The discussion revolves around plotting a fourth degree polynomial in MATLAB, focusing on the necessary coding techniques and potential misunderstandings regarding terminology and syntax. Participants share their insights on how to properly implement the equation in MATLAB and clarify common pitfalls for beginners.
Participants generally agree on the need for element-wise operations in MATLAB, but there is some disagreement regarding the terminology used to describe the polynomial degree. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the original poster's intent and understanding.
There are indications of confusion regarding terminology and syntax, particularly for those new to MATLAB. The discussion does not resolve whether the original poster's equation was intended for a specific context or audience.
x = 0:0.01:10;f = 1.47*(x.^4)-10^7*(x)+58.92*(10^6)Your post confused me -- I thought this might be an equation given to someone in the fourth grade. In English we call such equations fourth degree, not Grade 4.saeede- said:
I suspect, without much evidence, that the OP merely wants to graph the equation, where x is a real number.Orodruin said:
Yes, and the typical way to do that in MATLAB is to first create a vector x containing the x values, then using a function as described above to get the corresponding y-values. Then using the MATLAB plot function, which takes the vectors of x and y values as input. This is why you need the dot in the operator in the second step.Mark44 said:
yesMark44 said:
I'm not an English person . so it's normal having such mistakes.