HW #5 Solutions

% Part 1: Semilog plot

semilogy([15 25 55 115 144],'sm','markersize',10,'linewidth',4);
xlabel('year')
ylabel('number of students')
grid
axis tight
% Part 2: Bar graph
bar(rand(5,1),'r'); title('Bar graph of 5 random values')
% Part 3: Interpolation and surface plots
Z0=rand(5);
[X0,Y0]=meshgrid(1:5,1:5);
[X1,Y1]=meshgrid(1:0.1:5,1:0.1:5);
Z1=interp2(X0,Y0,Z0,X1,Y1,'cubic');
surf(X1,Y1,Z1);
colormap(hsv);
shading interp
hold on
contour(X1,Y1,Z1);
colorbar;
caxis([0 1]);
zlim([0 1.2]);
% Part 6: Fun with find
function ind=findNearest(x,desiredVal)
differences=abs(x-desiredVal);
minDiff=min(differences(:));
ind=find(differences==minDiff);
% Part 5: Loops and flow control
function loopTest(N)

for n = 1:N
if rem(n,2) == 0 && rem(n,3) == 0
disp([num2str(n) ' is divisible by 2 and 3.'])
elseif rem(n,2) == 0 && rem(n,3) ~= 0
disp([num2str(n) ' is divisible by 2.'])
elseif rem(n,2) ~= 0 && rem(n,3) == 0
disp([num2str(n) ' is divisible by 3.'])
else
disp([num2str(n) ' is not divisible by 2 or 3.'])
end
end
% Part 6: Smoothing filter
function smoothed=rectFilt(x,width)

if rem(width,2) == 0;
width = width + 1;
warning(['input width even; new width = ',num2str(width)])
end

len_x = length(x);
smoothed = zeros(len_x,1);
floor_width = floor(width/2);
for i = 1:len_x
if (i <= floor_width)
smoothed(i) = mean(x(1:2*i-1));
elseif (i <= len_x - floor_width)
smoothed(i) = mean(x(i-floor_width:i+floor_width));
else
smoothed(i) = mean(x(2*i-end:end));
end
end

figure(1); clf;
plot(x,'.b');
hold on
plot(smoothed,'r');
grid
end
(Figure plotted with a window size of 11)
% Part 7
% [x,y]=getCircle(center,r)
% returns the x and y coordinates of a circle with its center at
% (2 element vector) and radius r
function [x,y]=getCircle(center,r)
t=linspace(0,2*pi,100);
x=center(1)+r*cos(t);
y=center(2)+r*sin(t);
% concentric
% plots 5 concentric circles with 5 different colors
% make the 5 colors using a jet colormap
colors=jet(5);
figure
for n=1:5
[x,y]=getCircle([0 0],n);
plot(x,y,'linewidth',14-2*n,'color',colors(n,:));
hold on;
end
axis equal
% olympic % plots the olympic logo
r=0.45;
figure [x1,y1]=getCircle([-1 0],r);
plot(x1,y1,'linewidth',4,'color','b');
hold on
[x2,y2]=getCircle([0 0],r);
plot(x2,y2,'linewidth',4,'color','k');
[x3,y3]=getCircle([1 0],r);
plot(x3,y3,'linewidth',4,'color','r');
[x4,y4]=getCircle([-.5 -r],r);
plot(x4,y4,'linewidth',4,'color','y');
[x5,y5]=getCircle([.5 -r],r);
plot(x5,y5,'linewidth',4,'color','g');
axis equal