clear all t=linspace(0.01,10,1000); %Declaring the constants n=2; Ka=5; cmax=16; t0=1.5; t1=5; t2=6; t3=8; ft=zeros(size(t)); %Nutrient concentration for i=1:length(ft) %generating data for nutrient as a function of time if t(i) < t0 ft(i) = 0; % where ft stands for f(t) else if t(i)>= t0 && t(i)=t1 && t(i) <= t2 ft(i) = cmax; else if t(i)> t2 && t(i) <= t3 ft(i) = cmax+(cmax / (t2-t3))*(t(i)-t2); else if t(i)> t3 ft(i) = 0; end; end; end; end; end; end; figure; subplot(2,1,1); plot(t,ft); axis([0 10 0 10]) xlabel('time (s)'); ylabel('concentration of nutrients inside the bacteria'); title('Nutrient against time'); theta = ((ft).^n) ./ ( ((Ka)^n) + (ft).^n); %The Hill function figure; subplot(2,1,2); plot(t,theta); title('Hill Function'); xlabel('time (s)'); ylabel('concentration of nutrients inside the bacteria'); axis([0 10 0 1])