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* Use the money you saved from not buying MATLAB to buy [http://www.amazon.ca/Learning-Python-Powerful-Object-Oriented-Programming/dp/0596158068 this book on Learning Python], or read [http://books.google.com/books?id=1HxWGezDZcgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Learning+Python%22&source=bl&ots=LiMh3Ka7uW&sig=_z8u8gSW7z3hiE7vKrnX8pA3tNo&hl=en&ei=azWWTODQF8qdnAeyjLXDCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false the Google Books version].
* Use the money you saved from not buying MATLAB to buy [http://www.amazon.ca/Learning-Python-Powerful-Object-Oriented-Programming/dp/0596158068 this book on Learning Python], or read [http://books.google.com/books?id=1HxWGezDZcgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Learning+Python%22&source=bl&ots=LiMh3Ka7uW&sig=_z8u8gSW7z3hiE7vKrnX8pA3tNo&hl=en&ei=azWWTODQF8qdnAeyjLXDCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false the Google Books version].
* This [http://diveintopython.org/ excellent book - Dive into Python] is available in print, and on the web.
* This [http://diveintopython.org/ excellent book - Dive into Python] is available in print, and on the web.
* Are you comfortable with MATLAB? This [http://www.scipy.org/NumPy_for_Matlab_Users guide to NumPy for MATLAB users] explains how to transition to Python. This [http://mathesaurus.sourceforge.net/matlab-numpy.html page shows how to translate] between MATLAB and Python.
* Are you comfortable with MATLAB?  This [http://mathesaurus.sourceforge.net/matlab-numpy.html page shows how to translate] between MATLAB and Python.
* A good [http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-3-540-73915-9 book for computational and engineering work] - free access from McMaster computers.
* A good [http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-3-540-73915-9 book for computational and engineering work] - free access from McMaster computers.
* We need a link to [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/ the official Python tutorial] - but it is more general.
* We need a link to [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/ the official Python tutorial] - but it is more general.
* And finally, maybe [http://xkcd.com/353/ this cartoon will convince you]?
* And finally, maybe [http://xkcd.com/353/ this cartoon will convince you]?
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Revision as of 10:25, 15 September 2018

This tutorial will expand as we progress in the course. Each section has notes for both MATLAB and Python.

  1. About the course software
  2. Software installation
  3. Getting started
  4. My first program (required for tutorial 1)
  5. for loops and while loops (required for tutorial 1)
  6. Scripts and functions (useful for tutorial 2)
  7. Vectors and arrays (used for tutorial 3)
  8. Matrix operations (used for tutorial 4)
  9. Functions as objects (used for tutorial 5 to find the zero of a function)
  10. Creating and saving plots : important for all remaining assignments, and the take-home exam.
  11. Integrating ODEs: a tutorial on integrating ODEs in MATLAB and Python
  12. Least squares modelling: a tutorial on (linear regression) in MATLAB and Python
  13. Loading data in MATLAB or Python from Excel, CSV and XML files
  • Want tutorials on other topics: please email me

Need some more help?

Not every aspect about MATLAB or Python can be covered with our tutorial (above). Here are some additional resources.

MATLAB Python