Matlab instruction

We envision two components: 1) a crash course in MATLAB taught at the start of each term, and 2) creating interactive online content as modules. MATLAB instruction initiative

Matlab evening course, perhaps eventually taught in Jan term:

Evening Sessions, 2 hours each

Session	Main Topics	ML functions	Instructional materials	relevant modules to review ahead of time
week 1, 1	data arrays, vectors simple arithmetic simple plotting descriptive statistics, both command line and interactive	assignment operator x=1:100; element-based vs. matrix operations plot() hist() scatter3() surf() mean(), median(), std()	see dropbox folder from 2011	1-d data structures simple plots
week 1, 2	scripts importing and exporting data simple interactive fits	creating scripts import wizard, load() max(), min(), indices, array subsets	see dropbox folder from 2011	simple fitting
week 1, 3	more complex fits statistical toolbox confidence intervals on fit parameters writing functions	cftool()		writing functions complex fitting
week 2, 4	control flow: for, if. debugging numerical integration and differentiation	for () if () breakpoints cumsum(), cumtrapz(), diff()
week 2, 5	linear equations, matrices eigenvalues matrix inversion
week 2, 6	numerical solutions to differential equations
	image processing in matlab

Modules:

Topic	matlab functions	typical examples	lead person
data structures: 1-d arrays, indices
data structures: 2-d and n-dimensional arrays
arithmetic and functions on arrays
strings in Matlab
simple plots	plot(), hist(), scatter3(), surf(), contour()
simple fitting	command line fits, interactive fitting
complex fitting	cftool()
numerical integration and differentiation	diff(), trapz() cumsum()
descriptive statistics	mean(), median(), mode(), std(), histfit()
model fitting and interpreting residuals	cftool(), splines
writing simple scripts
writing simple functions
debugging scripts and functions, basic
debugging scripts and functions, advanced
importing and exporting data
finding confidence intervals for fitted parameters

March 14 meeting:

CWS: funding for part-time TF now. IACS, Bok Center, Ed X meshing. Mathworks. Presidential funds, Bloxham, Logan. two pager with budget.

Adam: faculty and courses

Lu: space allocation, undergrad TF and grad TF search.

April 10 2014.

Topics for Rob Lue meeting Friday April 11:

prospect of EdX producing and hosting MATLAB short clips/modules. Can we get started now, and make progress over the summer?
HILT?
Bok center support for MATLAB boot camp sessions
Grouper
AOB
April 11 meeting with Rob Lue

Michael Springer systems bio is making an HarvardX course on quantitative methods.

Rob will re-open in June call for new proposals. They will provide project manager, funds for curriculum development, cost for tool-building,

Harvard College (Kate Stanton) should cover course costs. Or cover from course staffs

Rob appointed Curriculum Assistants in life sciences. Funds were originally Howard Hughes grant. Processed as an hourly appointment through Departments.

CWS: think about online LSST prep stuff.