Introduction to MATLAB

Author Information

Dr. Kathleen Ossman
Dr. Gregory Bucks
University of Cincinnati

Course Details

Description

Introduction to MATLAB introduces students to basic MATLAB programming concepts. 

These materials are a subset of course materials from Engineering Models that is taught with the University of Cincinnati as a dual enrollment course to hundreds of high school students.

Course Contents

Topic 1: Desktop, Variables, and Data Types

• Lectures:
• Introduction to MATLAB
• Creating Variables
• Some Useful MATLAB Functions
• Data Types
  

Topic 2: Script Files

• Lectures: Script Files

Topic 3: Plotting

• Video Lectures
• Introduction to Arrays
  
• Graphing
• Exercises: Graphing Functions Using MATLAB
  

Topic 4: Good Programming Practices

• Video Lectures
• Good Programming Practices: Planning Your Code
  
• Good Programming Practices: Creating Your Code

Topic 5: Input and Output Statements

• Video Lectures
  • Input Statements
    
  • Output Statements
• Exercises: Input/Output Statements

Topic 6: Conditional Statements

• Video Lectures
  • Conditional Statements: Logical Operators
    
  • Conditional Statements: if, else, and elseif
  • Conditional Structures: Switch
• Exercises:
  • Conditional Statements 1
  • Conditional Statements 2

Topic 7: Loops

• Video Lectures
  • Repetition Structure: Introduction to Loops
  • Repetition Structure: For Loops
  • Repetition Structure: While Loops
    
• Exercises: Loops

Topic 8: Nested Loops

• Lecture: Nested Loops Breaks
• Video Lecture: Repetition Structures: Nested Loops and the Break Statement
  

Topic 9: Arrays

• Video Lecture: Arrays
• Exercises: Arrays

Topic 10: Array Functions

• Video Lecture: Some Useful Functions for Arrays
• Exercises: Array Functions

Textbooks

Resources

Cody:  A program developed by MathWorks that allows students to progressively develop MATLAB® programming skills and earn badges in the process

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