Tools for plotting plot- plot(y) plots the values in vector y versus their index. plot(x,y) plots the values in vector y versus x. The plot function produces a piecewise linear graph between its data values. With enough data points it looks continuous. stem- Using stem(y) the data sequence y is plotted as stems from the x-axis terminated with circles for the data values. stem(x,y) plots the data sequence y at the values specified in x.
Tools for plotting xlabel('string') - Labels the x-axis with string. ylabel('string') - Labels the y-axis with string. title('string') - Gives the plot the title string.
Tools for plotting hold on / off - Normally hold is off. This means that the plot command replaces the current plot with the new one. To add a new plot to an existing graph use hold on. If you want to overwrite the current plot again, use hold off. legend('plot1','plot2',...,'plot N') - The legend command provides an easy way to identify individual plots when there are more than one per figure. axis([xminxmaxyminymax])- Use the axis command to set the axis as you wish.
Tools for plotting subplot(m,n,p) -Divides the figure window into m rows, n columns and selects the pp'th subplot as the current plot, e.g subplot(2,1,1) divides the figure in two and selects the upper part. subplot(2,1,2) selects the lower part. grid on/off - This command adds or removes a rectangular grid to your plot.
Graph Components The following picture shows the basic components of a typical graph.
2-D plotting To plot the function: y = x2 for x 2 [-2; 2].
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