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MATLAB from The MathWorks is a high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation and data visualization. It is the standard tool for technical computing used in our classes. This learning module contains a tutorial that shows details for how to solve a selected problem using MATLAB.

MATLAB TUTORIALS FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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redAnTS TUTORIAL #2 From MAE 3250. This redAnTS tutorial solves a beam bending problem and in the process shows you how to generate a mesh using the CSG Mesh Tool. It also shows you how to set boundary conditions at a point in redAnTS. You need a license to the PDE Toolbox to run the CSG Mesh Tool. Also, this mesher was developed in MATLAB version 7.0. We haven't had the time to upgrade it to later MATLAB versions. This means that in MATLAB version 7.4 or later, you'll get warnings about obsolete functions while running this mesher. We know it's ugly and not a good practice but you can ignore these warnings for now.

MATLAB 101

MATLAB Basics Tutorial If you are unfamiliar with MATLAB or have a very foggy memory of it, go through this quick tutorial from the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University.

Making Plots in MATLAB A quick introductory tutorial on plotting in MATLAB from the same site.

Introduction to M-files An "M-file" is a simple text file containing your MATLAB code. Indispensable for writing even simple programs in MATLAB.

Dealing with Errors in MATLAB The plan of action when MATLAB refuses to do what you want it to and some common mistakes.

A More Comprehensive Introduction Covers basic concepts such as element-wise operations, loops, if statements, functions, etc. necessary to become a competent MATLAB programmer. It's well worth your time to go through the material in this introduction as you move beyond simple MATLAB programs. Includes an index.

Further MATLAB

Fitting Polynomial Models to Data A succinct description of how to "fit a line" to a set of data using MATLAB.

Setting up and solving a set of linear algebraic equations

Improving the Speed of MATLAB Calculations

Control Tutorials An extensive set of tutorials on using MATLAB for the analysis and design of automatic control systems.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Look for answers to your question in this short FAQ.

If your question is still unanswered, turn to this large FAQ from The MathWorks. The "Frequently Asked Questions" are under "Solutions by Category".

Even more information can be found at Mathworks, Inc.