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Back to basics 17 - white space
Covering some basic topics I haven't seen elsewhere on Cody. Remove the trailing white spaces from the input variable

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Filter values in a vector
Cody often benefits from a functional style of programming. For example, your score is often better when you compose multiple fu...

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Find the "ordinary" or Euclidean distance between A and Z
A, B and Z define three points in the 3D _Euclidean_ space of the form: A = [x1;y1;0]; B = [x2;y2;0]; Z = [x2;y2;z]; Find th...

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Specific Element Count
Given a vector _v_ and a element _e_, return the number of occurrences of _e_ in _v_. Note: NaNs are equal and there may be n...

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Back to basics 20 - singleton dimensions
Covering some basic topics I haven't seen elsewhere on Cody. Remove the singleton dimensions from the input variable (e.g. if...

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2 b | ~ 2 b
Given a string input, output true if there are 2 b's in it, false if otherwise Examples: 'Macbeth' -> false 'Publius Cor...

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Better bullseye matrix
<http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/18-bullseye-matrix Problem 18> asks to create a bullseye matrix like this:...

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Nearest
*Description* Find the value and index of the element in vector _x_ that is nearest to value _y_. _y_ should be able to be a ...

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Tune your guitar
Given an input string with the scientific pitch notation for standard tuning ( <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_tunings#Stan...

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Infernal Recursion
Consider the recursion relation: x_n = (x_(n-1)*x_(n-2))^k Given x_1, x_2, and k, x_n can be found by this definition. Wr...

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Back to basics 1 - Saving
Covering some basic topics I haven't seen elsewhere on Cody. Given an input variable 'x', save it to disk in a file named 'co...

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Back to basics 10 - Max Float
Covering some basic topics I haven't seen elsewhere on Cody. Return the largest positive floating-point number MATLAB can han...

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Construct a string from letters and counts
Given two input arrays like this: [5,3,1] ['a','b','c'] Output a string that contains each letter the specified num...

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Make an N-dimensional Multiplication Table
*INSTRUCTIONS* This is a multi-dimensional variant of the normal multiplication table used to teach elementary students multi...

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Poker Series 01: isStraightFlush
The Poker Series consists of many short, well defined functions that when combined will lead to complex behavior. Our goal is t...

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Remove NaN ?
input -> matrix (n*m) with at least one element equal to NaN; output -> matrix(p*m), the same matrix where we deleted the enti...

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Convert Roman to Arabic Numerals
Based upon what I see on tv and at the movies, the use of Roman numerals indicates something is important or sophisticated (e.g....

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Create a dictionary
The goal is to write a function that returns a dictionary from a list of words or phrases and their definitions. Here is an exam...

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given 3 sides, find area of this triangle
1:3 -> 0; 3:5 -> 6

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Compute Area from Fixed Sum Cumulative Probability
In Matlab the code v = rand(1,3); v = v/sum(v); is sometimes suggested as a convenient means of generating three rando...

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Twins in a Window
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_primes Twin primes> are prime numbers that differ by 2, such as [11,13] or [41,43]. Write a f...

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Which quadrant?
Given a complex number, output quadrant 'I' 'II' 'III' or 'IV' | II | I | ...

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Reverse the Words (not letters) of a String
*Description* Change the words of a string such that the words appear in reverse order. You may assume that the string is a n...

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Create a cell array out of a struct
Create a cell array out of a (single) struct with the fieldname in the first column and the value in the second column: in: ...

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All capital?
Are all the letters in the input string capital letters? Examples: 'MNOP' -> 1 'MN0P' -> 0

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fly fly away
A fly moves following a predefined sequence of discrete jumps (defined by the vectors _dx_ and _dy_) repeating the same sequence...

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High school cafeteria
Given an input vector of positive integers, return a row vector with the primes first (in increasing order) and the composites n...

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give nth decimal place of pi
max 15th place after the decimal point is ok for now

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surface of a spherical planet
you just discovered its circumference, that is the input.

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Magic!
Check whether the input matrix is a normal magic square: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_square> Output the logical va...

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