PSYC 138M: Matlab for Cog Sci
University of California, Santa Cruz
Matlab is a powerful and widely used programming language to design stimuli, collect behavioral data, conduct statistical analyses, and visualize results. This course provides students with basic tools to use Matlab in a range of cognitive science applications. The course includes in-class coding, weekly assignments, and a term project in which students write a program to analyze, collect, or visualize a dataset or model a cognitive phenomenon. No previous programming experience is required. Topics include modeling of cognitive and neural processes and principal components analysis.
Average GPA: 3.73
Grade distribution records: 221 students across 4 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 103 | 46.6% |
| A | 30 | 13.6% |
| A- | 25 | 11.3% |
| B+ | 13 | 5.9% |
| B | 13 | 5.9% |
| B- | 4 | 1.8% |
| C+ | 4 | 1.8% |
| C | 1 | 0.5% |
| C- | 2 | 0.9% |
| F | 1 | 0.5% |
| P | 20 | 9.0% |
| NP | 2 | 0.9% |
| W | 3 | 1.4% |
Based on 221 student grade records across 4 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Jason Michel Samaha 221 students, Average GPA 3.73
- Nicolas Davidenko 108 students, Average GPA 3.65