Node.js enjoys a lot of backing as companies like Google, Mozilla, and Apple have to constantly improve the JavaScript engines which their browsers use. A lot of companies including Linkedin, Paypal, GoDaddy, Walmart, Yahoo, IBM, Microsoft and Netflix use Node.js. It has been recognized as a better alternative to Ruby/Java. Learning this language will hence improve chances of placements considerably. The demand for node.js developers in the market is increasing and hence it is useful for computer engineers to take up this course early on. The prerequisite knowledge for taking this course is basic knowledge of JavaScript.
MATLAB is a multi-paradigm
numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. A
proprietary language developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix
manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, a
creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other
languages, including C, C++, Java, Fortran and Python. An additional package,
Simulink, adds graphical multi-domain simulation and model-based design for
dynamic and embedded systems. MATLAB is also used for simulation of ODE/PDE
Models.
ODE/PDE in MATLAB toolbox
Matlab makes use of many toolboxes each catering to a specific area. Partial
Differential Equation Toolbox provides functions for solving partial
differential equations in 2D, 3D, and at a time using finite element analysis.
It lets you specify and mesh 2D and 3D geometries and formulate boundary
conditions and equations. In the case of Ordinary Differential Equations, MATLAB
uses two functions, ode23, and ode45, which are capable of numerically solving
differential equations. Both of them use a similar numerical formula,
Range-Kutta, but to a different order of approximation.
Why learn ODE/PDE in Matrix toolbox
Partial Differential Equation Toolbox is used to solve PDEs from standard
problems such as diffusion, heat transfer, structural mechanics,
electrostatics, magnetostatics, and AC power electromagnetics, as well as
custom, coupled systems of PDEs. If an ODE is not linear, most of the cases it
cannot be solved exactly. A strong understanding of engineering mathematics, as
well as basic level of programming, is required for this course.
Course Highlights