programming - matlab_programmingDivision of Engineering Fundamentals , Copyright 1999 by J.C. Malzahn Kampe Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University EF1015 _____________________________________________________ 1 / 21 Revised Fall 2000 MATLAB Programming When we use the phrase “computer solution,” it should be understood that a computer will only follow directions; the “solution” part of that phrase still resides with the person directing the machine. Developing an algorithm to solve a problem is the first step in a “computer solution.” The computer must then be given every procedural step, in the proper order, to accomplish the task that we require of it. With that in mind, an appreciation of how explicit we must be with our directions is helpful. Consider a young, barefoot child. If you tell this child to “pu……