Introduction to MATLAB

MATLAB is one of the most popular coding languages for mathematical problems. It has a shallow learning curve for mathematics, comes with a lot of built-in tools, and interactivity and debugging is quite easy. Developed in the 1970s as a tonic to compiled languages like Fortran, its latest version is available to all Imperial students and staff as part of a college-wide licence.

This course teaches the fundamentals of programming with MATLAB. You will learn about the basic building blocks of the language and work with simple examples using the MATLAB built-in environment.

Syllabus

• Where MATLAB sits among other programming languages / mathematical software
• Awareness of the MATLAB desktop environment
• Command-line arithmetic 
• Use of variables
• Creating vectors and matrices
• Matrix arithmetic
• Matrix manipulation
• Saving and reading data
• Plotting in 2D and 3D
• Writing and calling simple scripts and functions
• Debugging
  
  

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this workshop you will be able to:

• Use MATLAB software to run scripts
• Apply fundamental components of the MATLAB language including variables, loops, conditionals and functions
• Create programs designed to solve simple problems
• Understand the fundamental aspects of debugging a program

Dates & Booking Information

• Tuesday 10 December 2024 (Part 1), Wednesday 11 December 2024  (Part 2) & Thursday 12 December 2024 (Part 3), 10:00-12:00, Zoom
  
  
• Monday 13 January 2025 (Part 1), Thursday 16 January 2025 (Part 2) & Friday 17 January 2025 (Part 3), 10:00-12:00, South Kensington (In-Person Teaching)
  
  
• Tuesday 04 February 2025 (Part 1), Thursday 06 February 2025 (Part 2) & Friday 07 February 2025 (Part 3), 13:00-15:00, Zoom
  
  
• Tuesday 06 May 2025 (Part 1), Thursday 08 May 2025 (Part 2) & Friday 09 May 2025 (Part 3), 15:00-17:00, Zoom
  
  

To book your place, please follow the booking process advertised on the main programme page