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Computer Laboratory: Matlab

academic year:	2012/2013
instructor:	Stefano Finzi Vita
degree course:	Mathematics - DM 270/04 (triennale)
credits:	3 (24 class hours)
teaching language:	italiano
period:	II sem (04/03/2013 - 07/06/2013)

Presence: highly recommended

Module aims: MATLAB is an interactive, matrix-based system for scientific and engineering numeric computation and visualization.The aim of the Course is that of helping the students to master the MATLAB basics (how to enter matrices, how to use the colon operator, how to invoke functions, etc.), to learn MATLAB language, and to manage the graphic tools.

Module subject:

MATLAB development environment: command window, workspace, built-in funtions, help on line.
MATrix LABoratory: matrices and relevant functions (generating, concatenation, manipulating, colon notation, elementwise operations).
MATLAB language. Flow control: basic constructs, relational and logical operators. Vectorization.
Script and function files. Global and local variables.
2D and 3D graphics.

Suggested readings:

David F. Griffiths, "An Introduction to MATLAB", http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk/ftp/na-reports/MatlabNotes.pdf
MATLAB The Language of Technical Computing, The Math Works, Inc.

Issues:

Type of course: standard

Examination tests:

Prerequisites: No prerequisite, but, of course, a basic knowledge of any language is useful.

Knowledge and understanding: master the MATLAB basics , to use MATLAB language, and to manage the graphic tools.

Skills and attributes: define simple MATLAB codes to solve elementary problems.

Personal study: the percentage of personal study required by this course is the 50% of the total.