1. HP103: Intro to Matlab II HP 101 – MATLAB Wednesday, 1/14/2014 www.clarkson.edu/class/honorsmatlab

2. A Rough Start  Professor Jha: “Now I’m going to ask all of you for the names by which you wish to be called and I’ll write them on the board”  Kid in the Back: “Why are you putting them on the board?”  Prof. Jha: “So you can get used to my handwriting before it actually matters”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODrDR9D28RE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODrDR9D28RE

3. Syllabus  Worth 1 Credit Still  Learning Objectives:  Experience and comprehend the complexities and rigor required for open-ended problem solving  Understand the value of teamwork in the academic environment  Have fun exploring topics of your own interest  Emphasis on group problem solving and good communication skills (written, oral, and demonstrations)

4. Schedule  Class is required for some of the days!!  Other dates are office hours  Office hours also available by appointment **Additional Dates may be required at our discretion

5. So…. What are we doing?  Solve a real life problem using MATLAB  Project/Problem Should: Utilize MATLAB as the solution method Justify the use of a computer Be relevant Demonstrate competency in problem solving and the use of MATLAB as a tool Communicate effectively in different manners and to various audiences

6. Groups  Groups:  Consist of TWO members  Partner with somebody of similar MATLAB comfort and competency Grades are NOT directly related to program complexity but rather overall problem solving method & if project matches competency  Peer Evaluations

7. Some Possible Ideas:  Sports Predictors  Blackjack Simulation  Simple Circuit Analysis  Electromagnetic Point Fields  Visual 3-D Vector Field  Optimization  Physical Modeling  If you’ve taken Diff. Eq. you shouldn’t have a problem coming up with any ideas!

8. Some Previous Ideas:  Cryptology (Enigma Machine)  Solar System Simulation  Modeling the Spread of Diseases (Zombie Outbreak)  Artificial Intelligence (Chess, Poker, etc.)  Stock Market Predictions  Genetic Algorithms (Subway Optimizer)  Research Projects

9. What We’re Looking For  Meaningful, Substantial Project with relevance  Problem Solving Methodology  Partner Cooperation & Communication  General Communication skills across different media

10. Notes: GUI  If you choose to use one:  GUI (That fancy looking thing): To be used as a FRONT END to your program ONLY Your solution/problem should not be based on the GUI GUI should be minimal compared to main engine

11. Additional Topics  Additional lectures may be given as requested  Example Topic Areas: GUIs Image Processing Solving Differential Equations with MATLAB General Numerical Methods  We plan to give at least 1 of these optional topics, if you have any topic that many of you would be interested in we can do it!

12. Final Thoughts:  Class REQUIRED for the days listed on the syllabus  Find a partner by next week  You get out what you put in  We will know if you don’t try  We will NOT have all the answers

13. Questions or Clarifications?