How to start homework for Lesson 3.

 

  • Read through Lesson 3 of the notes carefully. Find which files you need: fmass.m  and  imeuler.m
  • Go to page:    http://www4.ncsu.edu/~zhilin/TEACHING/MA302/MATLAB/   to download the files.
  • Click on fmass.m to open it.
  • Click on the file menu and click on save as. A small window will appear, click on OK.
  • Follow the same step to download  imeuler.m.
  • Launch Matlab in the SAME directory where the files fmass.m and imeuler.m are stored.
  • When you see matlab prompt, type  imeuler  which will execute the Matlab command in imeuler.m You will see a picture. So now the code is working.
  • Go to page:    http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/info/math/ma302_info/white/ma302hp.htm
  • Click on 3 under Part I.
  • Click on     Homework and Report Form (msword version) (msword 6.0), you will see the homework and how the points are distributed.
  • If you need modify fmass.m or imeuler.m, use NEdit or other editors to open, modify and save the files. Then type   imeuler  in Matlab again.
  • In the figure file menu, click print to print out your figure.
  • In a window (outside Matlab), use lpr fmass.m to get a hard copy of the fmass.m.