Mathematics

Polynomials

This section provides:

• A summary of the MATLAB polynomial functions
• Instructions for representing polynomials in MATLAB

It also describes the MATLAB polynomial functions that:

• Calculate the roots of a polynomial
• Calculate the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a matrix
• Evaluate a polynomial at a specified value
• Convolve (multiply) and deconvolve (divide) polynomials
• Compute the derivative of a polynomial
• Fit a polynomial to a set of data
• Convert between partial fraction expansion and polynomial coefficients

Polynomials and Interpolation

Polynomial Function Summary

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