MATLAB project (25 points)
Choose an engineering principle or problem that interests you. General topics might include, but are not
limited to applications in statics, circuits and engineering economy.
Find a data set that pertains to your topic area and use MATLAB to perform analysis of the data. Your
analysis may include, but is not limited to:
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finding meaningful patterns in the data;
predicting future values based on current/past values;
developing mathematical models that describe phenomena discovered in your data set
any other analytical exploration of interest to you
You will use MATLAB to write code and prepare visuals to help you explain your problem area and the
results you found. You will prepare a brief (2-3 minute) presentation to share your results with the rest
of the class. Your presentation should be organized as follows:
 introduce the problem or principle you worked on
 explain the source of your data and how it pertains to the problem area you are studying
 show the results you obtained from your analysis
Turn in:
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your MATLAB source code
your visuals
Grading criteria for this project include:
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demonstrates principle(s) and/or solves problem(s) related to engineering (9 points)
uses actual data (not randomly generated) (4 points)
make effective use of MATLAB’s capabilities for:
o data analysis (4 points)
o visualization (plotting) (4 points)
o functional abstraction (4 points)