MATLAB: What are the areas in Matlab for mechanical engineering

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I am first year mechanical engineering student.I am interested in Matlab. please suggest me some specific area to know regarding Matlab.

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As you are in first year of Engineering...you will have Mathematics and Applied Physics in your first year. You can try to code the problem in those subjects using MATLAB.
The next important thing is learning Numerical Methods; this is important for any one who works on coding real life problem related to science and engineering. For this you may refer to: https://www.amazon.in/Numerical-Methods-Engineers-Steven-Chapra/dp/0073401064
As you go to higher classes, you may have computational fluid dunamics and strength of materials; these problems can be solved in MATLAB.
After / during your engineering you will come across numerical solveing techniques like finite element method and/ or finite volume method to solve differential equations. These methods can be implemented in MATLAB.

The list goes on.......

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Hi y z l, try

plot(w,amp)

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