Solving Nonlinear Equations with MATLAB

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Solving Nonlinear Equations with MATLAB provided by MATLAB Academy is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3 hours worth of material. Solving Nonlinear Equations with MATLAB is taught by Ben Placek. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from MATLAB Academy. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at MATLAB Academy for detailed price information.

Overview
    • Introduction: Familiarize yourself with root finding concepts and the course.
    • What is Root Finding?: Define a root of a function and root finding problems.
    • Finding a Root: The Bisection Method: Explore the bisection method, a simple and robust root finding algorithm.
    • Finding a Root: The fzero Function: Use the MATLAB function fzero to find roots.
    • Systems of Nonlinear Equations: The fsolve Function: Use the MATLAB function fsolve to solve systems of nonlinear equations.
    • Next Steps: Give feedback on the course.

Syllabus
    • Course Overview
    • The Roots of a Function
    • Visualizing Roots
    • Defining the Root Finding Problem
    • Selecting Brackets for a Root
    • The Bisection Method Algorithm
    • MATLAB Root Finding Functions
    • Anonymous Functions
    • The fzero Function
    • Finding Multiple Roots
    • Review - The fzero Function
    • Roots of Systems of Equations
    • Anonymous Functions for Multivariable Systems
    • The fsolve Function
    • Review - The fsolve Function
    • Additional Resources
    • Survey