This document provides basic guidelines for MATLAB programming. It includes: - An overview of the MATLAB window and commonly used commands like disp, fprintf, clear, clc. - Examples of how to perform matrix calculations directly in the command window like matrix multiplication, element-wise multiplication, and operations on vectors. - How to define 1D and 2D arrays using for loops and take input from the user. - An introduction to function handlers using the @ symbol and an example of finding the roots of a transcendental equation. - A brief discussion of plotting multiple curves using subplots and reading data from an Excel file. - Suggestions for making your own functions,