>> n=5 n = 5 >> h=1/n; >> x=0:h:1 x = 0 0.2000 0.4000 0.6000 0.8000 1.0000 >> help diag >> A=diag(ones(n-2,1),-1) A = 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 >> A=diag(ones(n-2,1),-1)-2*diag(ones(n-1,1),0)+diag(ones(n-2,1),1) A = -2 1 0 0 1 -2 1 0 0 1 -2 1 0 0 1 -2 >> u=h^2*(A\sin(pi*x(2:n)')) u = -0.0616 -0.0996 -0.0996 -0.0616 >> plot(x(2:n),u,'r-o',x,-sin(pi*x)/pi^2,'k-^') >>