Office: GITC 4409

Phone: 973.596.3386

E-mail: mab@cis.njit.edu

Home Page: web.njit.edu/~baltrush

Text book: Matlab, An Introduction with Applications 2^nd Edition, A. Gilat, J.Wiley, ISBN: 0-471-69420-7

Lab book: Mastering Matlab 7, D. Hanselman & B. Littlefield, Pearson/Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-143018-1

Class: Kupf 118, Thursday 2:30-3:55 PM

Lab: Mall PC37

Monday 2:30-3:55PM or Wednesday 1:00-2:25PM

Office Hours:	Monday 1:00-2:25PM
	Thursday 1:00-1:40, 4:00-4:40PM
	Other times: By appointment

Exams are closed book and notes.

Final Grade:

20% each in class exam 1-1/2 hours (tentative dates)

Exam 1: 2 March 2006 (Matlab material)

Exam 2: 20 April 2006 (C++ material)

30% Final exam, exam is cumulative, scheduled by the Registrar, 2-1/2 hours

30% Collected and graded assignments

Topics are covered in chapter order:

Introduction to course
Introduction to Matlab	Introduction to C++
Array creation in Matlab	Declaring variables
2D Plotting in Matlab
Functions in Matlab	Methods in C++
Decisions	Decisions
Repetition	Repetition
Polynominals	Classes

All students must attend on the stated exam date, time and place. If you have another commitment you must make arrangements for that. The only valid reasons for missing the exam are accident or sickness. If you do miss the exam due to unforeseen circumstances you must request in writing, with supporting documentation (Doctor's note, copy of the police report), a makeup exam.

You will need a pencil and eraser to take the exams.

You may NOT leave the room during the exam.

Please turn off all cell phones and pagers.

Any suspected cheating is referred directly to the Dean of Students Office for a final determination. The NJIT academic honor code (http://www.njit.edu/academics/honorcode.php) applies fully to this class. In particular, copying programs in full or in part is forbidden. You may discuss the problem solution with your classmates but you CANNOT copy any code.

Homework is assigned in lab and is due one week after assignment. It will be submitted electronically, and graded. Late work will not be accepted. (Late defined as being after the class where the work is reviewed.) Make up homework assignments are not available. If you do not attend the class when the work is assigned check with one of your classmates.

Attendance is taken during the class period via a sign in sheet. These will be available after the final rosters for the semester are issued. If your name does not appear please see the instructor.