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This Wiki is intended to be a resource for students on Matlab, numerical analysis, and technical writing. It contains many explanations, procedures, tips, tricks and examples.  All [http://www.che.utah.edu/ Chemical Engineering] students should be able to log in using their departmental user name and password.
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|style="color:#000"|[[Image:aim2.jpg|left]] This Wiki is intended to be a MATLAB resource for students. Its full of explanations, procedures, tips, tricks and examples.  All [http://www.che.utah.edu/ Chemical Engineering] students should be able to log in using their departmental user name and password. 
 
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| style="color:#000"|[[Image:Matlab.jpg|left|150px]]Theres alot to learn about MATLAB, and this site is full of helpful tutorials explaining everything from the basics, to complicated procedures. Have a look...
 
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|style="color:#000"|[[Image:barkingdog.gif|left|]]It may look a little difficult to create a wiki article, but really it isn’t.  You don’t have to do anything fancy, all that's needed is a bit of practice.  As they say, practice makes perfect and before you know it your wiki skills will be well developed. A good place to start is the [[Sandbox]], or check out the some of the tutorials already on the site to get a look at the general style. You should also keep in mind that when editing these pages, you should feel free to link to external pages that provide additional resources that you find useful.
 
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|style="color:#000"|There are new tutorials being added all the time, have a look at some of the '''new additions'''.
 
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| style="width:150px;" text-align:center;" |[[Matlab Basics]]
 
| style="width:150px;" text-align:center;" |[[Matlab_Arrays|Arrays in Matlab]]
 
| style="width:150px;" text-align:center;" |[[Matlab_Plotting|Plotting]]
 
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| style="width:150px;" text-align:center;" |[[LinearAlgebra|Linear Algebra]]
 
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== Matlab Tutorials ==
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[[Image:Matlab.jpg|right|150px]]
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Click [http://www.mathworks.com/academia/student_version/start.html?s_cid=ACD1008naUR&s_v1=1-6VUHSB_1-5HJ0P here] to visit Matlab's website for their online tutorials.
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* [[Matlab_Basics|Matlab Basics]] - the basics of Matlab, including:
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** [[Matlab Basics #The Command Window|Use of the command window]]
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** [[Matlab Basics #Defining Variables|Defining your own variables]]
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** [[Matlab Basics #Basic Commands & Operations|Basic commands and commonly used functions]]
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** [[Matlab Basics #M-Files|Creating m-files]]
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** [[Matlab Basics #Matlab's Path|Matlab's path]]
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** [[Ten Things To Know Before You Write Any Programs]]
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* [[Matlab_Arrays|Arrays in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab Arrays #Array Basics|Basic properties of arrays in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab Arrays #Creating Arrays in Matlab|Creating arrays in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab Arrays # Array Arithmetic|Doing arithmetic with arrays in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab Arrays # Accessing Arrays|Accessing arrays in Matlab]]
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* [[Linear Systems in Matlab|Solving Linear Systems of Equations]]
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* [[Matlab_Logic|Logic in Matlab]]
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* [[Matlab_Loops|Loops in Matlab]]
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* [[Matlab_Functions|Functions in Matlab]]
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**[[Recursive Functions]]
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* [[Matlab_Plotting|Plotting in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab_Plotting #X-Y Plots| (x,y) Plots in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab_Plotting #Contour & Surface Plots|Contour & Surface Plots]]
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** [[Matlab_Plotting #Histograms & Bar Graphs|Histograms & Bar Graphs]]
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* [[Matlab_IO|Input/Output in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab_IO #Terminal and File Input in MATLAB|Terminal and File Input in Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab_IO #Terminal and File Output in MATLAB|Terminal and File Output Matlab]]
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** [[Matlab_IO #Exporting Matlab Figures|Exporting Matlab Figures]]
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* [[Matlab_Debug|Debugging in Matlab]]
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== Tutorials on Numerical Analysis ==
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Each tutorial includes a discussion of algorithm(s) and some examples, including Matlab code.
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* [[Linear_Algebra|Linear Algebra Refresher]]
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** [[Linear Algebra #Basics|Basic Linear Algebra]]
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** [[Linear Algebra #Matrix & Vector Algebra|Matrix & Vector Algebra]]
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** [[Linear Algebra #Linear Systems of Equations|Linear Systems of Equations]]
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** [[Linear Algebra #Solving Linear Systems of Equations|Solving Linear Systems of Equations]]
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* [[Interpolation]]
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* [[Regression]]
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* [[Numerical Differentiation]]
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* [[Numerical Integration|Numerical Integration]]
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* [[Nonlinear equations]]
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* [[ODEs|Ordinary Differential Equations]]
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And a potpourri of miscellaneous topics:
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* [[Taylor Series]] - used in various parts of numerical analysis.
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== Technical Writing ==
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* [[media:Learned.pdf|A Short Guide to Technical Writing]] by W. M. Learned and the ChEn faculty.  This guide is required reading for Senior Laboratory.
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* [[Equations in Word]] including automatic numbering and cross-referencing.
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* [[Figures in Word]] - creating captions, numbering, and cross referencing.
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* [[Bibliographies in Word]] including cross-referencing.
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* [http://www.lyx.org/ LyX] - a powerful cross-platform package for technical writing.

Latest revision as of 21:26, 26 August 2013

Welcome to Prof. Sutherland's Wiki!

This Wiki is intended to be a resource for students on Matlab, numerical analysis, and technical writing. It contains many explanations, procedures, tips, tricks and examples. All Chemical Engineering students should be able to log in using their departmental user name and password.


Matlab Tutorials

Matlab.jpg

Click here to visit Matlab's website for their online tutorials.

Tutorials on Numerical Analysis

Each tutorial includes a discussion of algorithm(s) and some examples, including Matlab code.

And a potpourri of miscellaneous topics:

Technical Writing

  • LyX - a powerful cross-platform package for technical writing.