Fall 2007 Math 253 Matlab Assignment 0

Description

1. Students will work together in their assigned teams. In this manner they will:
   
   
   • finish assignments more quickly and cross-check each other's work;
     
     
   • give their TA a more manageable amount to grade;
     
     
   • build their networking and cooperation skills.
     
     
2. In chapters 1 and 2 of your Matlab lab manual (A Matlab Companion for Multivariable Calculus; designation: C for Cooper, your lab manual author), work all the examples in the text.
   
   
3. For each section of these two chapters, you'll work out of the MATLAB Editor. You'll interactively (and incrementally) save and run your MATLAB M-file, writing input and output to a diary file. For example, the two files for the first section of Chapter 1 are:
   
   
   • c1s1.m: M-file with MATLAB input commands and comments
   • c1s1.txt: diary file with input and output interspersed
   
   These are saved into your ~/EngrMath/Cooper/c1/s1 directory or folder. The tilde ~ signifies your home directory on CalcLab.
   
   
4. You'll print out the .txt file via xprint. Do any hand work on ruled notebook paper or engineering green graph paper.
   
   
5. This assignment is due Thu, 06/Sep, at the START of computer lab. Be sure to manage your time according to your schedule. Do NOT put things off!
   
   
6. When you finish, you will turn in the documentation of your Matlab work to your TA. Everyone will do this on Thu, 06/Sep (not before), to make things easier for your TA. In this regard, make sure the following information is on a cover sheet.
   
   
   • Fall 2007 Math 253 Matlab Assignment 0
     
     
   • Section 50x, Your Name, Student ID [here x = 4-6]
     
     
7. Various MATLAB videos that you have viewed in advance show how to use xprint to print your diary .txt and graphics .eps files from CalcLab.

Notes

• Some of the examples will cause errors. Once you have seen the error in the Command Window, just comment out the offending command(s) in the MATLAB Editor Window and continue. You do this by putting a percent sign (%) at the start of a line.
  
  
• For this assignment, the ONLY graph you need to print out is the one of yours that replicates that on page 30 of Cooper.
  
  
• You may wish to print out intermediate versions of your Matlab code or figures to discuss with your instructor, TA, or MATLAB help session staff.