Introduction to Programming with MATLAB

I would suggest this course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab

The instructor has done a brilliant job in introducing the concepts and takes his time before moving on to the next topic. I think you will find this course helpful.

One of the students in my lab is learning Matlab. She found a free course on Coursera, run by some people from Vanderbilt University, which she really enjoyed. It's a mixture of lectures and programming assignments.

Here's a link

I had kind of the same situation but I did a really great course on coursera which helped me with building my knowledge from the start. After that I felt a lot more confident in Matlab and I enjoy it so much more now. https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab

Best resources for learning python/matlab?

I'm interested in learning how to program in python and matlab for free online. I've been looking through the subreddits for python/Matlab and found multiple resources for learning these languages online for free. For python people recommend Automate the Boring Stuff by Al Sweigart and Complete Python Bootcamp at Udemy. For Matlab they recommend a current coursera course taught by a couple vanderbilt professors , [link] (https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab/home/info).

I like the Matlab course so far but i'm looking for advice to see if any of you have read these books/taken these courses and have had them help you in your field.
Thanks for your advice!

I've been taking a class on Coursera https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab/home/welcome

Trying doing the coursera course. It's really good!

https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab

Yes of course. The first line below generates a vector of values from 0 to 10 in steps of 0.1. The second line calculates the y-values using the elementwise operators ".\^" and "./". And the third line creates the plot.

x = 0:0.1:10;           
y = x.^2 + 1./(x.^2); 
plot(x,y)

That being said, I might recommend trying to get access through school/work first to try it out in case you need some toolboxes. Depending on your needs, you might need the stats toolbox.

Another alternative is signing up for an online course like this one. You get temporary access to MATLAB so you can see if it's worth the purchase.

Btw. this is a lecture from free Coursera course on MATLAB from Vanderbilt university

I'm still a rookie in the learning stage, but from the information I've gathered the answer is yes. With that said, you might find a few who suggest you learn Matlab since it's what you'll be using.

I found this intro to Matlab course on Coursera. Perhaps worth checking out. At the end of the day programming is the skill, Matlab, JS, or whatever else you decide on learning are just tools.

Enroll for a MOOCS class. https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab says "Students taking the course will get a MATLAB Online license free of charge for the duration of the course. "

Also, student and home versions are around $100 if I remember correctly.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab this one is introduction to programming with matlab

https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab You do have to buy a book that’s about $10 USD

I love using Matlab, even though it may be a memory hog sometimes. I used this quite a bit, when I was learning it. Its also free:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab

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>1.what sort of level of mathematical knowledge would one need to do this kind of thing?

I would recommend you to study ODEs and PDEs.

>2. I can get access to MATLAB, but how would you recommend a person in my position goes about learning to become competent?

If you have never programmed before, I believe Coursera's introductory class could be useful (https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab) .
In the case the class is too basic, you can try to just work on the assignments.
If you already program, I would say matlab should be quite easy.

Since you have used VBA before, MATLAB should be a piece of cake. MATLAB syntax reads like English, you just need to know how to use the syntax to implement your logic (whatever it is you want to do). Basically, if you have prior experience writing simple programs, MATLAB should not take more than a week to learn.

Take this free course - https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab

Also, MATLAB documentation is more user friendly than VBA/C++ . The Mathworks community is very responsive to queries. Jump right in!

You can find a large number of courses online, for example on Coursera or Lynda. These are all self-paced, so you take as long as you want and pay nothing for it. I find this to be a much better way to learn the basics than an actual, physical class.

I'm not aware of classes that teach just the software for the whole semester, it seems unnecessary, really. To add to the list of classes that use MATLAB and Mathematica (from a non-CS/ECE perspective), I can suggested TAM 470 and TAM 541 respectively. But really, don't take a class just to learn software, you can do it yourself, for free.

For school you will probably use matlab. ( https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab ) I think this website gives you a free trial license.

Python is the other one I've heard talked about, which is nice because it is open sourced, no license required.

There's an introductory course at Coursera.org titled "Introduction to programming with MATLAB" that I have found very helpful. The course includes detailed videos and examples as well assignments to practice. Best of all, it's free...

Link below:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab/home/welcome

I also recommend starting off with MATLAB's free on-ramp course. But your going to need a lot more exposure before you can do anything interesting. coursera.com has a free course on MATLAB. The instructor is really good and actually kind of funny. I'll share a link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab. The instructor also posted his lectures on YouTube if you prefer watching them there.

I used to dislike MATLAB but now that's the main language I use for my work. For me, the only downside of MATLAB is that you have to pay for a personal license. As a student, it's pretty affordable though. If your school already has a license in its computer labs than you may not need your own copy.

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Introduction to Programming with MATLAB

If you have access to Matlab, https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab is a free course that goes over the basics of programming using Matlab as the language.

Edx has a bunch of beginner C classes that are free, starts here https://www.edx.org/course/c-programming-getting-started I believe. I took the first classes a while ago, they are interactive with good videos, good introduction for someone with little to no programming experience.

Nothing to complicated covered in these classes, they just will help you with getting used to typing code and fixing common syntax errors, also gets you thinking about fundamental programming concepts like variables, loops, if/else statements and so on

There are some good MOOCs on Matlab. https://www.mooc-list.com/tags/matlab

Here's one specifically for introduction https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab

Matlab's own tutorials are pretty good. You can access them via the website.

Bear in mind that Matlab is more a collection of great, but idiosyncratic, functions held together by a few program control statements. So you don't really 'learn' matlab, you just learn the basics and then pick up more knowledge in your particular application.