World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts 2008

Tutorial Session: Engineering/scientific problem-solving techniques using Matlab

Matlab is a most widely and globally used highest level programming language that needs no formal  computer programming knowledge on the part of any scientist/engineer/mathematician. It is an extremely user-friendly physically concise programming language capable of 15 (or many more) significant digit and symbolic computation, visualization (up to three dimensions), and also animation.
       Computation, specifically numerical, is the interface between any mathematical model where a pure mathematical solution may or may not often exist and the real-world implementation. Unless this is done, all the models including the mathematical solution are of no use to anybody who is directly involved in actual practical implementation such as a bridge/tunnel-building, rocket manufacturing, precision missile making, and non-conventional energy generating.
      We as professors/faculty/researchers/engineers/scientists are definitely teachers, but at the same time remain students always consciously or not throughout. This tutorial is meant for any such professional as well as any regular student who wants to see the actual form or implement all that has been produced by mathematics/mathematical models. The effort required here for knowing/learning/getting conceptual clarity is little unlike that needed for any formal/regular programming activities.
      We introduce not only numerical but also symbolic computation, visualization, and animation along with how to proceed solving a physical/real-world problem through a mathematical model for end-usage and also for quick/ready comparison by perturbing the model's parameters to achieve an improved/optimized solution.

      
When:             Thursday July 3, 2008 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Where:            Hyatt Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando, Florida
Fee:                 $   50 for registrants of WCNA 2008
                       $ 150 for nonregistrants of WCNA 2008

Instructors:     S.K. Sen, Professor,
                       Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology
                       and
                      Ali Shaykhian, Software Engineer,
                      NASA-KSC, Engineering Directorate,  Florida
                       
Contents Mathematical modeling of a real-world problem, Computational error and complexity, Physical problem solving, systematic stages including modeling, final numerical solution, error, and computational complexity estimation, Matlab concepts and commands/operators, Matlab programming including control statements, functions with argument passing,  Data storage and manipulation, Graphics, Animation, File I/O.

Registration: To register for this special tutorial, please send an email to Sally Ellingson, sellings@fit.edu, with your name and inform us that you wish to take part in the session. You can direct any questions here as well.You can make payments by check or credit card.

Make checks payable to IFNA and send them to Sally Ellingson, Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Melbourne, FL 32901.

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