MATLAB: How to generate plot of a function

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I have the code:
function [ z ] = fun( )
%FUN Produces 3D surface plot with contours below the surface of f(x)
dx=0.1*pi;
x=linspace(0,nx*dx,nx);
y=linspace(0,nx*dx,nx);
wave1=makewave([1,0],sin);
wave2=makewave([0,1],cos);
wave3=makewave([200,20],sin);
wave4=makewave([1,1],sin);
z=wave1+wave2+wave3+wave4;
surfc(x,y,z);
title('Some Waves')
xlabel(x)
ylabel(y)
zlabel('amplitude')
end
function [ wave ] = makewave( coefs, wavefun )
wave=wavefun(coefs(1)*x+coefs(2)*y);
end
That should produce a 3D surface plot of f(x)=sin(x)+cos(y)+sin(20y)+sin(x+y)
And:
When nx=100
How do I define nx if nx is also an input?

Best Answer

It was almost right, but a few things needed some changes. See comments in the code. To run this on the command line:
>> nx = 100; %nx defined OUTSIDE the function is a different variable than the nx inside fun.
>> z = fun(nx);
Here is the edited function that should get you what you want now:
function [ z ] = fun(nx) %specify input to fun as nx
%FUN Produces 3D surface plot with contours below the surface of f(x)
dx=0.1*pi;
x=linspace(0,nx*dx,nx);
y=linspace(0,nx*dx,nx);
[X, Y] = meshgrid(x, y); %You need a 2D matrix to use surfc.
wave1=makewave(X, Y, [1,0], @sin); %To pass a function, use function handle @sin
wave2=makewave(X, Y, [0,1], @cos); 
wave3=makewave(X, Y, [200,20], @sin); 
wave4=makewave(X, Y, [1,1], @sin); 
z=wave1+wave2+wave3+wave4;
surfc(x,y,z);
title('Some Waves')
xlabel('x') %must be a string, 'x'
ylabel('y') %must be a string, 'y'
zlabel('amplitude')
end
function [ wave ] = makewave(X, Y, coefs, wavefun) %you need to pass X and Y as inputs too.
wave=wavefun(coefs(1)*X+coefs(2)*Y);
end
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