| WEEK # | MATLAB® TOPICS | ASSESSMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I: (Numerical) Calculus—Interpolation, Integration, Differentiation | ||
| 1 | The MATLAB Environment | |
| 2 | Syntax. Scripts | Mini Quiz 1: Nutshell: Interpolation |
| 3 | Single-Index Arrays. Plot | Mini Quiz 1 (cont.): Nutshell: Interpolation |
| Unit II: Probability; Statistical Estimation; Monte-Carlo Methods | ||
| 4 | Functions | Assignment 1 Due |
| 5 | Random Sampling (rand, randn, randi). Norminv and finv | Mini Quiz 2: Nutshell: Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
| 6 | Double-Index Arrays | Mini Quiz 3: Nutshell: Monte Carlo Methods |
| Unit III: (Numerical) Linear Algebra I—Matrices and Vectors, Least-Squares; Regression | ||
| 7 | Matrix and Vector Operations | Assignment 2 Due |
| 8 | (evil) inv. Backslash Operator (Least-Squares) | Mini Quiz 4: Nutshell: Matrices and Vectors |
| 9 | Mini Quiz 5: Nutshell: Least Squares Fitting of Models to Data | |
| Unit IV: Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs); Eigenproblems | ||
| 10 | Passing Functions (Handles). Anonymous Functions | Assignment 3 Due |
| 11 | ode45 and ode23s. eig. | Mini Quiz 6: Nutshell: Numerical ODEs. |
| Unit V: (Numerical) Linear Algebra II—Linear Systems; Nonlinear Systems | ||
| 12 | Sparse Matrix Operations | Assignment 4 Due Mini Quiz 6 (cont.): Nutshell: Numerical ODEs. |
| 13 | fsolve | |
| 14 | Mini Quiz 7: Nutshell: Formulation of Linear Systems | |
| 15 | Assignment 5 Due | |