Matlab, re-writing programming

Question

Hi, I have been given this programming for calculating time. However I would like to write this out in a far more straight forward, simpler form. Is it possible for anyone to show me how I can do this? Thanks! 

 

Time (1:744,1) = zeros(744,1) + 2011; % Year
Time (1:744,2) = zeros(744,1) + 08; % Month
for k1 = 1:31
Time(1+(24*(k1-1)):24+(24*(k1-1)),3) = k1; % Day
Time(1+(24*(k1-1)):24+(24*(k1-1)),4) = [0:1:23]; % Hour
end

Time (1:744,5) = zeros(744,1); % Minute
Time (1:744,6) = zeros(744,1); % Second

%N = datenum(Y,MO,D,H,MI,S) and N = datenum([Y,MO,D,H,MI,S]) return the
% serial date numbers for corresponding elements of the Y,MO,D,H,MI,S
% (year,month,day,hour,minute,second) arrays.
N = datenum(Time(:,1),Time(:,2),Time(:,3),Time(:,4),Time(:,5),Time(:,6));

Answer 1

Not sure what exactly is going on here - This seems to be loading an array called "Time" with values for a particular year and month of 2011.  The number 744 is 31 days times 24 hours per day.  It seems to be loading a fixed hour [0:1:23] into every hour slot of that time, though.  There probably should be another loop inside the k1 loop, setting up each hour of the 24-hour cycle, if this thing is to make any sense.

 

If I were in your math lab, I would ask for an English description of exactly what you are trying to do, and why you are using a matrix for it.  What value is this matrix method providing to your program or system?

 

In other words, what is your output supposed to be for what input?