Practical 6
Plotting
Plotting polynomials with MATLAB can be done using arrays and function m-files.
> Exercise: A Polynomial Plot Function > Create a function M-file called plotPoly.m that uses an array of polynomial coefficients to plot the polynomial over an interval specified by the user. % Input: coefficient array, endpoints array. % Output: polynomial graph. % **create x array using linspace** % **create y array using polyval** % **plot the graph using the plot command** > Test your function for p and q from the previous exercise at the interval [-5, 5]. |
> Exercise: Fitting a Polynomial Curve > Check the help files under polynomial functions for an appropriate function that fits a polynomial to a set of given data points. > Create a script M-file called fitPoly.m with the following two cells 1) Fit the points (1,7), (2,-1) and (3,3). 2) Plot the resulting polynomial with your plotting M-file. |