# Estimating pi Using Buffon’s Method4

Posted by Loren Shure,

I recently attended the ICIAM meeting in Valencia, Spain which meant I got to hang out with my pals Carlos Sanchis and Lucas Garcia :-)! Carlos showed me a problem he was working with Professor Fernando Giménez from UPV regarding an app for estimating $\pi$ using Buffon's method. Here's the problem statement from Wikipedia:... read more >>

# Mathematical Word Problems – Construction Tool5

Posted by Loren Shure,

Do your kids have to practice solving mathematical word problems? Maybe they need to practice more during school breaks? I've written a function that can turn you in to a machine for torturing your kids with some.... read more >>

# Internet of Things – How to Get Started1

Posted by Loren Shure,

I'm sure you've heard of IoT, Internet of Things. And people talk about connected devices, and getting the data from them to use in applications. I want to show you a very simple example to spark some ideas in each of you.... read more >>

# dimsum in MATLAB10

Posted by Loren Shure,

As Steve noted in a recent post, several of the functions that operate along specific dimensions have been updated to add some new functionality, for example the function sum. (I also think he missed a great opportunity for a cool blog post title, which is only partly why I am writing about it now :^) ). Please read his post!... read more >>

# Big Data in MAT Files

Posted by Loren Shure,

Today's guest blogger is Adam Filion, a Senior Product Manager at MathWorks. Adam helps manage and prioritize our development efforts in data science and big data.... read more >>

# How to Suppress Function Output9

Posted by Loren Shure,

You may have noticed that we have some functions that return no output if none is requested, and yet some functions always return something, even if not asked. What's a good way to achieve this in MATLAB?... read more >>

# The MATLAB Live Script Gallery3

Posted by Loren Shure,

Today I’d like to introduce a guest blogger, David Garrison, who is a MATLAB Product Manager here at MathWorks. Dave will talk about the Live Script Gallery where you can go to view and run interesting live scripts from the MATLAB Community.... read more >>

# Stateflow Charts Come to MATLAB!6

Posted by Loren Shure,

I have been a little bit slow in announcing some of the coolest new features/products in the most recent release, R2019a. Why should you even care? What does Stateflow do? It allows you show the logic behind the work you are doing. You may say "I can already do that in MATLAB with if/else statements, switch/case statements, etc. And you can. But as you add extra conditions, the nesting of code and at least my ability to fully comprehend it can create a lot of mental overhead and burden. With state charts, you can encapsulate extra condition behavior without quite some much clutter, and yet high clarity.... read more >>

# New Product – Performance Review Toolbox12

Posted by Loren Shure,

I'm pleased to announce the introduction of a new product today, the Performance Review Toolbox. It's so new, there isn't even a web page or marketing material for it.... read more >>

# Creating List of Dates, Stepping by a Month9

Posted by Loren Shure,

Ever need to create a vector of dates using some sort of pattern? Perhaps these will be used as the edges argument for a histogram, with each a month.... read more >>

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