CS101-104 (homeworks, exams, and notes): Spring 2015

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C1. Midterm Performance

C1.a How am i doing in class? Midterm class performance. Edited on 03/11 . √ (Exam Statistics are in section C.4.)
C1.b Seating Arrangements for the exams. Exam Number Assignment. Edited on XX/XX (no info): not used . √

C2. Practice problem Sets, Exams and sample solutions

A number of practice problem sets will be posted on the Web periodically with their solutions. First read the textbook, your notes, practice the problems we did in class, and then and only then try to solve these problems. Look at the solutions only when you exhaust all other alternatives.

PS 1 with Solutions. Uploaded on 01/29. √ PS 2 with Solutions. Uploaded on 02/05. √
PS 3 with Solutions. Uploaded on 02/18 . √ PS 4 with Solutions. Uploaded on 02/20 . √
PS 5 with Solutions. Uploaded on 03/25 . √ PS 6 with Solutions. Uploaded on 03/26 . √
PS 7 with Solutions. Uploaded on 04/02 . √ PS 8 with Solutions. Uploaded on 04/15 . √
Short Notes: First order differential equations and MATLAB. Uploaded on 03/13 . √
Short Notes: Root finding and MATLAB. Uploaded on 03/13 . √
Short Notes: JPEG file processing. Uploaded on 03/13 . √
Short Notes: Symbolic Computation in MATLAB. Uploaded on 03/13 . √

Exam 1 (midterm). Uploaded on 03/10 . √ Exam 1 Solutions (MATLAB M-file). Uploaded on 03/04 . √
Exam 2 (quiz). Uploaded on 04/16 . √ Exam 2 Solutions (MATLAB M-file). Uploaded on 04/16 . √

C3. Sample MATLAB source code and Mini-Project sample solutions.

The Mini-Projects are posted in the Handout section.

C3.i Wednesday Class Diary link. (***** Last Update: 04/30 *****)
C3.ii MATLAB Source Code link. (***** Last Update: 04/30 *****)
MP1 Sample solutions: p1_1234.m. MP1 Checking program: p1_chck.m. Uploaded on 02/28. √
MP2 Sample solutions: p2_1234.m. Uploaded on 04/29 . √

C4. Statistics

Course statistics. Edited on 05/15 (updated) . √

C5. Sample of Previous Exams

Spring 2015: Midterm S2015. Midterm S2015 Solutions. Second Exams S2015. Second Exam S2015 Solutions.
Fall 2014: Midterm F2014. MidtermF2014 solutions. Second Exam F2014.
Spring 2014: Midterm S2014. MidtermS2014 solutions.
Fall 2012 : MidtermF2012. MidtermF2012 solutions. FinalF2012.
Spring 2011: MidtermS2011. MidtermS2011 solutions. FinalS2011.
Fall 2010 : MidtermF2010. MidtermF2010 solutions. FinalF2010. FinalF2010 solutions.

C6. Lecture Summaries

DISCLAIMER: The included material DOES NOT substitute the textbook for this class. It should be used in conjunction with the textbook and the material presented in class. If a statement in these "notes" seems to be incorrect, report it to the instructor so that it be fixed immediately. These "notes" are distributed to the students of CS101 offered in Spring/Fall at the New Jersey Institute of Technology; distribution outside this group of students is prohibited. The material below will be uploaded in due time; an upload message will appear as soon as the corresponding document is uploaded.

The source code for the MATLAB programs listed in the Subjects is available through the link of section C3.

Subject 0 : Lab accounts(UCID, AFS), Programs, Linux. Uploaded on 01/21 and updated 01/29 √
Subject 1 : Introduction to Computing. Uploaded on 01/21 and updated 01/29 √
Subject 2 : Introduction to MATLAB and its operations; includes not-textbook material but also covers Chapter 1 (1.1-1.5), and Chapter 2(2.1-2.2,2.5-2.15) and Chapter 3 (3.1-3.3) and Chapter 6 (6.2.1,6.2.7-6.2.9,6.4) Uploaded on 01/21 √
Subject 3 : Matrices (including vectors and arrays); this is Chapter 2 of the textbook (but not 2.6,2.11) and also Chapter 6 (6.4). Uploaded on 01/29 √
Subject 4 : MATLAB Strings and Input/Output; this is Chapter 2 (2.6-2.7), and Chapter 6 (6.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.7-6.2.9) and Chapter 8 (8.6.1-8.6.3) Uploaded on 02/11 √
Subject 5 : MATLAB misc plotting functions ; this is Chapter 2.10 and onward, Chapter 3 (3.5) and Chapter 6 (6.5-6.7). Uploaded on 03/04 √
Subject 6 : MATLAB branching statements; this is Chapter 3 of the textbook Uploaded on 03/11 √
Subject 7 : MATLAB loops; this is Chapter 4 of the textbook Uploaded on 03/25 √
Subject 8 : MATLAB Functions and Variable and the Profile Tool; this is Chapter 5 of the textbook plus 7.4 Function Handles and Section 4.4. Uploaded on 04/01 √
Subject 9 : Recursion and the MATLAB profile tool (Recursion is not in the textbook; Chapter 4.4). Uploaded on 04/14 √
Subject 10 : Sorting in MATLAB; page 216-221 plus non textbook material. Uploaded on 04/21 and revised 04/24 √
Subject 11 : Additional data types in MATLAB (Chapter 6 and 7). Uploaded on 04/21 and revised 04/27 √