An interactive introduction to MATLAB

c additional exercises The aim of this chapter is to provide more realistic problems that can be solved usingMATLAB. The questio ...

72 additional exercises whereEis the energy release by the earthquake, andE 0 = 10 4.4J is a constant (the energy of a small ref ...

C.1basic concepts 73 Addition of forces in 2 d space A force is a vector (physical quantity that has magnitude and direction). I ...

74 additional exercises Solving linear equations The electrical circuit shown in Figure 17 consists of resistors and voltage so ...

C.1basic concepts 75 Kirchhoff’s voltage law Kirchhoff’s voltage law states that the sum of the voltage around a closed circuit ...

76 additional exercises c.2 Plotting 2D plotting In a typical tension test a dog-bone shaped specimen, as shown in Figure 18, i ...

C.2plotting 77 2D plotting A resistor,R=4 Ω, and an inductor,L=1.3 H, are connected in a circuit to a voltage source as shown i ...

78 additional exercises 2D plotting The vibrations of a helicopter due to the periodic force applied by the rotation of the rot ...

C.2plotting 79 2D plotting A simply supported beam that is subjected to a constant distributed load wover two-thirds of its len ...

80 additional exercises 3D plotting The van der Waals equation gives a relationship between the pressure P(atm), volumeV(L), an ...

C.2plotting 81 yandzin the horizontal plane, and the normal stress in the vertical direction. 3D plotting A defect in a crystal ...

82 additional exercises whereMis the molar mass of the gas inkg/mol,R=8.31 J/mol K is the gas constant,T is the temperature inK, ...

C.3scripts and functions 83 c.3 Scripts and Functions Scripts A cylindrical silo with radiusrhas a spherical cap roof with radi ...

84 additional exercises Calculate the height and surface area of a silo withr=10 m,R=15 m andV=3500 m^3. Scripts Radioactive de ...

C.3scripts and functions 85 Table 10: Coefficients for the cubic equation for the heat capacity of gases gas a b c d SO 2 38.91 ...

86 additional exercises The motion of a projectile The motion of a projectile can be analysed by considering the horizontal and ...

C.3scripts and functions 87 when the following resistors are connected in parallel:50 Ω,75 Ω,300 Ω, 60 Ω,500 Ω,180 Ω, and200 Ω. ...

88 additional exercises Functions In a low-pass RC filter (a filter that passes signals with low frequencies), the ratio of the ...

C.4decision making 89 c.4 Decision Making Relational & Logical operators The following were the daily maximum temperatures ...

90 additional exercises c.5 Loops 29.for loops and if statements The concentration of a drug in the bodyCpcan be modelled by the ...