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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Programming with MATLAB by Vanderbilt University

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    About the Course

    This course teaches computer programming to those with little to no previous experience. It uses the programming system and language
    called MATLAB to do so because it is easy to learn, versatile and very useful for engineers and other professionals. MATLAB is a special-purpose
    language that is an excellent choice for writing moderate-size programs that solve problems involving the manipulation of numbers. The design
    of the language makes it possible to write a powerful program in a few lines. The problems may be relatively complex, while the MATLAB
    programs that solve them are relatively simple: relative, that is, to the equivalent program written in a general-purpose lang...
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    KB

    Jun 24, 2020

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    I would like to thank vanderbilt university for providing such a wonderful course and i am much impressed by the use of the basic matrices in each and every programming purpose.thank you again!!!!:)))

    SS

    Jan 21, 2022

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    I would like to thank vanderbilt university for providing such a wonderful course and i am much impressed by the use of the basic matrices in each and every programming purpose.thank you again!!!!:)))

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    By Sruthi M S

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    May 5, 2020

    The best Course on programming ever!! Not only does it help you get accustomed to MATLAB it also helps to bring a strong foundation in programming. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would definitely recommend it to all young engineering students !! Thank you for this wonderful course

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    By Gabriel G

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    Nov 3, 2018

    Really helpful and suitable for beginners. Even though I had some programming experience in the past, professor Mike Fitzpatrick makes programming look easy. Would recommend this course to anyone interested in learning MATLAB, of course, but also to those interested in problem solving.

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    By Venkatesan K

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    Sep 2, 2017

    Top Course. The instructor teaches you in the best possible way. You do not need any prior knowledge about MATLAB. Absolutely wonderful course to lean. The assignments in the end become very difficult. One can dilute the difficulty to some extent. Nevertheless this one is a must-take!!

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    By Christian O

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    Jun 4, 2022

    It was a great review of MATLAB, I always had to use MATLAB at my university but never learned the foundations of programming in MATLAB. This course helps you build that foundation, and if you have a lot of experience coding (C,C++, Python, etc), you can finish the course within a day

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    By Alan P

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    Nov 13, 2018

    Great course for an introductory level. However, you should have skills in physics and mathematics in order to solve some of the homework. The lecturer speaks clear and try to make enjoyable a subject that lacks of fun at all (programming), sometimes achieving it. Recommended course!

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    By Felix O

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    Apr 10, 2018

    Well prepared and tailored for beginners in programming with MATLAB. The assignments helps with understanding the course even better. After taking this course, I discovered that I suddenly love MATLAB and all my fears for coding have vanished. Kudos to the facilitators of this course.

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    By IVAN A

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    Jun 13, 2017

    Best course I have done in Coursera so far! It is rewarding to learn new concepts of programming throughout the course, and MATLAB is a must to learn for engineers. A comprehensive course that gets you thinking 24/7 about several problems that can be solved efficiently by using MATLAB

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    By Shubham K

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    May 29, 2020

    A really good course especially for the beginners, who are planning to start programming with MATLAB. Detailed explanations and well-designed programming assignments covering the basics of MATLAB and providing room for logic development, which is the base for any kind of programming.

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    By DEVANSH S

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    Nov 12, 2018

    The course "Introduction to Programming with MATLAB" helped me in improving my skills and knowledge of the basics of coding and provided an exposure to the world of programming. During this course I learnt various important things which will surely help me in the professional world.

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    By Syed W A

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    Oct 27, 2018

    This course was a fun and excellent introduction to fundamental concepts of computer programming. For people who have no idea whatsoever about programming, this is the place to start. Even if you are a novice programmer, take this course to become more familiar with MATLAB language.

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    By MD S R

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    Apr 15, 2020

    Excellent course to start programming with MATLAB. It was a very involving course! Everything is taught by doing it practically, and the professor has done an excellent job. Assignments are really good and make you adept in what you learn the whole week. I enjoyed every bit of it!

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    By Ashu S

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    Mar 1, 2020

    The course is really informative and amazing. One can learn so much from this course. Though after a point of time, course will gather up a pace therefore one needs to explore many things by themselves too. But in the end, you'll love the content and the professor, not to mention.

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    By Sylvia A

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    Jul 12, 2019

    Great course and a good one for anyone with little or no background in MATLAB. I started as a beginner with no background in MATLAB and with the help of the lecture videos I was able to do all the assignments (got 100% in all except 90% for the objectives) and complete the course.

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    By Wilmer M

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    Jul 23, 2020

    An extraordinary opportunity to learn, to have discipline and dedication, and to enter the great world of programming, especially with MatLab which is a wonderful and fundamental tool for many professionals, thank you very much for the teaching given, I will be grateful for life.

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    By Jinghan M

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    Apr 5, 2020

    This course really helped me learn MATLAB such a challenging programming tool from the very beginning, and tried to use it to solve more problems in my daily work and study. Thanks to the instructor's patient and explicit courses, I started to interested in practical programming.

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    By Nelson J P C O

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    Apr 16, 2021

    The best introduction to programming and problem-solving techniques you can ever have, taking you to the path of scientifically thinking and matrix operations for endless applications. (AI, CFD, FE, simulations and so on). A must have course for coming back engineers to science.

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    By Koustubh J

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    Jun 17, 2019

    One of the best courses present on Coursera. After completing the course I was able to do programming in MATLAB very easily. The course is very well structured and is very good for beginners. The instructors are amazing whether it be the video lectures or the discussion forums.

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    By Igor P

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    Nov 25, 2016

    An unorthodox introduction into programming and an excellent introduction into MatLab! The tasks are interesting and some are a challenge even for an experienced programmer (at least for those whose everyday job does not require knowledge about triangular waves or cyclotrons).

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    By Sarjan P

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    Mar 3, 2023

    I feel that no one else could deliver this could better than Mr. Mike Fitzpatrick himself. Great humor, and an excellent time traveler no doubt whatsoever. Althou I do think that he might be a robot cause I have never seen him moving his hand. But love the course. Thanks alot

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    By Sami E A

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    Mar 17, 2017

    Really good course. If you complete all the problems by yourself and really push to get 100% in all assignments you will surely gain the skills to program in matlab. I started the course with little to no programming experience with matlab and this course really did it for me.

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    By Farshad M

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    May 7, 2020

    It was a remarkable experience with a roller coaster of difficulties, disappointments, and successes after hours of thinking about that error one can easily miss. I can not fully express how professor Fitzpatrick is good at teaching. His character is quite unique and amazing.

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    By Yashendra M

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    Apr 30, 2020

    Great course. Enjoyed it a lot. It's so interesting that I completed it in less than half of the time given. I recommend this course to all those who want to learn MATLAB. Great for beginners. Taught very well by the course instructor. Discussion forum also helped very much.

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    By Tejas S

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    Aug 15, 2020

    Had a really fun and informative course with the professor Mike Fitzpatrick. His puns in between kept the whole thing alive lol!!

    Everyone who wants to understand a bit of coding should take this course as anyone without computer science background like me can grasp it well.

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    By Learn V

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    Jul 17, 2020

    Excellent introduction to be a programmer in MatLab, I would like to add a comment about the creation of more examples related to each exercises or test in order to increase the skills because each example help to know to test every command. Thank you for this opportunity!

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    By Naveen K

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    May 28, 2020

    I had a great learning experience of Matlab in such a nice understanding way. My takeaway from this course is the fundamentals of programming in Matlab. Thought I am good in C/C++, Java and python but having this course let me think programming statements in different way.

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