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+# Homework #2
+## due 2/3/17
+
+1. Now that you have created your own repository, 'homework_1', that has a README.md file.
+Create a new file in this repository called `setdefaults.m`. This file is a matlab/octave
+script that will set default plotting parameters. In this file, add the following lines:
+
+    ```matlab
+    set(0, 'defaultAxesFontSize', 16)
+    set(0,'defaultTextFontSize',14)
+    set(0,'defaultLineLineWidth',3)
+    ```
+
+    Commit the changes to your repository. 
+
+    ![projectile(v_mag,theta) predicts the height of the projectile based upon initial
+velocity and position, as see in the Figure](projectile.png)
+
+2. Clone your 'homework_1' repository to your own computer. Now, we want to create a
+function that uses kinematic formulas to predict the path of a projectile. The dimensions
+are taken from official dart board dimensions
+[darts](http://dartbrokers.com/dartboard-height.html). Create a function,
+`projectile.m` that will calculate the location of an object with an initial velocity. The
+function inputs are v_mag (initial speed), theta (initial angle). The output is the height
+of the object 2.37 m from its starting position. Assume g=9.81 m/s^2 and its initial
+height is 1.72 m. 
+
+    ```matlab
+    >> h=projectile(v_mag,theta)
+
+      h= 1
+    ```
+
+    In addition to the output of `h`-height at 2.37 m-plot the path of the object from its
+    initial position to its position at 2.37 m away from the start. *Note: use your
+    `setdefaults.m` to set the plot defaults before outputting the result.*

README.md

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 ## Teaching Assistants:
 - Graduate: Peiyu Zhang <peiyu.zhang@uconn.edu>
-- Office hours: 2 hours / week 
+- Office hours: Friday 9:00-11:00am in Engineering II room 315
 
+## Course Information
 **Prerequisite:** CE 3110, MATH 2410Q 
 
 **Textbook:** Chapra, Steven, *Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB for Engineers and
 Scientists* 3rd edition. 
 
+**Tools used:** [Matlab](https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html), 
+[Octave](https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) , [Github](https://github.com). 
+
+**Recommended tools:** Github Desktop, git, Atom (text editor), Vim (text editor), 
+Jupiter notebook (with matlab or octave kernel) 
+
 ## Grading
 
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