Welcome to CS1132
Transition to MATLAB - Auto-Tutorial Course
Credits: 1.
Grade option: S/U
only
Prerequisite: one course in programming
Course ends April 21st.
Course description: A brief introduction to programming using Matlab. Covers the Matlab environment, assignment, conditionals, scripts, functions, iteration, and arrays, as well as graphics. This 1-credit auto-tutorial is fast-paced. For an introduction in a more traditional pace and format, consider the 2-credit CS1142.
Latest Announcements
Prof. Fan's office hour next week has been moved to THURSDAY 3/30 12:30-1:30pm (from Friday 3/31). Location remains Gates 459.
Using/Installing Matlab
Students may use the software in any of the Engineering labs--it is already installed on those machines. For your own computer, you can purchase Matlab from the Campus Store or Mathworks. Another alternative is to use remote access to Matlab through the Computer Science Dept servers. Please follow these instructions to set up your computer. Note that you need both the instructions for accessing Matlab and the instructions for transfering files.
How this course operates
This course is different from most of your courses, in the following ways.
- Auto-tutorial - You can learn all the material in the course on your own using the textbook and posted materials, including short videos called blectures (short for web lectures). However, there are many opportunities to interact with course staff to get help if you want: daily consulting hours (5 hours a day for 5 days a week) in a computer lab, as well as weekly office hours with TAs. There are no lectures.
- Though S/U only, the course requires mastery of the material: you must pass the course at the B level (85%). Specifically, the average score of the required submissions--Assignment 1 (a and b together), Test 1, Assignment 2, and Test 2--must be 85 or higher.
- Multiple submissions before the deadlines are allowed in
order to help you achieve mastery. For each programming assignment,
if your first submission isn't perfect you may correct and
re-submit it once without penalty; each additional
re-submission incurs a 10% penalty.
You may take the test of each Module multiple times
(a different version each time), once a week, to improve your score.
See the Grades/exams link for the rules.
Note these deadlines:
Feb 15 Wednesday Assignment 1a
Mar 8 Wednesday Assignment 1b
Mar 10 Friday Test 1
Apr 19 Wednesday Assignment 2
Apr 21 Friday Test 2