Assignment 1
QUESTION 1 Plotting Basic Trigonometric and Exponential Functions
1. Create a vector x from –2π to 2π with 800 points.
2. Compute and plot on one figure:
• y₁ = sin(x) using a solid red line
• y₂ = cos(0.5·x) using a dashed blue line
3. On the same axes, plot y₃ = exp(–0.1·x.^2) with a thick green line.
4. Add grid, legend entries (“sin(x)”, “cos(0.5 x)”, “exp(–0.1 x²)”), xlabel “x”, ylabel “y”, and
title “Trigonometric & Exponential”.
5. Save your code as Q1_trig_exp.m
QUESTION 2
Subplots of Polynomial, Logarithmic, and Absolute-Value Functions
1. Define x = linspace(0,10,500).
2. Compute:
• p = x.^3 – 6·x.^2 + 4·x + 12
• l = log(x + 1)
• a = abs(x – 5)
3. Create a 3×1 subplot layout:
• Plot p in magenta, line width 1.5, title “Polynomial p(x)”
• Plot l in cyan with circle markers (o), title “Logarithm l(x)”
• Plot a using a stem plot in black, title “Absolute Value a(x)”
4. Label each subplot’s axes and enable grid.
5. Save your code as Q2_subplots.m
QUESTION 3
Parametric and Polar Plots
1. Generate parameter t from 0 to 4π with 400 points.
2. Define two parametric curves:
• Circle: xc = 2·cos(t); yc = 2·sin(t)
• Spiral: xs = t.*cos(t); ys = t.*sin(t)
Plot both on one figure using distinct colors and line styles.
3. Use axis equal, add legend (“Circle”, “Spiral”), enable grid, and title “Parametric Curves”.
4. In a new figure, create a polar plot of r = 1 + 0.5·sin(5·θ) for θ from 0 to 2π. Title it “Polar
Rose”.
5. Save your code as Q3_param_polar.m
