Matlab | Supercalculator | Introduction

Topics covered

This course provides a quick introduction to MATLAB. The purpose is to give students fluency in MATLAB: get to know the software environment, use it as a super scientific calculator and know the very basics of Matlab as a programming environment.

Topics covered are:

• MATLAB as a calculatorMATLAB Desktop and the MATLAB HELP Creating Arrays Array Operations Logical Operations
• Matlab Programming Environment
• MATLAB Editor
• M-files
• Basic Graphics: Plotting 2D/3D

Target audience

This introduction to MATLAB is intended for researchers.

Previous knowledge

No prior knowledge of Matlab is required. Basic computer literacy is expected as well as a basic understanding of the concepts of programming.

Result/Objectives

After completion the student should be able to:

• Use the MATLAB environment in an efficicient wayAble to use Matlab for interactive computations; use MATLAB functions/toolboxes Know where to find help in the MATLAB environment Understand the main features of the MATLAB development environment
• Write small scripts in MATLAB containing sequential statements.

Instructor

Frank van Puyvelde

Note

This course is in English (if all the participants are native Dutch, the course will be given in Dutch)