# Matlab, how to know time step size in the plot or how can I get the output of time step size?

Since I am using matlab ode23s solver, it contains two matlab files. One contains the differential equations and another contains plotting and to run the m-files. The code are working perfectly. Now I want to know the time step size that is using on the plot. How can i get the output of time step size. I would like to know the time step size that is using on the plot too. please help me.

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% 3 Nonlinear differential equations after Asymptotic expansion % with 1-c in dc/dt differential equation

function xpr= no(t,x)

%values of parameters
k_f= 6.7*10.^7;
k_d= 6.03*10.^8;
k_n=2.92*10.^9;
k_p=4.94*10.^9;

%Unknown parameters
lambda_b= 0.0087;

% scale parameters
K_F= k_f * 10.^-9;
K_D= k_d * 10.^-9;
K_N= k_n * 10.^-9;
K_P= k_p * 10.^-9;
LAMBDA_B= lambda_b*10.^-9;

%Pool Values
P_C= 3 * 10.^(11);
P_Q= 2.87 * 10.^(10);

% initial conditions
c_0=x(1);
s_0=x(2);
q_0=x(3);

%Non-linear differential equations.
% dc_0/dtau=  c_0*(- K_F - K_D - K_N * s_0 - K_P*(1-q_0))
% ds_0/dtau = Lambda_B * c* P_C *(1-s_0)
% dq_0/dtau = (1-q_0)* K_P * c_0 *(P_C / P_Q)

xpr= zeros(3,1);

xpr(1)= c_0*(- K_F - K_D - K_N * s_0 - K_P*(1-q_0));
xpr(2)= LAMBDA_B * c_0* P_C *(1-s_0);
xpr(3)= (1-q_0)* K_P * c_0 *(P_C / P_Q);

xpr= [xpr(1);xpr(2);xpr(3)];


% TO RUN the 3 nonlinear differential equations after asymptotic expansion. % with 1-c in dc/dt differential equation

 format bank
close all;
clear all;
clc;

%time interval
ti=0;
tf=0.2;
tspan=[ti tf];

x0=[0.25 0.02 0.98]; %initial conditions

%time interval of [0 2] with initial condition vector [0.25 0.02 0.98] at time 0.
options= odeset('RelTol',1e-4, 'AbsTol',[1e-4 1e-4 1e-4]);
[t,x]= ode23s(@no,tspan,x0,options);
tDiffs = diff(t);   % to know time step size used in the plot

%Plotting the graphs:
figure
subplot(3,1,1), plot(t,x(:,1),'r'),grid on;
title('3 nonlinear differential equations (with 1-c)'),ylabel('c_0');

subplot(3,1,2), plot(t,x(:,2),'b'),grid on;
ylabel('s_0');

subplot(3,1,3), plot(t,x(:,3),'g'),grid on;
ylabel('q_0');xlabel('Time')


I have got the errors: Undefined function or variable 't'.

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What do you mean by time step size? Is it the step that it is using to plot the graph? For example, t=[1 2 3];x=[1 2 3];plot(t, x); % the step is 1. Please be more specific. –  Kira Jul 15 '14 at 16:20
no, this is %time interval ti=0; tf=0.2; tspan=[ti tf]; but time stepsize is different. time step size is how many step size or grid point it has in time interval of between 0 and 1. –  Manjushree Jul 16 '14 at 1:39

If I understand the question and the step size correctly:

The time step size can be specified in the command tspan=[ti:stepsize:tf].

So the t in [t, x] = ode23s(...) will be tspan. And if you do not specify any stepsize in your tspan then ode23s will make your t with the same size as your solution x.

Type help ode23s in MATLAB's command window and read the help provided. It can helps you.

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matlab didn't understand this code: tspan=[ti:stepsize:tf] –  Manjushree Jul 17 '14 at 15:22
What does it say? Try tspan=ti:step:tf. For example tspan=0:0.01:0.2. –  Jika Jul 17 '14 at 15:41
Tried tspan=ti:step:tf, but still i got errors, saying undefined variable of t. –  Manjushree Jul 21 '14 at 19:47
Where did you use t in your code ? What value of time step do you want to use ? Give an example please because I do not have errors. –  Jika Jul 21 '14 at 20:52
i have used t in this code: function xpr= no(t,x) –  Manjushree Jul 24 '14 at 20:08