P3 connections to past and recent course material

items marked + have already been presented

items marked o are things we want you to pick up on your own 
               by reading the textbook and experimenting in matlab

items marked - will be presented on tuesday [2/20]

you should be able to start working on all parts of the project.

+ functions
  + [2/15] introduced 2/15

           you should be able to get started on writing functions; 
           if not, you should still be able to start P3 by writing
           programs where you assign values of your choosing to
           variables.

           (example: if we asked you to write a function $capitalize$,
           you should at least be able to write code like the
           solutions to T1.2 on the prelim.)
           
  - [2/20] more details: extend "box scope" memory model to deal with functions

P3.1 (mode)
+         conditionals
+ [2/13] $while$ loops
+ [2/13] general template for processing input with a stopping value
+ [2/15] max of input sequence

P3.2 (fixed point)
+ [2/13] $while$ loops
+ [2/13] general loop template

P3.3 (celestial motion)
+ reading comprehension
+ vectors
+ $for$ loops
+ plotting

P3.4 (polynomials)
+ reading comprehension
+ vectors
+ $for$ loops
+ (depending on your approach, maybe $while$ loops)
- [2/20] error-checking, to be presented tuesday

P3.5
+ [2/06], [2/08] indexing
o        struct arrays: pick up on your own
o        $findstr$: pick up on your own from
+ [2/08] logical arrays; possibly more examples on tuesday [2/20]
o        2D versions of $rand$ and $sum$: pick up on your own
- [2/20] chars as indices: pick up on your own, 
         plus to be presented tuesday [2/20]
- [2/20] arrays as lookup tables
         (example: $days$ in solution to review question 5 for prelim T1)