Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Fig. 1.12 The MATLAB help system
Fig. 1.13 The function
browser symbol
1.5 MATLAB
Help System
®
MATLAB
has a simple to handle and very effective help system. It is reached
under the main menu entry 'Help' under 'MATLAB Help.' Particularly useful is the
detailed description of key words, which can be obtained under 'Index.' If the exact
notation of a command or keyword is not known, one should use the 'Search'
section and enter related terms. The term 'rectangle' for example does not appear in
the index; but search leads directly to the corresponding MATLAB
®
command,
which is
rectangle
. It must be used when a rectangle is added to a graphics
(Fig.
1.12
).
In recent versions of MATLA
®
there is a faster shortcut to functions and help
concerning their use. A click on the function browser symbol (see Fig.
1.13
) left
actual line in the command window delivers a list of lots of MATLAB
®
functions
®
and instructions to use them.
References
Cantrell RS, Cosner C (2003) Spatial ecology via reaction-diffusion equations. Wiley & Sons,
Chichester, p 428
Christakos G, Bogaert P, Serre M (2002) Temporal GIS. Springer, Berlin, p 217
