Matlab Introduction

This forms a basic introduction to MATLAB for SAMBa and should provide all the MATLAB prerequisites for MA5017 - Advanced Numerical Computation.

Prerequisites:

To complete this lesson you should be able to do all the things in this list:

• Have a working copy of Matlab or Octave.
• Know some basic matrix algebra.

If you are looking for the worksheets or their solutions click on the links.

Schedule:

Time	Episode	Description
0:00	Introduction	Introduction to the MATLAB GUI and help command, variables and displaying values
0:15	Matrices and basic operations	Loading, saving and manually constructing 1-dimensional, and 2-dimensional arrays
0:50	Load and save data	Manipulating defined matrices, slicing, and extracting data
1:10	Producing and managing MATLAB files	Getting familiar with MATLAB scripts and MATLAB functions: how to write them, how to run them, and understanding the difference between them.
1:35	Displaying and graphing data in MATLAB	Managing graphs and figures, and MATLAB's in-built plotting tools
1:50	Programming with MATLAB	Introdution to for and while loops, when to use them and the difference between them
2:20	Logical instructions	Logical relations and statements, using if-else statements to control the workflow
2:40	Help with errors and warnings	Understanding error and warning messages, and strategies for debugging
3:00	Conclusion and next steps	Concluding remarks

Setup:

Before you begin, you should make sure you have a MATLAB (or Octave) session open. If possible, use the Graphical User Interface (GUI) rather than working from the command-line or terminal, to make the most out of these lessons.

Worksheet

The MATLAB skills worksheet can now be accessed using this link; and it's solutions can be accessed by going to the relevant exercises.