Octave is a scientific programming & scripting language with syntax similar to MATLAB and SCILAB.

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fmincg implementation in Python

I'm trying to re-implement Neural Networks in Python. I implemented the cost function and the backpropogation algorithm correctly. I have checked them by executing its Octave equivalent code. But ...
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Plotting x,y coordinates and vectors with octave

I have a data set containing the recorded data from a car's motion (latitude,longitude, and heading). I'd like to plot the (lat,lon) points on a 2D plot with a unit vector pointing in the direction ...
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Python syntax for MATLAB/Octave colon operator a:dx:b

I am trying to rewrite some MATLAB/Octave code in Python, and I don't know what would be the nicest or most intuitive way of writing ...
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In Octave, how do I specify that the solution to a matrix equation should be over integers?

In Octave, how do I specify that the solution to a matrix equation should be over integers? I.e., Given matrix $A$, vectors $x$ and $b$; $Ax=b$. Find vector $x=A^{-1}b$ such that all its entries are ...
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Converting from planar polynomial domain to planar polygon

Let's assume we have a planar domain whose boundary can be described with a polynomial curve (like Bezier curves). Now assume that you want to produce a discretization of the boundary, i.e. you want ...
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Octave: calculate distance between two matrices of vectors

Suppose I have two matrices Nx2, Mx2 representing N, M 2d vectors respectively. Is there a simple and good way to calculate distances between each vector pair (n, m)? The easy but inefficient way is ...
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Is it possible to use Octave to learn MATLAB programming?

I want to learn MATLAB programming so that I can conduct some researh/analysis on my own and also, so that I can study/modify some MATLAB scripts that I have found online etc. However, the problem is ...