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Wrap up on Puzzler: Removing columns and rows from binary matrices 1

The first puzzler was a big success with 33 comments added as I write this today. I wanted to go over some highlights from the comments and code that people put out there for critique.
First off, I… read more >>

TIMEIT Benchmarking Function

You may have noticed some recent changes in the format of this blog. Here’s what to expect on a regular basis – two topics per week.   On Tuesdays Doug will provide MATLAB... read more >>

MATLAB Puzzler: Removing columns and rows from binary matrices 36

I am trying something new this week: the MATLAB Puzzler.
Rather than just work one of the Practical Examples directly, I am doing it in two parts. The first I will pose the MATLAB puzzler and say how… read more >>

Drawing a Circle 14

You may have noticed some recent changes in the format of this blog. Here’s what to expect on a regular basis – two topics per week.   On Tuesdays Doug will provide MATLAB... read more >>

Practical Example: Placing a sampling grid in a polygon part two 1

This is the second video in this series, it shows you how to run a very simplistic optimization. For a simple problem like this one, the algorithm is more than sufficient to find a correct answer to… read more >>

Fitting a Circle, easily. 19

You may have noticed some recent changes in the format of this blog. Here’s what to expect on a regular basis – two topics per week.   On Tuesdays Doug will provide MATLAB... read more >>

Practical Example: Placing a sampling grid in a polygon 4

A while back, I posted a video about how to place points randomly inside of an arbitrary polygon. [Click here] This video prompted a question about how to place points in a more systematic manner. If… read more >>

X Steam, Thermodynamic properties of water and steam 4

You may have noticed some recent changes in the format of this blog. Here’s what to expect on a regular basis – two topics per week.   On Tuesdays Doug will provide MATLAB... read more >>

Advanced MATLAB: Subplots 20

The distinction between MATLAB Basics and Advanced MATLAB is a somewhat arbitrary distinction. The heuristic I use is “If I knew it before I came to The MathWorks, it is basic.” It is as… read more >>