| Lecture | Tu & Th 12:00 - 1:15, CHE 2118 |
| Lab | M 3:30 - 5:00, PLS 1129. |
| Description & Prerequisites | http://www.glue.umd.edu/~jzsimon/biol708L/description |
| Required Text | Edward Batschelet, Introduction to Mathematics for Life Scientists, Springer-Verlag, 1979, ISBN 978-3-540-09648-1. |
| Recommended | Richard G. Lyons Understanding Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall PTR , 2004, ISBN 9780131089891. |
| Web Site | http://www.glue.umd.edu/~jzsimon/biol708L/ |
| Testudo Info | BIOL 708L/NACS 728B |
| Jonathan Z. Simon, Professor | |||||||||||||
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| Day | Time | Location | |
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| Wed | 3:00 - 5:00 | BPS 3227 |
Introduction & Mathematical Review Basic Matlab Smoothing & Detrending: Data Filtering Frequency & Fourier Transforms Estimating Validity: Error Bars using Bootstrap Improving Signal to Noise Ratio Basic Modeling Cross-correlation & Auto-correlation Spectrograms & Time-Frequency Analysis Statistics for Circular or Periodic Data Hands-on Data Analysis (BYOD)
There are many computers around campus with Matlab installed. The campus OIT web system can tell you which open labs have Matlab here. (For the purposes of this course, it should not matter which version of Matlab is installed.) In the past, some of the better equipped labs have been Parking Garage II Rm 0504 (lab 37), Computer and Space Sciences Building Rm 3330 (lab 32), Computer and Space Sciences Building Rm 3332 (lab 33), Martin Hall (Engineering) Rm 0309 (lab 23), and 0312 (lab 25) .
Ideally, you should convince your research advisor to install Matlab on at least one computer in your lab. :)
Additionally, if you want to buy the (fully functional) student version of Matlab, it is $99 at most academic bookstores (though for some reason it's $109 in the campus bookstore), and as of 2007, this price includes several of the most useful toolboxes, including the Signal Processing toolbox. These prices are very inexpensive compared to the full-priced version.
But, convincing your advisor to get it for your lab is really the best way to get full-time access.