Two minute video shows how to fit a surface to nonuniform data.
Real data is not always on a nice X,Y grid, but the MATLAB commands
SURF and MESH expect them to be. GRIDDATA and MESHGRID help to fix… read more >>

Two minute video shows how to validate GUI input. This makes sure that user input will not break your code. This example makes sure that the edit box value is not greater than twelve. This technique… read more >>

When I look at code written by new users, sometimes, I will see code like this:
a = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15];
There is an easier way:
a = 1:13;
This three minute video shows how to use… read more >>

People have used different methods over the years to have MATLAB alert them when MATLAB is done with a long set of calculations from playing a sound file, to sending an e-mail, or now sending a text… read more >>

This is one of a series of videos covering MATLAB basics. It is meant for the new MATLAB user.
This video covers how to use the import wizard to bring in files, and then use the plot tools to… read more >>

I recently got a question in my inbox asking how to set the background image for a GUI. This is done by creating an axes in the GUI and putting an image in it. Any UICONTROLs that you put on the GUI… read more >>

Many of you have surely noticed that this blog took a sharp turn towards video content since I moved to the Advanced Support Group at the MathWorks in May. With all these videos, I have had to get… read more >>

This is one in a series of videos covering MATLAB basics. It is meant for the new MATLAB user.
This video covers how a variety of visualizations that are available in MATLAB for surfaces. Video shows… read more >>

This is one in a series of videos covering MATLAB basics. It is meant for the new MATLAB user.
This video covers how to uses NaN as placeholder data when plotting data so you can leave a gap where… read more >>

Sometimes really good files fly under my radar here at the File Exchange. Thankfully, my buddy Brett noticed this little gem. Here is what he had to say about it:
A customer recently mentioned that… read more >>