CMPSCI 370: Intro to Computer Vision, Spring 2016

Step 1. Obtain MATLAB

For all your programming projects you will need access to MATLAB. It is simple to learn if you already know Java,C++ or Python.

First you need to get hold of a working copy of MATLAB. You may either:

• Get it via your lab (one of your machines may have it).
• Purchase a student copy from MathWorks. Get the MATLAB suite which costs 99$ and includes various toolboxes. The image processing toolbox is particularly useful when dealing with images.

Step 2. Learn basic programming in MATLAB

MATLAB is great for prototyping and visualization which is why we choose it. There is a free alternative to MATLAB called Octave which is similar and may be used instead. However, I can't guarantee that the starter code will work with Octave. Here are some useful resources for getting started with MATLAB:

• A quick intro: try this first.
• MATLAB tutorial and learning resources from Mathworks.
• Getting started with computer vision toolbox from Mathworks.
• Writing fast MATLAB code by Pascal Getreuer.