Conic Sections
In the preceding sections we studied parabolas with vertices at the origin and ellipses and
hyperbolas with centers at the origin. We restricted ourselves to these cases because these
equations have the simplest form. In this section we consider conics whose vertices and
centers are not necessarily at the origin, and we determine how this affects their equation
Thyristor
Thyristor is, a three terminal, four layers solid state semiconductor device, each layer consisting of alternately N-type or P-type material, i.e; P-N-P-N.
The conventional thyristor is also known by the name SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier).
They are operated as bistable switches, operating from non conducting state to conducting state.
Thyristors can be assumed as ideal switches for many application, but the practical thyristors exhibit certain characteristics and limitations.
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End as a subscript
To access the last element of a matrix along a given dimension, use
end as a subscript. This allows you to go to the final element without
knowing in advance how big the matrix is. For example:
>> q = 4:10
q=
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
>> q(end)
ans = 10
>> q(end-4:end)
ans = 6 7 8 9 10
>> q(end-2:end)
ans = 8 9 10
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The Colon Operator
The colon" : " is one of MATLAB’s most important operators. It occurs
in several different forms. The expression
>>1:10
is a row vector containing the integers from 1 to 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
To obtain nonunit spacing, specify an increment. For example,
>>100:-7:50
is
100 93 86 79 72 65 58 51
• End as a subscript
To access the last element of a matrix along a given dimension, use end
as a subscript. This allows you to go to the final element without knowing
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insert and delete rows and columns:
>> A
A =
= [1 2 3 ; 4 5 6 ; 7 8 9]
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
>> A(2,2)
an
s
= 5
>> A(3,3)
an
s
= 9
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Lecture2:
A first steps:
To get matlab to work out 1 + 1, type the following at the prompt:
1+1
matlab responds with
ans = 2
The answer to the typed command is given the name ans. In fact ans is
now a variable that you can use again. For example you can type
ans*ans
to check that 2 × 2=4:
ans*ans
ans = 4
Matlab has updated the value of ans to be 4.
The spacing of operators in formulas does not matter. The following
formulas both give the same answer:
1+3 * 2-1 / 2*4 1+3*2-1/2*4
Microprocessor AND Microcomputer
MEMORY:
It is a storage device. It stores program instructions, data and the results.
There are two kind of memories;
semiconductor memories & magnetic memories. (1): Semiconductor
memories are faster, smaller, and lighter and consume less power.
Semiconductor memories are used as the main memory of a computer. (2):
Magnetic memories are slow but they are cheaper than semiconductor
memories. Magnetic memories are used as the secondary memories of a
computer for bulk storage of data and information’s.