1. Get a general understanding of the purpose of MATLAB.

2. Understand the MATLAB Workspace

1. start up MATLAB
2. type commands in main window
3. change current directory

3. Use MATLAB as a calculator

1. perform some arithmetic calculations
2. understand the importance of operators, and functions
3. use MATLAB’s help files
4. use functions like , $x$ sin$x$cos, $\left|x\right|$ or to solve problems