CS100M Fall 2000
Prelim 2 topics

 - Loops
   o repetition
   o accumulation
   o conditional update

 - User-Defined Functions
   o creating your own functions
   o function M-files
   o Variable passing
   o local vs global variables (scope)
   o error, warning
   o function functions (feval, eval, fzero, ezplot, ...)
   o returning multiple values
   o returning no values
   o basic recursion (a function calling itself)
   o nested functions
   o subfunctions
   o toolboxes
 
 - Random numbers
   o generating random numbers
   o generating random numbers within a given range
 
 - mod function 
   o find the remainder

 - Strings
   o characters as ASCII codes
   o converting 
   o num2str, str2num
   o comparing strings
   o concatenating strings
   
 - 2d-plots
   o line colors, line styles
   o multiple plots

 - Symbolic Math Toolbox
   o symbolic objects (syms)
   o solve
   o eval

 - Logical Arrays
   o isreal
   o find
   o (<expression>)
   o logical function
   
 - 3d-arrays (from Section)
   o creating 3d-arrays
   o manipulating 3d-arrays  
   o viewing the content

 - 3d-plots (from Section)
   o line plots (plot3)
   o surface plots (mesh, surface)
   o meshgrid

 - Cell Arrays
   o creating cell arrays
   o viewing the content
   o expanding cell arrays
   o cell arrays of strings

 - Structure Arrays
   o creating structures
   o adding/removing fields
   o nesting strucutre functions

 - Numerical Methods for solving equations
   o Lhs/Rhs
   o Bisection
   o Newton