FURTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: CLARISSA ASTUTOExpected Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
The course will take a practical approach, with in-class exercises and labs.
Detailed Course Content
Module 1: LaTeX (12 hours)
Introduction to LaTeX (2 hours)
- What is LaTeX and why use it
- Installation and configuration of the working environment
Text Composition and Layout Management (2 hours)
- Management of paragraphs, sections, and subsections
- Composition of lists, tables, and figures
- Bibliography management with BibTeX
Writing Mathematical Formulas (4 hours)
- Syntax and environments for composing mathematical formulas
- Multiline equations, matrices, and special symbols
- Numbering and referencing equations
Advanced Documents and Customization (4 hours)
- Creating presentations with Beamer
- Useful packages and style customization
- Managing complex documents (theses, scientific articles)
Module 2: MATLAB (24 hours)
Introduction to MATLAB (6 hours)
- Overview of the MATLAB environment
- Basic operations and variable management
- Scripts and functions
Programming in MATLAB (6 hours)
- Control structures (if, for, while)
- Managing functions and scripts
- Debugging and code optimization
Matrices and Linear Algebra (6 hours)
- Basic matrix operations
- Solving linear systems
- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Graphics and Data Visualization (6 hours)
- Creating 2D and 3D plots
- Customizing plots
- Visualizing surfaces, curves, and data
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Final exam: practical test on latex and matlab