Discussion

In this experiment, we have used different methods in

generating and manipulating analog signals in MATLAB as well
as showing its equivalent graphs. MATLAB has several functions
that can be used in plotting both 2D and 3D graphs.


First, we have dealt with 2D analog signals. In generating 2D
plots, we have used the plot(x,y) command wherein x is the
independent variable and y is the dependent variable. However,
sample points are needed in generating the curve and not
directly the trigonometric functions. We have then generated the
curve by setting a sample frequency that will be then used to
obtain samples. We have observed that as we vary the sample
frequency, the output waveform also changes. This is because the
higher sample frequency, the closer are the samples from each
other and thus provides a more accurate waveform. In addition,
MATLAB is also capable of multiplying and adding up signals.
However, the two signals must be of the same length in order to
perform such operations. This is the reason why we have padded
zeros to the signal of shorter length to make their lengths equal.
We have seen that when we have combined a sine wave with an
exponentially decaying signal, a damped sine wave is formed. In
addition, when we have combined a fundamental sine wave with
its several odd harmonics, either a square wave or a triangular
wave is formed depending on the amplitude and frequency of the
harmonics.


Next, we have used MATLAB to generate 3D graphs. We have
first used the meshgrid command wherein in replicates the
vectors -3 to 3 as a full grid. In generating the 3D plot, we have
used the plot3 command wherein the 3 denotes that the graph is
three-dimensional. We have then used the contour3 command to
create a contour plot of 30 levels. Lastly, we have generated 3D
graphs of complex functions. We have used the cplxgrid
command to generate the polar coordinate complex grid of the
two functions and the cplxmap command creates the plot for the
function of a complex variable.













Conclusions

In MATLAB, the plot command is used to generate 2D plots
while the plot3 command is used to generate 3D plots.

In generating analog signals, the higher the sample
frequency is, the more accurate the output waveform would
be.

In order to perform addition and multiplication of analog
signals, they both must have the same length.

In order to make the lengths of the two analog signals to be
equal, zero padding must be applied to the shorter signal.

The contour3 command is used to plot 3D graphs with a
specified number of levels.

The cplxgrid command is used to generate the complex grid
of an analog signal.

The cplxmap command is used to plot complex functions in
3D.