You can consider this extra credit assignment as a small project which will give you an opportunity to

demonstrate your understanding of and skills in using MATLAB features that you have learned so far.

$1)$ Identify an engineering problem from one of the courses that you have taken so far. This may be

from a project, homework assignment, exam, etc. and preferably with some additional

considerations that may be contributed by yourself. The problem statement must clearly

demonstrate the relevance to $[$preferably civil$]$ engineering discipline. It must be a

comprehensive, challenging and nontrivial problem; otherwise it will not be considered for

extra credit. Provide a detailed description and attach a copy for the original assignment from

the course you took. Make sure proper citations to references that you may use are provided.

$2)$ Your MATLAB solution must incorporate AT LEAST FOUR of the following:

a$.$ SEQUENCE: Blocks of code, when and where needed, that is created to prepare and

process the necessary numerical data.

b$.$ MATRIX MANUPILATION: Creating and manipulating arrays$/$matrices

c$.$ SELECTION: Using if$-$elseif$-...-$else statement$($s$),$ split the program flow into branches

based on well$-$defined logical conditions.

d$.$ REPETITION: Forloop$($s$)$ and$/$or Whileloop$($s$)$ with multiple executable instructions

within.

e$.$ USER$-$DEFINED FUNCTION$($S$)$: One or more of LiveFunction$($s$)$ needed and used for the

solution of the problem. Recall: a user$-$defined function is a MATLAB program that is

created by the user, saved as a function file, and then used like a built$-$in function. The

function can be a simple single mathematical expression or a complicated and involved

series of calculations. In many cases it is actually a subprogram within a computer

program. The main feature of a function file is that it has an input and an output. This

means that the calculations in the function file are carried out using the input data, and

the results of the calculations are transferred out of the function file by the output. The

input and the output can be one or several variables, and each can be a scalar, a vector,

or an array of any size.

$3)$ The main LiveScript file and$/$or LiveFunction$($s$)$ must ensure that possible errors in input data are

detected.

$4)$ All of LiveScript and LiveFunction file$($s$)$ must be well$-$commented, explaining purpose and

function of every critical executable line of code.