Short Course outline

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to this short course in MATLAB. MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or Java™.

This is a flexible short course that introduces you to the functions of MATLAB that are useful in the engineering context.

Coordinator:

Dr Manju Agrawal
Sch Info Tech & Math Sciences
Campus: Mawson Lakes Campus
Office:  OC1-31

Telephone:         +61 8 830 23055
Fax:                   +61 8 830 25785

Email: Manju.Agrawal@unisa.edu.au

Staff Home Page: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Manju.Agrawal

School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences

Physical Address:

Building D,
Ground Floor,
Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes 5095

Reception and general enquiries: Email enquiries: ITMS.Enquiries@unisa.edu.au

School Fax: +61 (08) 8302 3381
School Tel:  +61 (08) 8302 3582

School Website: http://www.unisa.edu.au/IT-Engineering-and-the-Environment/Information-Technology-and-Mathematical-Sciences/

Online resources for this short course can be accessed from https://lo.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=6578

UniSA’s Virtual Desktop is available to students which will allow access to MATLAB vie the OUA Lab. More information is available here http://resource.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=6033

Student enrolled in this short course are also eligible to use the Library to support their study. Regardless of where you live UniSA’s Off Campus Library Service can help you. Services include phone and online assistance, electronic document delivery to your desktop and postal delivery of loan items and documents. www.library.unisa.edu.au

Prerequisite(s)

It is recommended that students have completed first year engineering mathematics courses in linear algebra, trigonometry and calculus before commencing this short course.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this short course, students should be able to:

CO1. Use MATLAB as a calculator

CO2. Construct and execute script and function m-files

CO3. Utilise arrays, sequence controls and the synbolic toolbox in MATLAB  to resolve engineering problems

CO4. Plot appropriately labelled graphs using MATLAB

Teaching and Learning Arrangements

External 13 weeks

Special Requirements

A broadband connection is required. A headset microphone and webcam are required to participate in virtual classroom sessions.

Study schedule

The format of this short course can be adjusted to suit the needs of the group. There are 8 modules, requiring about 3 hours each to complete

If you have any technical problems accessing the material or submitting work in our website - please do not hesitate to call the IT helpdesk at UniSA.

They can be reached on
Local: (08) 8302 5000
Interstate and country: 1300 558 654
International: (+61 8) 8302 5000
Email on ISTS.Helpdesk@unisa.edu.au

There are several books that you are advised to access to support your learning through this swhort course.

Edwards, C.H. and Penney, D.E. 2008, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 7th edition, Prentice Hall.

Jensen, G 2000, Using MATLAB in Calculus, Prentice Hall.

Kleinfeld, E. and Kleinfeld, M 2001, Understanding Linear Algebra Using MATLAB, Prentice Hall.

Attaway, S. (2013). Matlab: a practical introduction to programming and problem solving. Access Online via Elsevier. (available as an eBook through the UniSA library).

Assessment Summary

The MATLAB group project will develop and assess your ability to meet and work in a designated team, to exhibit imagination and skills in the implementation of MATLAB, and to produce professional reports. The MATLAB group project will involve an extended application of engineering mathematics that involves numerical work. Its objective is to extend knowledge in calculus and its application to engineering problems. The project is designed to help develop your body of knowledge of MATLAB, your skills in effective problem solving, and communicating in a professional context.

The MATLAB group project is to be done in small teams. Exceptions must be agreed on in advance with the Coordinator; otherwise, marks will be deducted. If you have problems with your team, discuss them with the Coordinator well before the project due date. You may be required to submit a completed Self and Peer Assessment Form to assess your contributions and those of your team mates.

Do not divide the project work so that different people are responsible for the MATLAB coding and for the report. (Projects done that way are usually of poor quality and receive low marks.) Each team member must participate in all aspects of the project: maths calculations, MATLAB work and report writing.

During the last week of the short course, a MATLAB test will be conducted. It is an open book test that you will have 45 minutes to respond to the 10 questions once you have opened the test. The test will assess your understanding of the MATLAB software and ability to solve related problems.

During the test, you are allowed to use only MATLAB to solve the problems. You are advised to type CLEAR ALL to remove everything from previous unrelated questions before starting a new question to avoid reusing the same variable names and their values.

Your answers are written into a field in learnonline. In some cases you will need to use LaTeX to write equations or expressions.

A Practice MATLAB test is available for students before the real test.

There are 8 modules that need to be completed.

However, the design of this short course can be adjusted to suit the needs of the cohort.

For example, the course can be run over 8 weeks (1 module per week) or 4 weeks (2 modules per week). It is up the cohort coordinator.

All assessments are due at the end of the course.