MA302 Spring 2018: Links

Note that links may appear with lectures on Moodle if they are pertinent to the lecture topic(s).

Workspace and G/H-drive:

• http://workspace.loyola.edu
• OTS page on Workspace Scroll down the OTS page on Workspace for the link on their directions for using Workspace.
• Go to Technology Services Page on G and H drives for information on how to access the G-drive from your own computer/laptop or off campus whether you have a PC or a MAC. Links to directions are at the bottom of page.

If you are just getting started, or having trouble with viewing webpages on your G-drive, see my info on webpages on G-drive.

1. Dr. O's online MATLAB info
2. Dr. X's PDF on MATLAB (older version)
3. MATHWORKS.COM: publishing m-files
4. MATLAB Primer or MATLAB Getting Started Guide by The MathWorks, Inc.
5. Using MATLAB and an EggBot to decorate eggs
6. A reasonbably priced paperback: MATLAB Primer, Eighth Edition by Timothy A. Davis
7. A very good hardcover reference: MATLAB Guide, Second Edition by Desmond J. Higham and Nicholas J. Higham (Third Edition is out, too)
8. Another text I've used: Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, 4th Edition by Stormy Attaway
9. Videos made by MathWorks, Inc.
   1. Getting Started with MATLAB (7:00) discusses entering variables, arrays, matrices, using help, colon operation, etc.

1. The Math Dance (video)
2. Some fractals
3. Dr. Duckworth's LaTeX symbol guide useful for typing mathematics in a published page
4. NYT op-ed on appreciating mathematics
5. WSJ article on Simpson's paradox which mentions one of my mentors, Dr. Ken Ross
6. Barnsley Fern Fractal
7. Barnsley Fern Fractal #2
8. Doodling in Math Class: Binary Trees
9. Doodling in Math Class: Triangle Party
10. Doodling in Math Class: Infinity Elephants
11. Doodling in Math Class: Sick Number Games
12. Fractal Pancakes
13. Fractal Song