| # | Date | Learning Badge | Learning Module Topic | Prelab Assignment | Lab Practice Assignment | Other |
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| | | Module 1 The World of MATLAB: Variables, Plotting, and Algorithms | | | |
| 1 | Thu Aug 19 |  | Intro to EF230 and MATLAB Welcome to EF230 Bolt Learning Badges Website Exams and Grading PreLab Expectations Participation / COVID Why? Projects Create your MATHWORKS account § MATLAB IDE Command Window Workspace and Variables mfiles Your MATLAB Drive and MATLAB Connector MATLAB basics review MATLAB Review - Team Game Homework Recorded Video | Intro to MATLAB | | |
| 2 | Tue Aug 24 |  | MATLAB Basics and Effective Plotting Techniques Intro Documentation Matrices, Indexing & Common Commands List of Commands & Terms Plotting Guidelines ezplot 3D Plots Text & Equations on plots Help § Team Select File Management VolPoll Review and Practice In class Practice Recorded Video | MATLAB Basics PreLab Part 2 | Basics 2 Practice | Upload in-class practice files to dropbox |
| 3 | Thu Aug 26 |  | Data Types, Debugging, & Plotting Project Intro Intro Data Types Relational and Logical Operators Structures Cell Arrays Debugging § Debugging using live scripts Debugging in-class practice Plotting Project Introduction Recorded Video | Datatypes/Debugging PreLab | Plotting Project | Plotting Project Assignment |
| 4 | Tue Aug 31 |  | Functions Intro to Functions Built-In Functions Creating Functions Function Headers Example Functions Matrices as function inputs Add to Path Best Practices § Parsons Puzzle Test Cases In-class Practice VolPoll Practice Recorded Video | Functions PreLab | Function Practice | Plotting project plot and m-file due in dropbox |
| 5 | Thu Sep 2 |  | Bowling Green Game - Zoom today - Local functions and Anonymous Functions and Quiz 1 Review Intro Local functions Invoking local functions in a single m-file Anonymous Functions § Local functions in-class practice Anonymous Functions in-class practice VolPoll Quiz 1 Format and Review Recorded Video | Sub & Anony. Functions PreLab | Quiz 1: Practice | Plotting Project Technical Statement due in dropbox Fri Sept 3 |
| Tue Sep 7 | | Module 1 Quiz - Basics, Plotting, and Functions | | | Team Maker Survey due
MATLAB Toolbox Check due Sept 16 |
| | | Module 2 The Powers of MATLAB:Flow Control, Signals, Images | | | |
| 6 | Thu Sep 9 |  | Flow Control Intro to Flow Control Conditionals - If For loops While loops Break Continue Pause Return Pseudocode and Flowcharts Comparison of Loops § Parsons Puzzle VolPoll Conditionals in-class practice For loop in-class practice Nested loops Loops for Summation and Product Notation Practice Assignment Recorded Video | Flow Control PreLab | Flow Control Practice | |
| 7 | Tue Sep 14 |  | Engineering Expo - Images in MATLAB Intro Images in MATLAB Image Commands 3D images 3D Printing and STL files ICS 3D printing 3D printing links § Practice Recorded Video | Images PreLab | Images Practice | |
| 8 | Thu Sep 16 |  | Team Day - Images in MATLAB § hacklab Rules meet ROVER MATLAB tools RVR Basics - turn it on and watch RVR TV Practice Recorded Video | | Images Team Day | |
| 9 | Tue Sep 21 |  | Formatted Ouput, Validating Input, and User Interfaces Intro User Interface Elements Concatenation num2str fprintf sprintf String Compare ASCII Input Validation varargin nargin § Input Validation Practice User Interface Practice Google Poll Recorded Video | Inputs&Formatted Output PreLab | Input Validation Practice | and UI Code due in dropbox |
| 10 | Thu Sep 23 |  | Signals and Sound Intro Sound Sound in MATLAB Object Oriented Programming Audioplayer Sound processing and recording Fourier Transforms and Spectral Analysis Fast Fourier Transform fft DTMF Application fft Doppler Application § VolPoll Quiz Review Recorded Video | Signals, Sound, & Fourier PreLab | Quiz 2: Practice | |
| Tue Sep 28 | | Module 2 Quiz - Flow Control, Signals, Sound, Images, Nargin, Formatted Output | | | |
| Thu Sep 30 | | Fall Break | | | |
| | | Module 3 MATLAB's Data Analytics | | | |
| 11 | Tue Oct 5 |  | Curve Fitting Intro Polynomial Curve Fitting Summary of Polynomial Commands General Equation Curve Fitting § Instructor Example Team Practice Google Poll Individual Practice Recorded Video | Polynomials&CurveFitting PreLab | Curve Fit Practice | |
| 12 | Thu Oct 7 |  | Data Import/Export Intro Summary of Commands websave importdata webread and RESTful web services dlmread and textscan fprintf Saving Work § Review Practice Recorded Video | Data Import/Export PreLab | Data Import and Curve Fit Practice | |
| 13 | Tue Oct 12 |  | Interpolation and More Curve Fitting Intro Interpolation Interpolation in MATLAB Splines in MATLAB § Example VolPoll Interpolation Practice Quiz Format and Review Recorded Video | Interpolation PreLab | Interpolation Practice | Practice Quiz |
| Thu Oct 14 | | Module 3 Quiz - Data Import/Export, Curve Fitting & Interpolation | | | |
| 14 | Tue Oct 19 |  | Required Robot Day - Robotics and Flow Control Intro Hacklab rules Intro to the Sphero RVR Sphero RVR toolbox § Using the RVR Toolbox and Example Integrated Code Robot Project Description, Deliverables, Ideas, and Video Tips Practice Toolbox Troubleshooting Recorded Video | Robot PreLab | Robot Intro | Robot project assigned, square and color stop m-file due in individual Dropbox |
| 15 | Thu Oct 21 | | Team Project Day - Robots | | | |
| 16 | Tue Oct 26 |  | Team Project Day - Robots | | | Two functions, videos, progress files Due in Team Dropbox |
| | | Module 4: MATLAB's Numerical Techniques | | | |
| 17 | Thu Oct 28 |  | Numeric Differentiation/Integration Intro Differentiation Integration Symbolic Differentiation and Integration § Example Practice Recorded Video | Numeric Int/Diff PreLab | Numeric Int/Diff Practice | |
| 18 | Tue Nov 2 |  | Matrix Algebra Intro Matrix Operations Vectors and Unit Vectors Systems of Linear Equations Cross Product Application § Practice Quiz 4 Review Recorded Video | Matrix Algebra PreLab | Matrix Algebra Practice | Practice Quiz |
| Thu Nov 4 | | Module 4 Quiz-Differentiation, Integration, Matrix Algebra | | | |
| | | Module 5: Advanced Skills and Other Languages | | | |
| 19 | Tue Nov 9 |  | Team Day - Python Mini Team Project Goals Mini Team Project Weighting Intro to Linux Intro to Python3 Basics - Indexing, Commenting, Conditionals Functions Modules and numpy For Loop Comparison While Loop Comparison Python Resources Python and your Raspberry Pi Mini Team Project Requirements § Connecting to and Coding your RVR robot | Python PreLab | | Mini Team Project |
| 20 | Thu Nov 11 |  | Team Day - Systems and Sensors Intro to Dev Boards Inputs and Outputs Types of signals Breadboards Pins Components: Diodes, Resistors, and other Devices Component Use Procedures § | Signals & Systems PreLab | | Mini Team Project |
| 21 | Tue Nov 16 |  | Solving Equations: Zeros, Minimums, Nonlinear Systems, ODEs Introduction fminbnd:Min&Max & fzero:Zeroes fsolve: Nonlinear Systems Symbolic Math Toolbox Ordinary Differential Equations § In-class practice Practice Assignment Recorded Video | Solving Equations PreLab | Solving Equations Practice | |
| 22 | Thu Nov 18 |  | Create your ePortfolio Make your own ePortfolio/Website intro Grading Overview and Video Tutorial Setup your OIT Linux user account & Public Folder Connect to your Linux Account Create a local folder for your website Select a template Edit the template Add files, graphics, and links UTK template issues Transfer files with Filezilla Continue Developing / Future Work Advanced Recorded Lecture from this week | | | UTK Portfolio Project |
| 23 | Tue Nov 23 |  | Optimization Introduction Optimization with fmincon Strategy Examples § Practice Recorded Video | Optimization PreLab | Optimization Practice | |
| Thu Nov 25 | | Thanksgiving | | | |
| 24 | Tue Nov 30 |  | Simulink and Semester Recap Intro to Simulink 1d Motion ODE Blocks § More Examples Practice Sharing your work Final Exam Information Why code? Congratulations on your EF Graduation Student Spotlight Final Exam Review Problems Recorded Video | Intro to Simulink | Simulink Practice | Practice Final Exam |
| 25 | As scheduled | | Final Exam short answer + MC:
Module 5 + Cumulative | | | |
