| Week | Date | Main Topic | Chapter |
| 1 | 01/31 | Overview and short introduction to the UNIX-environment | |
| 02/04 | Introduction to Matlab | 1 | |
| 2 | 02/07 | Matlab Basics | 2 |
| 02/11 | Matlab Basics | 2 | |
| 3 | 02/14 | Branching Statements and Program Design | 3 |
| 02/18 | Branching Statements and Program Design | 3 | |
| 4 | 02/21 | Loops | 4 |
| 02/25 | User-Defined Functions | 5 | |
| 5 | 02/28 | Complex Data, Character Data, and Additional Plot Types | 6 |
| 03/03 | Sparse Arrays, Cell Arrays, and Structures | 7 | |
| 6 | 03/06 | Input/Output Functions | 8 |
| 03/10 | Handle Graphics | 9 | |
| 7 | 03/13 | Introduction to the Symbolic Toolbox | |
| 03/17 | Special topics and review | ||