Matlab Introduction

Contents:

• The Basics
  • Installation and Configuration
  • Key Features of Matlab
  • Interactive Matlab
  • Getting Help
• Writing Solid Code
  • General Concepts
  • Some rules
  • Common mistakes
  • Material for Economists
  • Matlab Material
  • Material Not for Economists
• Data Types
  • Vectors
  • Matrices
  • Multi-dimensional matrices
  • Structures
  • Text Strings
  • Cell Arrays
  • Numeric Precision
• Editing and Debugging
  • The Editor
  • Debugging
• Functions and Scripts
  • Encapsulation
  • Namespaces
  • Functions versus Scripts
  • The Matlab Path
  • Organizing Code
  • Example of a Function
  • More on Private Variables
  • Global Variables
  • Nested Functions
  • Passing by Value
  • Examples
  • Example: Two period household
  • Exercises
• Matlab Oddities and Pitfalls
  • Matrix Indexing
  • Load and Save
  • Numeric Precision
• Graphics
  • Example: Plotting a white noise process
  • Saving Plots
• Numerical Optimization
  • Gradient-Free Algorithms
  • Gradient-Based Algorithms
  • Problems
  • Solver Collections
  • Tips and Tricks
• Matlab Exercises
  • Read the Matlab documentation on the following subjects:
  • Getting Started
  • Root finding
  • Growth Model
  • Useful Exercises From QuantEcon
• Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • The Idea
  • Benefits
  • Examples From My Library
  • References
• Organizing Code for a Complex Model
  • Goals
  • Setting Parameters

Indices and tables

• Index
• Search Page