HP103: Intro to Matlab II

HP 101 – MATLABWednesday, 1/14/2014

www.clarkson.edu/class/honorsmatlab

A Rough Start

Professor Jha: “Now I’m going to ask all of you for the names by which you wish to be called and I’ll write them on the board”

Kid in the Back: “Why are you putting them on the board?”

Prof. Jha: “So you can get used to my handwriting before it actually matters”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODrDR9D28RE

Syllabus

Worth 1 Credit Still Learning Objectives:

Experience and comprehend the complexities and rigor required for open-ended problem solving

Understand the value of teamwork in the academic environment

Have fun exploring topics of your own interest

Emphasis on group problem solving and good communication skills (written, oral, and demonstrations)

Schedule

Class is required for some of the days!!

Other dates are office hours

Office hours also available by appointment

**Additional Dates may be required at our discretion

So…. What are we doing?

Solve a real life problem using MATLAB

Project/Problem Should: Utilize MATLAB as the solution method Justify the use of a computer Be relevant Demonstrate competency in problem solving

and the use of MATLAB as a tool Communicate effectively in different manners

and to various audiences

Groups

Groups: Consist of TWO members Partner with somebody of similar MATLAB

comfort and competency Grades are NOT directly related to program

complexity but rather overall problem solving method & if project matches competency

Peer Evaluations

Some Possible Ideas:

Sports Predictors Blackjack Simulation Simple Circuit Analysis Electromagnetic Point Fields Visual 3-D Vector Field Optimization Physical Modeling

If you’ve taken Diff. Eq. you shouldn’t have a problem coming up with any ideas!

Some Previous Ideas:

Cryptology (Enigma Machine) Solar System Simulation Modeling the Spread of Diseases

(Zombie Outbreak) Artificial Intelligence (Chess, Poker, etc.) Stock Market Predictions Genetic Algorithms (Subway Optimizer) Research Projects

What We’re Looking For

Meaningful, Substantial Project with relevance

Problem Solving Methodology Partner Cooperation & Communication General Communication skills across

different media

Notes: GUI

If you choose to use one: GUI (That fancy looking thing):

To be used as a FRONT END to your program ONLY

Your solution/problem should not be based on the GUI

GUI should be minimal compared to main engine

Additional Topics

Additional lectures may be given as requested Example Topic Areas:

GUIs Image Processing Solving Differential Equations with MATLAB General Numerical Methods

We plan to give at least 1 of these optional topics, if you have any topic that many of you would be interested in we can do it!

Final Thoughts:

Class REQUIRED for the days listed on the syllabus

Find a partner by next week

You get out what you put in We will know if you don’t try

We will NOT have all the answers

Questions or Clarifications?