%the first m-file
%comments are green

%a good first statement is
clear all;
%this clears the workspace and any figures as well


a = 4:7;
b = [1 2 3 4];

c = a.*b;

string = 'name';
%strings are colored light purple

%reserved words are colored blue
if(a(1) == 4)
    d = 6;
end

%matlab has real-time syntax checking
a = (b-d;