Week #1: January 12 -- 16

Homework #1:

• Read:
  • Book Chapter 1 and Section 1 of Chapter 2.
  • Manual (third edition) Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 up to page 24. Chapter 1 is a very elementary introduction to MATLAB. However, be sure to read the section on Recording Your Work. Chapter 2 is on plotting functions, a skill that you will use throughout the semester. You will want to learn how to use both the command ezplot and the command plot
    You will maximize the speed at which you learn if you read the manual at your computer and execute the commands as you read about them.
• Exercises:
  • Book: Chapter 1 is pretty much a review. If you cannot work the exercises in Sections 2 and 3, please talk with your instructor.
  • Manual: p. 25, #11, 25, 26.
    If you have time, you should work some of the other problems to get a feel for how MATLAB operates.