% Example 7.2a (Physics 330)

clear; close all;

x=0:.01:5;
y=x.*exp(-x.^2);

% take a look at the function so we know what it looks like

plot(x,y)

% find the max and min

ymin=min(y)
ymax=max(y)

% find the max and min along with the array indices imax and imin
% where they occur

[ymin,imin]=min(y)
[ymax,imax]=max(y)