| Lecture | Date | Main Topic | Chapter |
| 1 | 01/02 | Overview and short introduction to the UNIX-environment | |
| 1 | 01/02 | Introduction to Matlab | 1 |
| 2 | 01/04 | Matlab Basics (2.1-2.4, 2.7-2.8) | 2 |
| 2 | 01/04 | Matlab Basics (remainder of Chapter 2) | 2 |
| 3 | 01/09 | Branching Statements and Program Design | 3 |
| 3 | 01/09 | Loops | 4 |
| 4 | 01/11 | User-Defined Functions (5.1-5.2) | 5 |
| 4 | 11/11 | User-Defined Functions (5.6) | 5 |
| 5 | 01/16 | Complex Data, Character Data, and Additional Plot Types (6.1) | 6 |
| 5 | 01/16 | Complex Data, Character Data, and Additional Plot Types (6.5) | 6 |
| 6 | 01/18 | Handle Graphics | 9 |
| 6 | 01/18 | Input/Output Functions | 8 |
| 7 | 01/23 | Introduction to the Symbolic Toolbox | |
| 7 | 01/23 | IEEE standard for floating-point numbers | |
| 8 | 01/25 | Final exam | |