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    Gallery of Surface Plots

    (Originally posted on Doug's MATLAB Video Tutorials blog.)

    This is one in a series of videos covering MATLAB basics. It is meant for the new MATLAB user. This video covers how a variety of visualizations that are available in MATLAB for surfaces. Video shows how to change shading to get nice looking surfaces.

    Other videos have been gathered here: File Exchange Pick of the Week: Videos. Other MATLAB Basics posts have been gathered here: File Exchange Pick of the Week: MATLAB Basics.

    Recorded: 10 Oct 2007

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