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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!!!!:)))

IK

Dec 19, 2021

Basics concepts are well covered within a short time and a few videos. I would recommend it for those who want to learn complete basics. but to master it, you need to enrol in a specialization course.

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By ISHWARA P S

Jun 3, 2020

Lecture videos were helpful. Only thing that I found hard was the assignments in later weeks . A beginner to programming would feel hard.

By siwar b a

May 26, 2020

I enjoyed learning with the amazing instructor and this was so simplified and extremely helpful. Thank you Coursera for this opportunity.

By Sanket C

May 7, 2020

Thank you sir for providing such knowledgeable Course.This course will definitely helpful for those who are the beginners.Thank u so much

By Naveen R S

Mar 31, 2020

it was very much useful for me personally and the trainer was also good in his job . thank you for this experience ,it was really helpful

By Moez B

May 21, 2019

Excellent course with an entertaining instructor. The assignments were well-designed, they get more challenging in Week 9, which was fun.

By NABAJIT K B

Apr 27, 2019

Best course for new learner as well as who are doing project on matlab. I recomand all to take this course for your fundamental knowledge

By Kasun W

Dec 2, 2021

Learning unknown and need to know concepts beginning to advance concepts in MATLAB programming .Highly recommended as a MATLAB beginner

By Sabbir R

Feb 11, 2021

Very good for new learners. It would be great if video duration is not so long. Thanks to Vanderbilt University for this awesome course.

By Sunday M

Oct 31, 2020

I lack confidence initially working with Matlab.

But with the help of this course, I can confidently write computer programs using Matlab

By Meera S

Jul 15, 2020

Challenging course yet fun problems to work on. Would have appreciated a bit more detail on the final problem sets about where to begin.

By Mohammad Y A

Jun 23, 2020

As hard as it was, I enjoyed the course a lot. Thanks to prof. Fitzpatrick for the great presentation (including the mediocre jokes :D).

By Gildo M

Sep 26, 2018

Undoubtedly, this is one of the best computer programming with Matlab course available. Congratulation to all the team behind this art .

By Chinmaya S

May 21, 2017

Good and very well designed course and assignments.

It is a very good course for someone who is new to mathematical oriented programming.

By Ryan C

Dec 15, 2016

I have become familiar in Matlab syntax while obtaining hands-on problem-solving experience. This course is superb! I like Vanderbilt U!

By Josue B T M

Jul 1, 2021

Isaac Bruce is a good instructor. Thank you very much, this course is interesting and I have more chances to solve problems in my life.

By Juan V

Aug 17, 2020

Very difficult but rewarding. Review your linear algebra and differential equations this knowledge comes at the the end of the course.

By Reevan D

Jul 27, 2020

Amazing course to learn a new coding skill. You can also pursue this course even if you dont know anything about programming in general

By UMA M R E

Jun 22, 2020

Such a wonderful course with great explanations. I must recommend for those who want to seek to learn about MATLAB. Thanks to COURSERA.

By Swagata S J

Jun 19, 2020

Very well described and organized and , only it would be better for me if those 40+ min tutorials could have been divided in 2/3 parts.

By Kevin K

Jun 12, 2020

Very good course with challenging problems for someone who is trying to learn programming. Staff in forums is very active and helpful.

By Raphael G

May 31, 2020

Great online course

Great lecturer

I can recommend that course to everyone who wants to get to know the basics in Programming with Matlab

By marita

Jan 21, 2018

Pretty nice and helpful course for people with no experience in MATLAB, maybe also for people with no experience in programming at all.

By Shengmei

Dec 21, 2016

This course is really excellent, I enjoy it quite a lot. The only problem is the last homework is too diffcult for beginners I think :D

By Álvaro S M

Aug 30, 2021

Me ha encantado el curso. Aunque algunas veces me haya parecido un poco pesado ver los videos, he perseverado y me ha dado resultado.

By David C

Mar 2, 2021

The debugger could also be used to go step by step in functions or loops. That helped me when I had trouble understanding the classes.