Module 8 of 8

Symbolic Mathematics

2 lessons  ·  Symbolic variables, expressions, solving and plotting

1

Symbolic Math Toolbox overview

Topics covered

  • Symbolic numbers
  • Creating symbolic variables using syms (one or multiple)
  • Writing symbolic expressions
  • Writing symbolic equations
  • Variable substitution using subs()
  • Substituting a symbol with another symbol
  • Substituting numeric values
2

Symbolic Math Toolbox functions

Topics covered

  • Functions for manipulating symbolic expressions: numden(), expand(), factor(), collect(), simplify(), poly2sym()
  • Solving systems of equations using solve()
  • Plotting symbolic equations with fplot()
  • Differentiating symbolic equations with diff()
  • Integrating symbolic equations with int()