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--- matlab [2024/05/23 15:51] – ethanminot
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 These lines of code help make a better looking plot that can be exported for a notebook or a publication.
-  x=[0:1:50];
+  x=[400:1:450];
   y=2*sin(x/5);
-  figure('units','centimeters','Position', [10 10 8.5 8.5]) %this makes a single-column figure (width 8.5cm)
+  figure('units','centimeters','Position', [10 10 8.5 8.5])
-  plot(x,y,'LineWidth',1.1); %linewidth 1.1 makes curve slightly thicker than default
+  p=plot(x,y,'LineWidth',1.1); %make curve slightly thicker than default
-  axis([0 50 0 3])
+  set(gca,'linewidth',1.1)  %make axis slightly lines thicker than default
-  xlabel('wavelength, ')
+  axis([400 450 0 3])
-  ylabel('intensity')
+  xlabel('wavelength, \lambda (nm)') %LaTeX notation for math symbols
-  set(gca,'linewidth',1.1)  %linewidth 1.1 makes axis slightly lines thicker than default
+  ylabel('intensity (W/cm^2)') %LaTeX notation for superscript
-  set(gca,'FontSize',10) %when the graph is scale to 8.5cm width, the font will be 10 point.
+  set(gca,'FontSize',10) %10 point font when used as 8.5 cm figure.
 Additional pointers about graphs on Matlab.
-  *From the menus associated with the figure, go to "file > export setup > rendering", and set the resolution to 300 dpi ("apply to figure").
+  *If your data is very big or very small, multiply the data by a scaling factor and note this scaling factor in the units. For example, rather than plot 1e-8 amperes, multiply by 1 billion and plot as 10 nA.
-  *From the menus associated with the figure, go to "file > save as", and save as a png file. png is much better than jpg for line graphics.
+  *From the menus associated with the figure, go to "file > export setup > rendering", and set the resolution to 300 dpi or 600 dpi ("apply to figure").
+  *From the menus associated with the figure, go to "file > save as", and save as a png file. Choose png because it is much better than jpg for line graphics.