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Topics in Lecture 1 (August 28, 2008):

• Entering commands in Matlab
• Solving Linear Systems
• Computing Eigenvalues/Eigenvectors
• HW1 Solution

Topics in Lecture 2 (September 2, 2008):

• 2-D Plotting
• Loading data from external data file
• Dataset to be used: matlabdata.dat

Topics in Lecture 3/4 (September 4/9, 2008):

• Matrix Generation
• Access/Assignment of Matrix Elements
• Matrix Operations
• Matrix Manipulation
• Data Analysis

Topics in Lecture 5/6 (September 11/16, 2008):

• Basics of Structured Programming
• Basic Input and Output
• Flow of Control in a Program
• Matlab Functions
• Further Help
• Problem 3 of Homework 3

Topics in Lecture 7/8 (September 18/23, 2008):

• Output to Screen/File
• Input from Keyboard/File
• Dataset to be used: grades.txt
• Conversion character reference webpage

Topics in Lecture 9/10 (September 25/30, 2008):

• Matlab Functions
• Modular Programming
• Sub-functions
• Anonymous functions
• Function handles
• Further Help
• Demo files: de_driver.m, euler.m, plot_sol.m, plot_error.m, frhs.m, true_sol.m.

Topics in Lecture 11/12 (October 02/07, 2008):

• Plotting numerical data stored in files
• Plotting functions of two variables
• Plotting 3D data using mesh, surf, and contour
• Creating effective plots by appropriate annotations
• Plotting parametric curves in 3D using plot3
• Datasets to be used: volcanox.dat, volcanoy.dat and volcanoz.dat and function showPath.m.

Topics in Lecture 13/14 (October 09/14, 2008):

• Logical Subscripting
• Optimizing M-files: Memory Preallocation
• Optimizing M-files: Vectorization
• Composite data types: structs and cell arrays
• HW7 part II.

Topics in Lecture 15/16 (October 16/21, 2008):

• Numerical Optimization
• Data Fitting / Approximation
• Numerical ODEs
• Matlab Toolboxes

Code and Output for Assignment 7

• Assignment 7 solution.

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