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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

SS

Jan 20, 2022

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!!!!:)))

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!!!!:)))

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By Jakob L

Apr 10, 2020

great videos;

Online assignments with feedback is good for debugging;

Echo-Generator is easier than the Blur-Assignment

By Nishant B

Oct 21, 2019

The course is really helpful. Some of the problems are head-scratching, but they really enhance the thinking process.

By Sarayut P

Jan 22, 2017

Great teaching and material, easy to understand, I'm taking class.

Hope more fluency in MATLAB when class is finished.

By Dhanushka L

Mar 2, 2023

I'm Highly recommended this course. it is covering lot of part in Matlab. it is best course for beginner. Thank you.

By Francisco T

Feb 21, 2023

Very good! It allows you to take a grasp, and more than a grasp, to the main features of MATLAB. Vey well explained.

By Noam S

Dec 29, 2022

The prof (Dr. J Michael Fitzpatrick) was very fun and engaging. The assignments were also an appropriate difficulty.

By Mike L

Jun 20, 2020

Very good intro to programming. And it was fun. Thank you to the folks at Vanderbilt and Coursera for offering this!

By Vidisha M

May 31, 2020

Great course! The problems were really difficult though. Something I didn't expect. Good lectures. Thank you so much

By Raman k

May 25, 2020

You have to strictly follow from week 4. Don't miss any video from there . The last assignments are bit complicated.

By Chandra M

May 2, 2020

A good structured course to learn Matlab for beginners...............definitely recommend to colleagues and students

By Andrei F

Feb 2, 2019

Michael Fitzpatrick is the first teacher who really made

me interested in programming instead of being afraid of it.

By yousuf o

Aug 19, 2018

This course is very helpful. I learned a lot and improved my skills. I will highly recommend this course. Thank you.

By Florian E

Jan 25, 2017

Fantastic classe, perfect introduction to Matlab and mainly based on practice problems rather than endless lectures.

By Hongbin G

Sep 28, 2016

This is a very good course especially the exercises which are taught in the class. The homework is very challenging!

By Aashna C

Aug 10, 2024

I learnt a lot. Nice teaching. Though I feel the course became fast-paced towards the end, it was very informative.

By Istafa Q

Jan 5, 2022

An amazing course, quite the ride from start to finish. Especially found of the teaching methods of the instructor.

By Fiorella M R C

May 26, 2021

Me gusto el curso fue muy bonito saber que se podia hacer fucniones de cualquier cosa en matlab. Bonita experiencia

By Nisha N C

May 16, 2021

one of the best course for Matlab. it takes through the basics of programming which makes it easier to learn matlab

By VIBIN D D

Nov 22, 2020

Those assignments were crazy and i fell in love with it when i tried to do everything on my own style. Wonder full!

By shivam k

Jul 6, 2020

great experience, very easy to understand the syntax and all the keywords. thanks for teaching, great work, kudos..

By Umer B I

Jun 26, 2020

I was really unknown to MATLAB. After this course, I am eligible to program in MATLAB regarding different problems.

By Michael

Jun 19, 2020

It was very informative course i was like newbie at starts but now i feel like a pro and wishing to explore more...

By Rushal P

Jun 9, 2020

Lectures were fantastic,the assignments make one work for the solution and it was overall an invaluable experience.

By Сухоруков С А

May 13, 2020

A great course for starters! The speaker is awesome, I liked his jokes, especially about a guy asked about dying xD

By Himani A

Feb 8, 2020

Wonderful course! No comparison of it exists. Perfect assignments at the perfect time. A very handy user-interface.