 dagen ago | 0
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Gaussian Quadrature Error Help
I think you misiunderstand Gaussian quadrature. You claim to have 4 points. WRONG. You have TWO points in x, and TWO in y, the...
5 dagen ago | 1
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Tic, Toc Behavior
Using tic and toc to masure any time is a bad idea. Using tic and toc to masure any time is a bad idea. Using tic and toc to m...
5 dagen ago | 1
What does squeeze() do in MATLAB?
Squeeze is a useful tool to help compress dimensions of a multidimensional array when you have performed some operations. Let me...
5 dagen ago | 1
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Solve as Optimization Problem in Matlab
In MATLAB, the solution is intlinprog. Of course, there may be multiple solutions. intlinprog does not give them, if any could e...
5 dagen ago | 0
Matrix multiplication from the right with inverse matrix
a is a 3x2 matrix. No matter what, you cannot compute the inverse of a, so U=R*A^-1 is meaningless. I assume you want to sol...
6 dagen ago | 0
Look-up Table "Newton Interpolation"
Let me suggest this is a bad idea. The result will be an interpolant that is not even differentiable across the data points. A n...
6 dagen ago | 0
radius and height of a cylinder with given volume and cost per m^2
I won't do your homework for you, and I truly hope nobody else does it either, as that would be inappropriate. But it seems if ...
6 dagen ago | 1
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How to do a non linear fit in MATLAB?
Only VERY poorly. Your data is barely sufficient to estimate anything more than a straight line. R=8.314; P=[0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 ...
6 dagen ago | 0
Fit with exp2 doesn't working
I'll assume you want to fit this using a sum of two exponentials? Since that is the way you plotted it, I assume that is so. ...
6 dagen ago | 1
Curve is not fitting
With only one or two points where the function is not essentially constant to within the noise of the system, a good fit will be...
7 dagen ago | 1
How can i find equilibrium points of 2 ODEs?
You have a system of ODEs. An equilibrium point is where the derivative is zero. So just use solve, applied to the derivatives...
7 dagen ago | 0
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Use or Pi and raising matrix to a Power
MATLAB tells you exactly what is wrong, and how to fix it. (This has nothing to do with your use of pi.) Error using ^ (lin...
7 dagen ago | 0
Inverse linear/nonlinear regression model
You cannot do this. There are infinitely many possible solutions there, as you should recognize.
7 dagen ago | 0
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