Unfortunately, my definition of column and row vectors is opposite that of Matlab's defintion.

Here's the real scoop from the Matlab manual.

"A column vector is an m-by-1 matrix, a row vector is a 1-by-n matrix, and a scalar is a 1-by-1 matrix."

To avoid confusion, let's not use the terms column and row vectors.

Instead use the terms scalar, vector, and matrix as defined above.  If necessary, a  vector can be further designated as either an m-by-1 or an 1-by-n matrix.

I have eliminated the use of column and row vectors in web pages from previous labs and their associated Matlab scripts.

Note the following examples:
    s = 7                       % scalar
    u = [3; 1; 4]             % m-by-1 vector
    v = [2 0 -1]              % 1-by-n vector
    m = [3 1 4; 2 0 -1];   % 2-by-3 matrix