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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!!!!:)))

DA

Jun 5, 2020

Instructor of this course Mike Fitzpatrick is a very good teacher who encourage students to do something new and interesting.

I really enjoyed learning this course and learned new skills in MATLAB.

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Jun 19, 2017

Prof. Mike Fitzpatrick is excellent in his way of teaching and makes us to understand the difficult concepts with ease.

By Solange A

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Feb 25, 2017

Very good course. I think it could be a little be challenging for someone like me who has no background in programming.

By Aaron P

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May 1, 2022

The assignments required persistence, but I learned so much through doing them. I can't thank the instructors enough!

By Nizaanth R

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Aug 18, 2021

Neatly structured program. The instructor was flawless with the delivery of his lecture and at times quite funny too!

By Esteban M C V

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Jan 7, 2021

muy buen curso donde un puede aprender las herramientas básicas y una introducción a la programación de este programa.

By Anubhav K

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Jun 14, 2020

The best course one can find for learning MatLab from basics with good grading assignments to check your performance

By Subuddi N

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May 7, 2020

Request to add objective type questions. Also request to reduce the difficulty level of week 8 and week 9 assignments.

By SYED M A

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Feb 15, 2020

It is the best online courses till now I've ever experienced because the online facilities and knowledge is wonderfull

By Sabih R K

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Jan 10, 2020

This is a great course and as i am from the field of data science so matlab will definitely help me visualize the data

By Sarthak S

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Jul 29, 2019

Being a non-CSE guy, this course really helped me a lot. All thanks to the excellent instructors for making it easier.

By kouakou a

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Apr 12, 2018

C'est un très bon cours d'initiation à la programmation sur MATLAB. Il permet une prise en main total de ce logiciel.

By joyce a

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Feb 1, 2022

this course was so much fun! I honestly finished it early as I had the time (on winter break) and I am so glad I did.

By Huzaifa H

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Sep 30, 2021

It was fun to learn this course. They taught me all that I was looking for for a long time in this 1 course Thanks>_<

By Eduardo J M G

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Sep 2, 2020

An excellent course to learn how to use MATLAB. This course teaches from the basics to some mid-high level functions.

By Jagriti V

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Aug 29, 2020

THIS COURSE WAS SO AMAZING.

MOST IMPORTANTLY ,THE TEACHER WAS SO AMAZING WHO MAKE THE LEARNING EVEN MORE EASY AND FUN.

By Sourav G

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May 14, 2020

Amazing course. Made me fluent with MATLAB, and hence improving my programming skills. The professor is really great.

By Tharin C

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Apr 23, 2020

A great course with step by step demonstration, this gives me a big help to expand my understanding about the MATLAB.

By Jakob L

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Apr 10, 2020

great videos;

Online assignments with feedback is good for debugging;

Echo-Generator is easier than the Blur-Assignment

By Nishant B

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dec 29, 2022

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

By Mike L

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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

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May 31, 2020

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