Introduction to Programming with MATLAB MATH.2720-201

Spring 2018

Course Materials


Class Handouts and Files

Some Useful Built-In Functions January 22
Variable Names and Script Files January 24
Data Format and Array Basics January 26
Vector and Matrix Algebra January 31
Two-dimensional Plots February 5
Two-dimensional Plots, Part 2
Here is the script file temp_data.m that you need for the homework assignment.
February 12
Three-dimensional Plots February 16
Notes and Practice Problems on Data Input and Output
Excel File for Use in Class on February 21
Dr. Colby's data file for Use in Class on February 21
Dr. Colby's data file in Excel
February 21
Notes on User-Defined Function February 26
Working Day -- no new material February 28
Working Day on Function Files and 3D Plots/Data Input/Output homework March 2
Notes on Logical Variables, the If structure, and the Switch-Case Structure March 5
Notes on For Loops and While Loops
Here are the script files containing the for loop example and the while loop example.
March 7
University closed because of snow March 9
Working Day -- no new material March 19
Problems to Be Worked on as a Group March 21
Working Day -- no new material March 23
Basic Statistics; Working with Polynomials March 26
Curve Fitting and Spline interpolation March 28
Working Day -- no new material March 30
Working Day to work on Exam 2 April 2
Symbolic Utilities Apil 4
Miscellaneous Useful Utilities Apil 6
Working Day to work on Homework on Statistics, Polynomials, and Curve Fitting
Here are the files HW8a.xlsx and HW8b.xlsx
April 9
Cell Array and Structures Apil 11
Working Day to work on Homework on Statistics, Polynomials, and Curve Fitting and Homework on Symbolic Utilities, Cells, and Structures April 13
Character Strings Apil 18
Working Day to work on Homework on Symbolic Utilities, Cells, and Structures and Homework on Character Strings April 20
Working Day to work on the final exam April 23
Fourier Series Basics
Here are the script files used on this handout:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Apil 25
Working Days to work on homework and the final exam. April 27, April 30, May 2


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Last Updated: April 23, 2018