MATLAB Crash Course for Beginners
Offered By: freeCodeCamp
Course Description
Overview
Dive into a comprehensive tutorial designed for engineers, scientists, and students to master the fundamentals of MATLAB, a powerful programming language and software suite widely used in academia and industry for data analysis, scientific computing, and visualization. Learn essential concepts including the MATLAB IDE, variables and arithmetic, matrices and arrays, linear algebra, indexing, and function creation. Explore practical examples covering equations, plotting, logic, random number generation, and loops. Gain insights into efficient coding practices such as using sections, optimizing calculation time, and following naming conventions. By the end of this 1-2 hour crash course, develop the skills to create custom functions and leverage MATLAB's capabilities for your scientific and engineering projects.
Syllabus
⌨️ Intro
⌨️ MATLAB IDE
⌨️ Variables & Arithmetic
⌨️ Matrices, Arrays, & Linear Algebra
⌨️ The Index
⌨️ Example 1 - Equations
⌨️ Anonymous Functions
⌨️ Example 2 - Plotting
⌨️ Example 3 - Logic
⌨️ Example 4 - Random & Loops
⌨️ Sections
⌨️ For Loops
⌨️ Calculation Time
⌨️ Naming Conventions
⌨️ File Naming
⌨️ While Loop
⌨️ Custom Function
⌨️ Have a good one ;
Taught by
freeCodeCamp.org
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