Introduction to Programming with MATLAB MATH.2720-201

Spring 2019

Course Materials


Schedule and Class Handouts

Some Useful Built-In Functions January 23
Variable Names and Script Files January 25
Data Format and Array Basics January 28
Joint work on practice problems on array basics January 30
Working day - no new material February 1
Vector and Matrix Algebra February 4
Two-dimenstional Plots, Part 1 February 6
Working day - no new material February 8
Two-dimensional Plots, Part 2 February 11
Three-dimensional Plots February 13
Working day - no new material February 15
Exam 1 February 19 (Monday class schedule)
Data Input and Output
Excel Data File for use in class on February 20
Dr. Colby's Data File for Use in Class on February 20
Dr. Colby's Data File in Excel
February 20
Working day - no new material February 22
Data Input and Output
Excel Data File for use in class on February 20 & 25
Dr. Colby's Data File for Use in Class on February 20 & 25
Dr. Colby's Data File in Excel
February 25
Function Files February 27
Working day - no new material March 1
University closed because of snow March 4
Logical Variables, the If Structure, and the Switch-case Structure
Dr. Colby's Data File for Use in Class on February 20
March 6
Working day - no new material March 8
Spring Break March 11
Spring Break March 13
Spring Break March 15
For Loops and While Loops
Here are the script files containing the for loop example and the while loop example.
March 18
Problems to be worked on as a group. March 20
Working day - no new material March 22
Basic Statistics; Working with Polynomials March 25
Curve Fitting; Spline Interpolation
Here is the script file with some of the commands listed on the handout.
March 27
Working day - no new material March 29
Exam 2 (due April 8) April 1
Symbolic Utilities April 3
Working day - no new material April 5
Miscellaneous Useful Utilities April 8
Cell Arrays; Structures April 10
Working day - no new material April 12
University closed - Patriots Day April 15
Character Strings
Here is the function file charex on the handout.
April 17
Monday class schedule
Working day - no new material
April 19
Fourier Series Basics
Here are the script files used on this handout
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
April 22
Simple Animated Graphics
Here are the script files on the handout: Movie example and Animatedline example
April 24
Working day - no new material
The Final Exam is due on May 6.
April 26
Working day - no new material April 29
Working day - no new material May 1
Working day - no new material May 3


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Last Updated: April 18, 2019