An overview of MATLAB plotting

X-Y plots
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  plot		Simple x-y plot
  semilogx      Semilog plot, logarithmic x axis
  semilogy	Semilog plot, logarithmic y axis
  loglog	Full log plot, both x and y axis logarithmic
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Histograms
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  hist          Histogram plot
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R-Theta (polar) plots
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  polar         polar plot
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3-D plots
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  mesh		Surface plot
  contour	Contour plot
  quiver	Vector field plot (matrix of arrows)
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X-Y plot with curve fitting
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  curvefitp	Plot x,y data points and fit an nth
		  order polynomial through them.  This is a home-grown
		  consultant-written function, not a function supplied
		  by the vendor.
  curvefitnl	Plot x,y data points and fit an arbitrary
		  function to the data.
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X-Y splines
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  spline	Cubic splines can be used to draw smooth
	 	  curves through data points. 

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Each of these has a help blurb which can be seen by typing at the matlab
prompt:

	>> help plot      % or semilogx, semilogy, etc..

A good way to see how to use each of these plotting routines is to look at
the plotting demo by typing:

	>> demo

and select "Visualization" (under MATLAB)

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Example: To plot sin(5*x)*exp(-x^2), for [0<x<10]

	>> x=0:.1:10

	>> y=sin(5*x).*exp(-x.^2)

	>> plot(x,y)

or, to plot with a dashed line,

	>> plot(x,y,'--') 

or, to show only the data points with no lines,

	>> plot(x,y,'*')

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Example: To plot sin(x)*cos(y), for [-4<x<4] [-4<y<4]

        >>  [X,Y]=meshgrid(-4:.2:4,-4:.2:4);

	>>  mesh(sin(X).*cos(Y))
or,
	>>  contour(sin(X).*cos(Y))

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		     Miscellaneous plotting functions
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  bode		Draw a Bode plot given a transfer function.

  step		Plot the step response of a continuous-time linear system.

For other specialized plots and animation functions, consult the
"Using Matlab Graphics" PDF manual, by typing "helpdesk" at the >>
prompt.