I can think of a lot of functions that rearrange data in MATLAB. I've long suspected that not all of these are well-known, though some are clearly daily tools. Maybe... read more >>

In MATLAB, the simplest form of the function unique returns the unique values contained in a numeric vector, with the results sorted. This is often acceptable, but sometimes a... read more >>

I've fielded some questions recently about how to coordinate multiple arrays changing simultaneously. One example is removing elements for two arrays in the case where either... read more >>

The other day, one of my MathWorks buddies, Peter, asked me if I knew any tricks for vectorizing the notion of the colon (:) operator. For me, this sort of inquiry sometimes has an... read more >>

In Sarah's blog, Dan asked about speed of removing elements. There are a number of ways of deleting elements in MATLAB. So, what's the "best" way? ... read more >>

Using MATLAB, there are several ways to identify elements from an array for which you wish to perform some action. Depending on how you've chosen the elements, you may either... read more >>

This post continues in the theme from my last post, where people routinely come to me on a topic. Today I want to distinguish
between indexed assignment, where you can take advantage of scalar... read more >>

MATLAB has the concept of Not-a-Number, also known as NaN for quite some time. Following the IEEE 754 Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic, some floating point calculations result in NaN,... read more >>

We can sometimes be motivated to reverse things in Boston. And I occasionally get asked how to reverse the sort direction from MATLAB. So instead of sorting A and then having B follow... read more >>

I have had customers ask me occasionally about what happens during an indexed assignment when indices are repeated. The answer is that it depends on how you do the... read more >>