MATLAB Calculus Assignments

Where to Find Assignments

The Ohio University MATLAB web page contains assignments, reference materials and sample solutions to actual assignments.

Computer Services Center (ground floor) and Alden (second floor):
Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. - midnight; Friday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sunday noon - midnight.
Boyd Hall 015, Brough House 006, Brown Hall 000, and Jefferson Hall 130:
Monday through Thursday 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.; Friday 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday closed; Sunday noon - 11 p.m.
Morton 314: Check lab door for available hours.
Morton 325b: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
In Morton use the user name student and leave the password blank. In order to use the printers in Morton one must get an account from the Math Office for $5.
Stocker 264, 267: Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. - 3 a.m.; Friday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Saturday through Sunday noon - midnight.
Stocker 127, 305, 308, 414: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Saturday through Sunday noon - midnight.
To log on to Stoker NT machines, you must have a username and password. For non-EECS majors, username student and leave password blank.

Download "A brief introduction to MATLAB [PDF]," one of the sample solutions, and your assignment from the O.U. MatLab web page.
Go to one of the labs listed above or follow the instructions above about accessing MATLAB in your residence hall room.
Open MATLAB. There should be a "Command Window"; this is where commands are entered.
Try the commands listed in: "A Very Brief Intro to MATLAB".
Read a "Sample Solution" to see what is expected.
Follow the instructions on your assignment exactly.
Take notes about what happens.
Write a brief report, answering all the questions on the assignment. Pay attention to the comments at the bottom of the assignment. (They are often hints.)
One of the main goals of the assignments is to teach you to think as you compute. Keep this in mind while doing the assignments.