MATLAB Vector Functions

Other MATLAB functions operate essentially on a vector (row or column), but act on an m-by-n matrix (m > 2) in a column-by-column fashion to produce a row vector containing the results of each column. A few of these functions are

        max             sum             median           any
        min             prod            mean            all
        sort                            std

For example, the maximum entry in a matrix A is given by

 
        max(max(A))

rather than

        max(A)

Other Matlab Hints

Click on an item listed below to access additional MATLAB-related hints.

• A General Introduction to MATLAB
• Algorithm Efficiency Comparisons
• The Basics of MATLAB
• MATLAB Command Summary
• FOR, WHILE, and IF Loops
• Formatting Your MATLAB Output
• Generating MATLAB Graphics
• Matrix-Building Functions
• Entering Matrices in MATLAB
• Matrix Operating Functions
• Matrix Operations
• A Brief Explanation of M-Files
• Managing M-Files
• Printing a Hardcopy of Your MATLAB Session
• MATLAB Scalar Functions
• MATLAB Statements, Expressions and Variables
• Submatrices and Colon Notation
• Vector Functions

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