Technical Problem Solving with MATLAB

What is Technical Problem Solving?

The Path to Becoming a Good Technical Problem Solver

What You Must Do to Master the Material

Good common sense applied to technical problems

Quantitative in nature

Basis for making many decisions

Rooted in numerical calculations

Decompose the problem

Mainstay of what an engineer does

Master the conceptual subject matter of a given technical area

Demonstrate what you have learned

Master the tools of the trade

MATLAB

Mathematica

MathCad

Be prepared to spend substantial time learning this material

Read assigned sections of the text with MATLAB at your side

Work the problems hands-on

Steps in a Framework for Technical Problem Solving

An Example Using the Framework