EECS 1560

Intro to Computing for Math and Statistics

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Jan 12 2021

Course Description

The objectives of this course is the introduction of the Matlab software environment, including its use for solving simple problems and the introduction of the programming principles that underlie programming in any environment including loops, encapsulation, efficiency, debugging and algorithms. More specifically:

Overview of the platform and its interface

Syntax, data types, variables

Programming in Matlab

Input, output

Basic matrix operations, statistics

Polynomials

Plotting in 2-D and 3-D

Sorting, searching, recursion

Random numbers

Lecture Hours

Thu. 6:00-8:00pm on zoom

Lab Hours Lab Session 1:

Mon. 2:30-5:30pm

Lab Hours Lab Session 2:

Wed. 2:30-5:30pm

Lab Hours Lab Session 3:

Fri. 2:30-5:30pm

Tests

There will be a midterm worth 25% and a final worth 47%. The midterm will cover material up to the lecture before the midterm and it will be during the first hour of our regular class. The final will cover all the material in the course and will be during the regular exam period.

Lab Assignments.

The labs will be done through eclass and zoom There will be a total of ten labs 8 of which (L1, L2, L3, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9) have a graded programming component and a few multiple choice questions. The seven best of the eight are worth 4% each. The extra lab is meant to make up for a sick day. Due to the nature of the labs there will be no other make-up lab. Labs 4 and 10 are review labs before the midterm and final respectively.

We will be using eclass (Moodle).

You do not need to purchase the software since York University has purchased licence for all students (and faculty and staff) to download and run or connect to a server and run it on the cloud (in case you have a computer that cannot run matlab). Visit the YU Matlab Info page to download and run (click on MATLAB Portal). You need to login using your Passport York account.

The labs will be online. You will login to eclass to retrieve the questions and submit the answers. You will connect through zoom to the TA team for quidance, questions, clarifications etc.

Text

Matlab: An introduction with Applications, by Amos Gilat, Sixth Edition, Wiley. If you have the fifth edition already it is also OK. The electronic version is fine, too.

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Last Modified: Jan 13 2021