Handouts
| Handout name/# | Description | Handout name/# | Description | |
| Introduction to Matlab. Covers the basics from running Matlab to matrix manipulation and graphing. The document is for an older version, but the functions are all the same. Matlab hasn't changed in interface that much since vsn. 5 actually | ||||
| A review and reference of the greek alphabet, mathematical symbols and operators which you will likely need for this course or in the future! | ||||
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Review of mathematics relevant to this course (will continue to be updated throughout the quarter) | |||
| Flying skateboard design concept documents, for the in-class discussion to be continued next lecture | ||||
References/Textbooks
The main text and optional references will be placed on course reserves for your use. We will post as much as possible here or on blackboard so it is as available as possible, but may not be able to post some materials due to copyright issues.
Required readings:
- Any additional weekly readings will be provided in pdf format on the handouts page. These will include book chapters and scientific papers which elaborate on (or demonstrate applications of) the concepts presented in class, section, and on assignments.
Addtional optional references:
- Statics reference: Beer, F., Johnson, E.R., and Mazurek, D., Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 10th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2012, ISBN 978-0077402280.
- Vector mathematics reference: Davis, H., and Snider, A., Introduction to Vector Analysis, 7th Edition, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1995, ISBN 0-697-16099-8
- Calculus reference: Stewart, J., Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning 2007, ISBN 0538498676
- Quick reference (general, but take with a grain of salt): Wikipedia