Practical introduction to MATLAB Programming

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This is an Open Access module, so please read the course description carefully before making a booking, and be advised that spaces may be limited.

The course focuses on practical hands-on variable handling and programming implementation rather than on theory. This course is intended for those who have never programmed before including those who only call/run Matlab scripts but are not familiar with how code works and how matrices are handled in Matlab. (Note that calling a couple of scripts is not 'real' programming.)

More information on the course can be found, here: http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/grads/grads/pg-prog/programming#section-0

This module is designed for MPhil and PhD students as part of the Social Science Research Methods Centre (SSRMC) training programme - a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences.

It is essential that students bring their own laptop with the latest version of Matlab (2016b) pre-installed. Cambridge students can download and install Matlab from mathworks.com for free with their CRSid. Select and install all packages available to you. We will immediately write programme code so the best way to learn is to use Matlab during the class for taking notes and running the code. It is advisable that you skim through the excellent free resources, Getting Started and Language Fundamentals: http://uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/index.html

Number of sessions: 3

3 x 2 hours sessions and 1 x 1.5 hour session

8 hours

Once a year