CS020 Programming for Engineers: MATLAB

Instructor : Radhakrishna (Radha) Dasari

Email : rdasari@uvm.edu

Office : 305 Innovation Hall

Hours : 10 AM - 12 Noon, Mon/Wed

CS020 - Programming for Engineers: MATLAB

MATLAB by Mathworks is indispensable in both the academia and industry for its comprehensive libraries and rapid prototyping capabilities. This course introduces computer programming principles using MATLAB, with applications chosen from computer, electrical, environmental, civil and mechanical engineering.

Course Philosophy

Socratic Method will be used for teaching key concepts

The course will feature -

Homework - to strengthen theoretical knowledge related to Programming
Programming tasks - to enhance programming skills with hands-on experience
In-Class activities - to collaboratively learn in the classroom

Academic Integrity

"Integrity means that there is coherence between what you say, what you do, what you think, and how you feel about life around you" - A quote by someone who is wise

Code of Academic Integrity - The University of Vermont

Resources

Piazza Discussion Forum - Every semester, the questions related to CS020 are answered exclusively on Piazza

https://piazza.com/

MATLAB on Ramp - Free course from Mathworks, creators of MATLAB

https://matlabacademy.mathworks.com/

CS020 Blog

https://blog.uvm.edu/rdasari-cs20/

Schedule

General semester structure. HW - Homework, PA - Programming Assignment

Week	Lecture Topic	Lab Activity	Tasks
1	Introduction to CS020	Grader, Piazza setup	HW0
2	Introduction to MATLAB	Familiarize with MATLAB environment	HW1
3	Vectors and Matrices	Play around with MATLAB in-built functions	HW2
4	MATLAB Programming	Writing basic MATLAB Scripts and functions	HW3, PA1
5	Selection Statements	Mastering if/else/elseif/switch statements	HW4
6	Loops and Vectorization	Mastering for/while loops	HW5
7	MATLAB Functions	Mastering Modular Programming	HW6,PA2
8	MATLAB Data Structures	familiarize with Cell Arrays and Structures	HW7
9	Strings/ Data I/O	Importing Spreadsheets and working with MATLAB Tables	HW8
10	Advanced MATLAB Functions	Writing functions with variable numner of input/output arguments	HW9,PA3
11	Advanced Plotting	MATLAB advanced plot features	-
12	MATLAB and Mathematics	Linear Algebra/PA3 help	HW10
13	Advanced Topics	-	-
14	End of the semester review	Extended office hours	PA3 Submission

Tips for Success

Procrastination and Programming do not go well together. Finishing weekly homework on time is the key to success in CS020