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Introduction to Matlab programming

ECTS : 3

Language of instruction : French

Teaching hours : 12

Course content:

This course introduces students to MATLAB as a programming and numerical computing environment widely used in economics and quantitative analysis. Over four sessions, students learn the fundamentals of MATLAB, including matrix and vector operations, data manipulation, plotting (2D and 3D visualizations), conditional statements and loops, user-defined functions, and basic optimization methods. The course emphasizes practical implementation, enabling students to translate mathematical problems into code and apply numerical techniques to economic data and models.

Skills to be acquired:

Programming in Matlab, Matrix Calculation, Optimisation

Mandatory prerequisites

Basic elements of programming can be useful; beginners are welcome

Weighting : 1.00

This document may be updated - 04/11/2026
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