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About the Course

This course teaches computer programming to those with little to no previous experience. It uses the programming system and language called MATLAB to do so because it is easy to learn, versatile and very useful for engineers and other professionals. MATLAB is a special-purpose language that is an excellent choice for writing moderate-size programs that solve problems involving the manipulation of numbers. The design of the language makes it possible to write a powerful program in a few lines. The problems may be relatively complex, while the MATLAB programs that solve them are relatively simple: relative, that is, to the equivalent program written in a general-purpose language, such as C++ or Java. As a result, MATLAB is being used in a wide variety of domains from the natural sciences, through all disciplines of engineering, to finance, and beyond, and it is heavily used in industry. Hence, a solid background in MATLAB is an indispensable skill in today’s job market. Nevertheless, this course is not a MATLAB tutorial. It is an introductory programming course that uses MATLAB to illustrate general concepts in computer science and programming. Students who successfully complete this course will become familiar with general concepts in computer science, gain an understanding of the general concepts of programming, and obtain a solid foundation in the use of MATLAB. Students taking the course will get a MATLAB Online license free of charge for the duration of the course. The students are encouraged to consult the eBook that this course is based on. More information about these resources can be found on the Resources menu on the right....

Top reviews

KB

Jun 23, 2020

I would like to thank vanderbilt university for providing such a wonderful course and i am much impressed by the use of the basic matrices in each and every programming purpose.thank you again!!!!:)))

DA

Jun 5, 2020

Instructor of this course Mike Fitzpatrick is a very good teacher who encourage students to do something new and interesting.

I really enjoyed learning this course and learned new skills in MATLAB.

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By Vaishnavi C

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Jun 8, 2020

The course is really well structured which makes it easy to cover the syllabus intime.The assignments are really useful to learn the topics in depth.

By Narayan A

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Jun 3, 2017

Very Comprehensive course on Matlab..you become a pro after going through this course. It helps if u already have knowledge of the programming logics

By Joaquin C P

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Apr 20, 2017

Muy bueno. Recomendable 100%. He pasado de no tener ni idea de matlab a tener una base. No lo aprenderás todo pero lo suficiente para moverte por él.

By Sadman I

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Oct 2, 2022

The course was very helpful and easy to follow. The teachers explained the topics and gave many examples to make the students understand throughly.

By Syed M A H

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May 26, 2021

It's a great course for beginners using MATLAB. The assignments are very good which help you develop problem solving mentality by using programming.

By Ashitha R N

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Jul 27, 2020

This course covered all the basics that I needed to start working on Matlab, especially the homework assignments helped to build and clear concepts.

By Sanjib D

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Jul 13, 2020

Love this course. Such a lovely teacher he is. I've enjoyed the full course and also liked the way of teaching of him. Will definitely miss you Sir.

By Lakshmi V S K

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Jul 2, 2020

It is very useful, we can learn many things regarding Matlab. The main appreciating thing is they are providing free online Matlab services for free

By Shubhankar R

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May 25, 2020

Great course although few programming assignments in the end could have some more examples so as to clearly explain what the program is intended for

By kalyan k k

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Apr 23, 2020

This course is very useful for beginners to learn MATLAB. After completion of the course one can able to write program to solve problems on his own.

By Yue M

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Jun 21, 2019

This is a very useful course. It's easy to understand and very interesting. It will be of great help to my future work. Thank you for your teaching!

By Xuedong Y

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May 3, 2019

Nice review of Matlab. Happy to know several new datatypes supported now, comparing to 20yrs ago. The extensive app library is also very impressive.

By Muhammad A A

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May 2, 2019

It was an amazing experience to be very honest.

I wanna thank Sir Mike Fitzpatrick.

And thanks to coursera family for providing us such opportunities.

By Joseph G

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Nov 13, 2016

It is a great course to start learning how to think computationally and wire a computer programs.

I wish they make another course for advanced level.

By Ataliba M

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Aug 9, 2016

Excellent get hands on programming with MATLAB. It really provide real world insights when it comes to computations used in engineering and science.

By Kevin K

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Aug 5, 2016

Excellent course, it makes programming look easy. The lessons are very clear and the tutors are always ready to help with any question one may have.

By Piritta S

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Aug 8, 2022

Good videos and great (and funny) teacher! The assignments were challenging enough for one to learn the basics and how to apply them on a problem.

By Yassine E m

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Jan 16, 2021

I'm new to programming, and I have never thought that I could have so much fun and laugh while I'm learning. Mr.Mike Fitzpatrick is simply awesome.

By Paramveer S G

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Aug 27, 2020

Really good course. Well structured and well explained. Interesting work examples. Fun to work with the lectures and rewarding learning experience.

By Débora Y

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Jul 25, 2020

Awesome course, different exercises, very nice to either renew the knowledge or learn from scratch. Congrats to all who made it possible to happen!

By Melissa S

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May 29, 2020

Great course with great practice problems to help students understand concepts. This was useful for a refresher on MATLAB after several years away.

By Mostafa A

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Feb 7, 2017

I really loved the way in which this course is prepared, the content of the course, and also the system of receive and delivering the assignments.

By Apoorva S

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Oct 1, 2016

Great course for introduction to programming, and it covers all the basics of MATLAB. Professor Mike Fitzpatrick is an amazing (and funny) teacher.

By Kamila D

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Oct 10, 2023

Absolutely fantastic course, made me wish I was an undergrad at Vanderbilt, so I could meet the incredible lecturer in person! Highly recommended!

By Reza A

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Mar 11, 2022

I studied MATLAB 5 years ago and I knew mor than 95% of this course but it helped me to solve my issues of how to use functions and loops corectly