Interactive MATLAB Tutorial

MATLAB essentials to help you complete your homework assignments

If you’re new to MATLAB, start by viewing the on-ramp modules. If you're already familiar with MATLAB, jump to the modules that interest you most. You can download files of the examples featured in this tutorial.

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MATLAB On-Ramp (approximately 30 minutes)

Learn the basics of MATLAB in the context of using it as a powerful graphical calculator.

Navigating the MATLAB Desktop 5:48
Get comfortable with the MATLAB desktop environment

MATLAB Fundamentals 28:11
Learn to use MATLAB as a powerful tool for solving problems and visualizing functions

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MATLAB for Problem Solving (approximately 60 minutes)

Using a case study, walk through the process of solving problems in MATLAB.

Using MATLAB to Solve Problems 2:10
Explore a case study of using MATLAB to solve problems

Importing and Extracting Data 13:27
Work with data in MATLAB – how to bring it in and manipulate it

Visualizing Data 11:23
Better understand complex mathematical functions and data by visualizing it with MATLAB

Conducting Computational Analysis in MATLAB 11:24
Analyze data through  MATLAB functions and computation

Fitting Data to a Curve 6:16
Model your data to an equation and interpolate upon it in MATLAB

Automating Analysis with Scripts 9:17
Write your first MATLAB script

Publishing MATLAB Programs 7:24
Communicate your work by publishing it as an HTML report, all from within MATLAB

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Programming in MATLAB (approximately 30 minutes)

Learn the basics of programming in MATLAB for implementing algorithms.

Writing Functions 11:50
Write your first MATLAB function

Flow and Loop Control 14:06
Implement algorithms conditional statements and code iteration

Programming Roadmap 4:41
Explore more advanced programming features available in MATLAB

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Tutorial Appendix

• Tutorial example files
• MathWorks in Academia
• Interactive Simulink Tutorial
• Interactive Signal Processing Tutorial
• Interactive Control Systems Tutorial
• Interactive Computational Mathematics Tutorial
• MATLAB & Simulink Student Version
• User community (MATLAB Central)
  • File Exchange
  • MATLAB Newsgroup
  • MATLAB Answers
• Documentation
  • MATLAB documentation (main)
  • Data visualization functions
  • Programming control constructs
  • MATLAB program files (scripts and functions)
  • MATLAB data files (MAT-files)
  • MATLAB search path
• Where to go from here
  • Demos and webinars
  • Function list for the most commonly used toolboxes
    • Control System Toolbox
    • Signal Processing Toolbox
    • Statistics Toolbox
    • Optimization Toolbox
    • Image Processing Toolbox
• MathWorks product overview