User`s guide

Typographic Conventions
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Typographic Conventions
To Indicate This Guide Uses Example
Example code Monospace type To assign the value 5 to A,
enter
A = 5
Function
names
Monospace type The cos function finds the
cosine of each array
element.
Function
syntax
Monospace type for text
that must appear as
shown.
Monospace italics for
components you can
replace with any variable.
The
magic function uses
the syntax
M = magic(n)
Keys
Boldface Press the Return key.
Mathematical
expressions
Variables in italics.
Functions, operators, and
constants in standard
type.
This vector represents the
polynomial
p = x
2
+2x+3
MATLAB
output
Monospace type
MATLAB responds with
A =
5
Menu names,
menu items,
and controls
Boldface Choose the File menu.
New terms italics An array is an ordered
collection of information.