Advanced MATLAB Programming Techniques

This course expands on material in the MATLAB® Fundamentals and Programming Techniques course, and covers programming concepts, improving code performance, argument checking and exception handling, code diagnostic techniques and function handles.

Level

Advanced

Training Duration

1 day

Who Should Attend?

MATLAB users with introductory-to-intermediate knowledge of MATLAB

Prerequisites

MATLAB Fundamentals and Programming Techniques (ML01), or equivalent experience using MATLAB

Software Tools

Current version of MATLAB

Skills Gained

After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to use:

• New Programming concepts
• Argument checking and exception handling
• Code diagnostic tools and techniques
• Methods for improving code performance
• Function handles

Course Outline

Introduction

Prepare for the day and understand The MathWorks products as they relate to MATLAB.

• Quick overview of The MathWorks and the family of products
• Course setup, materials, and logistics
• Big picture view of the course ahead

M-File Programming

Understand M-file programming basics using the new IDE.

• The MATLAB workspace and visual directory
• Automatic code generation features
• The MATLAB editor
• Script and function M-files
• Programming keywords and constructions
• MATLAB precedence rules
• M-file cells
• M-file publishing
• M-file best practices

Argument Checking and Exception Handling

Write M-files with increased flexibility and the ability to handle exception arguments.

• Variable numbers of input and output arguments
• Error and warning messages
• Exception handling

Code Diagnostics

Introduce diagnostic tools for investigating correctness and efficiency of MATLAB code.

• MATLAB debugger
• Visual directory tools
• MATLAB profiler

Improving Code Performance

Techniques for writing more efficient code.

• Memory preallocation and management
• Vectorization techniques
• The MATLAB Accelerator
• MEX-files and the MATLAB Compiler

Function Handles

Use function handles to pass functional arguments to MATLAB "function functions".

• Representing and evaluating functions in MATLAB
• When to use function handles
• The function handle data type
• Function functions
• Optimization function functions
• Integration function functions
• ODE function functions