Basic introduction to programming with Matlab and Octave 2401-CS-12-BIPMO-s2

The course intention is to introduce student to Matlab/ Octave (M/O further) environments and programming languages. At the beginning the students will be familiarized with methods of obtaining the software and with their installation. Then basic properties of the environment will be explained, with a strong emphasis on the notion of matrix being crucial for understanding M/O behavior and work. Methods of producing vectors and matrices will be presented, with a particular role of the colon operator. After this, the students will learn how to generate the so called m-files, and how to write basic functions. The next step will be working with the conditional statements and for-loops and while-loops.
The important part of the lecture will comprise working with external files. I will present how to import numerical data from excel files, and how to manipulate them by means of M/O environment. More advanced techniques will be illustrated via edition of graphical files (e.g. jpegs), to this end the course includes the short section devoted to RGB color space.

Total student workload

1. Hours with the teacher: 30 2.Individual work done by the student/learner/course participant required to successfully complete the course: 30 3. Time required to prepare for and to participate in the assessment process (e.g. examinations): 20 Total: 80 hours - 2 ECTS credits

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: Knows the syntax of the MATLAB language - K_W17 W2: Knows the MATLAB environment, uses MATLAB help - K_W17 W3: Understands MATLAB error messages - K_W17 W5: Knows the built-in functions of MATLAB - K_W17 W5: Understands the concept of polymorphic function - K_W17 W6: Uses built-in MATLAB functions - K_W17 W7: Understands the principles of conditional statements (and. if-statements) - K_W17 W8: Understands the principles of loops (for-loops and the while-loops) - K_W17 W9: Understands the concept of data type - K_W17

Learning outcomes - skills

U1. Uses MATLAB for advanced calculations - K_U13 U2: Works with matrices in MATLAB - K_U13 U3: Writes own functions and scripts - K_U13 U4: Uses standard and non-standard packages of the MATLAB system - K_U13 U5: Uses built-in MATLAB functions - K_U13 U6: Uses conditional statements - K_U13 U7: Interprets errors and solves related problems - K_U13 U8: Independently extends his knowledge on the use of MATLAB - K_U02 U9: Uses conditional instructions and loops - K_U13 U10: Uses MATLAB to work with files - K_U13

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: Solve problems with the help of forums and discussion groups devoted to MATLAB, and is able to provide information on how to solve standard difficulties arising in working with MATLAB - K_K01, K_K02, K_K03

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: - informative lecture - discussion - description - problem-based lecture Explorartory teaching methods • practical

Expository teaching methods

- problem-based lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture
- participatory lecture
- description

Exploratory teaching methods

- classic problem-solving
- practical

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

1. Basic ability to work on a PC. 2. Successful completion of the Introduction to Computer Science course. 3. Successful completion of the Introduction to Mathematics course.

Course coordinators

Rafał Gruszczyński

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods
- written examination

Assessment criteria: total number of points will be set when the final test is prepared, the point-based criteria will be determined by the following precentage thresholds
fail- 0-50 %
satisfactory- 51-60 %
satisfactory plus - 61-70 %
good - 71-80 %
good plus - 81-90 %
very good - 91-100%

Practical placement

not applicable

Additional information

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