MATLAB Assignments at Ohio University¹

Where to find assingments:

The O.U. MATLAB web page is at: www.math.ohiou.edu/~matlab. It contains assignments, reference materials and sample solutions to actual assignments.

Where to find MATLAB at Ohio University:

• Computer Services Center (ground floor) and Alden (2nd floor):
  M - R 8am - midnight; F 8am - 10pm; Sat 10am - 10pm; Sun 12pm - 12am.
• Boyd Hall 015, Brough House 006, Brown Hall 000, and Jefferson Hall 130:
  M - R 3pm - 11pm; F 3pm - 5pm; Sat. closed; Sun. 12pm - 11pm.
• Morton 314: Check lab door for available hours.
• Morton 325b: M - F 8am - 5pm.

  In Morton use the user name student and leave the password blank. In order to use the printers in Morton one must get an account from the Math Office for $5.

• Stocker 264, 267: M - R 8am - 3am; F 8am - 11pm; Sat. - Sun. 12pm - 12am.
• Stocker 127, 305, 308, 414: M - F 8am - 11pm; Sat. - Sun. 12pm - 12am.

  To log on to Stoker NT machines, you must have a username and password. For non-EECS majors, username student and leave password blank.

Getting Started:

• Download ``A brief introduction to MATLAB", one of the sample solutions, and your assignment from the O.U. MatLab web page.

• Go to one of the labs listed above or follow the instructions above about accessing MATLAB in your dorm room.

• Open MATLAB. There should be a ``Command Window"; this is where commands are entered.

• Try the commands listed in: ``A Very Brief Intro to MATLAB".

• Read a ``Sample Solution" to see what is expected.

• Follow the instructions on your assignment exactly.

• Take notes about what happens.

• Write a brief report, answering all the questions on the assignment. Pay attention to the comments at the bottom of the assignment (they are often hints).

• One of the main goals of the assignments is to teach you to think as you compute. Keep this in mind while doing the assignments.