EXAMPLE

size(A)>> A=[1 2 3 ; 4 5 6 ; 7 8 1] ;  (the ";" stops A from printing on the screen)>> size(A)ans =3     3

>> a=A(1,2)a =2>> size(a)ans =1     1

>> b=A(1,:)b =1     2     3>> size(b)ans =1     3

>> c=A(:,1)c =147>> size(c)ans =3     1

>> B=A'                         (transpose)B =1     4     72     5     83     6     1>> B=A^(-1);                    (inverse)>> I=A*B                        (* is matrix multiplication)I =1.0000         0    0.00000.0000    1.0000    0.00000.0000   -0.0000    1.0000

>> C=A.*BC =-1.7917    1.8333   -0.3750 6.3333   -4.1667    1.5000-0.8750    2.0000   -0.1250

                        A dot before any operation means it will                        be applied to each element individually.>> B=A.^(-1)B =1.0000    0.5000    0.33330.2500    0.2000    0.16670.1429    0.1250    1.0000

>> C=A.*BC =1     1     11     1     11     1     1