Re: VectorToMatrix
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg4359] Re: VectorToMatrix
- From: Count Dracula <lk3a at kelvin.seas.virginia.edu>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 01:02:33 -0400
- Organization: University of Virginia
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
In Message-ID: <4qqn5d$49m at dragonfly.wolfram.com>
Robert Pratt <rpratt at math.unc.edu> wrote:
> I want to define a function VectorToMatrix[list_, n_] that behaves as
> follows:
> VectorToMatrix[{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}, 4]//MatrixForm
> 0 a b c d
> 0 0 e f g
> 0 0 0 h i
> 0 0 0 0 j
Here's one solution:
vectomat[v_List, n_Integer] :=
Flatten /@ Transpose[{(Table[0, {#1}] & ) /@ Range[n], (Take[v, #1] & ) /@
FoldList[Plus, {1, n}, Transpose[{Range[n, 2, -1], Range[n - 1, 1, -1]}]]}]
In[3]:= vec = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, p};
In[4]:= MatrixForm[vectomat[vec, 5]]
Out[4]//MatrixForm= 0 a b c d e
0 0 f g h i
0 0 0 j k l
0 0 0 0 m n
0 0 0 0 0 p
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Levent Kitis lk3a at cars.mech.virginia.edu lk3a at kelvin.seas.virginia.edu
University of Virginia Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering
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