Octave Programming

GNU Octave

GNU Octave is a free and open-source alternative to MATLAB which shares its syntax (see more about compatibility).

We use GNU Octave because the following reasons:

  1. we have to use something for examples;
  2. it’s well-documented;
  3. it has a large (and growing) user base among scientists in academia and industry; and
  4. it has a large library of packages available for performing diverse tasks.
  5. it is free and open source software driven by community

Prerequisites

To begin tackling this lesson, you will need to:

Schedule

Setup Dowload files used on the lesson.
00:00 1. Analyzing Patient Data How can I process and visualize my data?
00:30 2. Writing Octave Scripts (m-files) How can I save and re-use my programs?
01:00 3. Repeating With Loops How can I repeat the same operations on multiple values?
01:30 4. Making Choices How can programs do different things for different data values?
02:00 5. Creating Functions How can I teach Octave how to do new things?
02:30 6. Defensive Programming How can I make sure my programs are correct?
03:00 Finish

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.

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