Description

Competence Goal

Students are familiar with common programming rules and the working environment and basic syntax of Matlab. They are capable of independently formulating and coding simple programs for data analysis and visualization as well as simulation of dynamical systems with Matlab. Students have thus gained the competence to independently solve computer-based modeling tasks in advanced courses. Students are able to solve problems and to present the related results in teamwork.

Content
universal programming basics: Programing strategies, program structures, control structures, operators and variables, functions and objects, matrix calculations

basics of Matlab: History, installation, graphical user interface, tool boxes, using help

Matlab programming basics: syntax, debugging, reading and writing of files, data visualization

Take-home programming assignments:

• programs to analyze and visualize observation data
• design and implementation of a simple dynamical model
• preparation of ungraded assignments and presentation in small groups