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Visualizing random walk data (1/3) 4

In this video we start with some data from a random process. Each piece of data represents a small time period and change in value. Think of it as something like a stock ticker, very noisy with a… read more >>

Dynamically created colormaps

In the last video we interactively changed the colormap so that there was a clear break between negative, positive and NaN values. In this video, we change the range of data, so the colormap needs… read more >>

Modifying a colormap interactively

I was doing a visualization and needed to change to a custom colormap to get a better understanding of the data. This video shows how to interactively modify a colormap such that NaN values take on… read more >>

Review of changes made to a file reader

The changes that were suggested last week have been implemented. This shows how some small changes can really improve your code, making it more maintainable and expandable. It is good to be able to… read more >>

Code review of a file reader: suggestion of changes

A close friend of mine is just learning MATLAB. She needs to process a bunch of text files, and was able to write some code that will accomplish that. She came to me looking to bring her code to… read more >>

Using keyboard shortcuts 1

I like it when I find new productivity tips in the MATLAB environment. The new MATLAB Toolstrip shows keyboard shortcuts for all toolstrip items when you press the Alt-key, which reminded me that we… read more >>

Final MATLAB programming contest 2

I have been involved with the MATLAB programming contest in a meaningful way since about 2005, seven years later we are doing the final one, Knots. I hope you have enjoyed playing these as… read more >>

Simple test scripts in MATLAB

Testing your code is important to make sure that it works correctly and continues to work correctly as you modify it. The more long lived the code, the more important testing becomes. I… read more >>

Importing data into MATLAB 1

With the new release of MATLAB, I was all excited to make a video about the tools for importing data into MATLAB. Then I realized that Sarah made an even better one. There are quite a few in this… read more >>

Ulam Spirial and interactive tweaking in MATLAB

I think a lot about how to best teach MATLAB. It took me 18 years to learn what I know about MATLAB, I keep hoping I can teach all of it in a three day class. So far, it has never worked! The… read more >>

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