MATLAB Maths Workshops

Essential Skills & Master Classes

Delivered live via Microsoft Teams, this series of interactive one-hour workshops is designed to develop your ability to apply MATLAB in mathematical and engineering contexts. Each session blends hands-on coding with key concepts, taking you from fundamentals to advanced applications.

These workshops will cover the following areas:

Session 1: Essential Skills 1A – Basics & Variables

Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2025 (13:00 – 14:00)

• MATLAB interface tour (Command Window, Workspace, Current Folder, Command History)

• Creating and naming variables

• Data types: scalars, vectors, matrices

• Essential commands (clc, clear, who/whos)

Session 2: Essential Skills 2A – Operators & Maths

Date: Wednesday, 05 November 2025 (13:00 – 14:00)

• Arithmetic operators and order of precedence

• Built-in functions: sqrt, log, exp, abs

• Rounding, floor, ceil, modulus

• Scientific notation and variable updates

Session 3: Essential Skills 1B – Arrays & Matrices

Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 (13:00 – 14:00)

• Creating row/column vectors and arrays

• Indexing and modifying elements

• Matrix operations: element-wise and matrix multiplication

• Special matrices: zeros, ones, eye, rand, diag

Session 4: Essential Skills 2B – Plotting & Visualisation

Date: Wednesday, 19 November 2025 (13:00 – 14:00)

• 2D plotting with titles, labels, legends

• Multiple plots, subplots, bar, hist, pie, log scales

• Plot customization (colours, styles, markers)

• Intro to 3D plots: plot3, mesh, surf, contour

Session 5: Master Class 1C – Programming & Functions

Date: Wednesday, 26 November 2025 (13:00 – 14:00)

• Script vs function files

• Function syntax and .m file management

• Anonymous functions and handles

• Function scope and workspace interaction

Session 6: Master Class 2C – Data Analysis & Input/Output

Date: Wednesday, 03 December 2025 (13:00 – 14:00)

• Logic and control: if/else, for, while

• Input/output functions (input, disp, fprintf, sprintf)

• Data analysis: mean, std, sum, sort, max/min

• Saving, loading, and debugging

Why join?

• Practical & interactive – live MATLAB demonstrations.

• All materials provided – full notes, worked examples, and annotated slides.

• Tailored support – book a 1-to-1 follow-up to tackle your own MATLAB challenges.

When & where

• Dates: Wednesdays, 29 Oct – 3 Dec 2025

• Time: 13:00 – 14:00 (BST)

• Platform: Microsoft Teams (link sent on registration)

This workshops is a single sing up and series runs for six weeks. You can attend a single workshop or follow the full progression from essentials to master-level techniques.

Who should attend?

Ideal for students in Engineering, Computing, Data Science, Mathematics, and Applied Sciences—or anyone keen to strengthen their MATLAB skills.

Reserve your place
Seats are limited. Secure yours via the booking link below.
For questions, email mathsskills@bournemouth.ac.uk.

Looking forward to exploring MATLAB maths with you!

Serkan Karakus
Senior Maths Tutor, Bournemouth University

Registration is required. Limited seats available.

To claim this activity towards your Graduate Skills+ Award, please sign up to the programme here: Graduate Skills+ Award Registration Form (bournemouth.ac.uk)