MATLAB is the abbreviation of “MATrix LABoratory”. It is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numerical computation. Although it contains hundreds of commands to do mathematics, MATLAB is more than a fancy calculator. It is an extremely useful and versatile tool for both scientists and engineers.

       The goal of this course is to get the students started using MATLAB successfully and quickly. This course focuses not only on "the syntax of MATLAB", but also on understanding the fundamental ideals, principles, and techniques of programming, which is the essence of a good programmer. A student might not be a MATLAB coding expert when he (or she) finishes this course, but he (or she) will be prepared to become one and be ready to explore more of MATLAB programming on his (or her) own after this course.

       The beginning of learning MATLAB is Easy, even if one knows only a little about it. The hard part, however, is figuring out which of the hundreds of commands, scores of help pages, and thousands of items of documentation you need to look at to start using it quickly and effectively. Therefore, more practices are necessary. In-class practices and out-of-class assignments give the students a chance to tie the ideas, concepts, and principles of programming together and to master the language constructs used to express them. Furthermore, the students will be divided into small groups and given different tasks to enhance their team-work spirits.

      Pre-requisites：Computer Fundamental, Matrix Fundamental, C/C++/Fortran Fundamental

• Daily performance (50%)

• Project report (50%)