SI481L: MATLAB for SQE Majors

Fall AcYr Ending 2007

Week

Topic

Reading (Note 1)

Week 1:

Introduction, Programming, Running MATLAB

Chapter 1 (1.6) – Skip Section 1.7

Week 2:

Matrices and Vectors

Chapter 2 (2.1, 2.4)

Week 3:

Simple errors, Help, saving

Chapter 1 (1.2, 1.4, 1.5)

Week 4:

Plotting (4-week exam)

Chapter 5 (5.1, 5.2)

Week 5:

Variables and Functions

Chapters 3, 4 (3.1- 3.3, 4.1 – 4.3)

Week 6:

Loops and Branching

Chapter 4 (4.4 – 4.6)

Week 7:

Loops, loops vs. Vectors

(4.5)

Week 8:

Branching

(4.4, 4.6)

Week 9:

Application I

TBD

Week 10:

Application II - Exam

TBD

Week 11:

Debugging Principles

Chapter 4 (4.7)

Week 12:

Application III

TBD

Week 13:

Plotting

TBD

Week 14:

Plotting

TBD

Week 15:

Plotting

TBD

Week 16:

Wrap up

none

 

  1. Text: ISBN: 0-07-2922427, Introduction to Matlab 7 for Engineers, 2/e. William Palm III, McGraw Hill, 2005.