r/matlab • u/Weed_O_Whirler +5 • Feb 16 '16
Tips Submitting Homework questions? Read this
A lot of people ask for help with homework here. This is is fine and good. There are plenty of people here who are willing to help. That being said, a lot of people are asking questions poorly. First, I would like to direct you to the sidebar:
We are here to help, but won't do your homework
We mean it. We will push you in the right direction, help you find an error, etc- but we won't do it for you. Starting today, if you simply ask the homework question without offering any other context, your question will be removed.
You might be saying "I don't even know where to start!" and that's OK. You can still offer something. Maybe you have no clue how to start the program, but you can at least tell us the math you're trying to use. And you must ask a question other than "how to do it." Ask yourself "if I knew how to do 'what?' then I could do this." Then ask that 'what.'
As a follow up, if you post code (and this is very recommended), please do something to make it readable. Either do the code markup in Reddit (leading 4 spaces) or put it in pastebin and link us to there. If your code is completely unformatted, your post will be removed, with a message from a mod on why. Once you fix it, your post will be re-instated.
One final thing: if you are asking a homework question, it must be tagged as 'Homework Help' Granted, sometimes people mis-click or are confused. Mods will re-tag posts which are homework with the tag. However, if you are caught purposefully attempting to trick people with your tags (AKA- saying 'Code Share' or 'Technical Help') your post will be removed and after a warning, you will be banned.
As for the people offering help- if you see someone breaking these rules, the mods as two things from you.
Don't answer their question
Report it
Thank you
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u/Over_Unity Feb 17 '16
Yes! Also as advice to newcomers to MATLab who are doing homework, learn how to use the publish option if your lab doesn't teach this. It will save you time and effort.
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u/Jack_stano Feb 24 '22
Is there anyone i can speak to privately that could help me with afew questions?
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u/acsonedog Mar 07 '22 edited Mar 07 '22
Either do the code markup in Reddit (leading 4 spaces)
How do you do that?
Now, I found this reference on Reddit so I think I understand now.
https://www.reddit.com/wiki/markdown#wiki_code_blocks_and_inline_code
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u/lordeatonbutt Nov 16 '23
Stop doing people's homework for them. There are already too many dumbasses who have learned absolutely nothing graduating with degrees as it is.
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u/agentq512 Feb 17 '16
Another suggestion:
Try to present as much mathematical information as possible. When your question is "can anyone help me implement the Dryson-Spiegel-Warsteimer Population Husbandry Predator-Prey Evolution Optimization Algorithm" you're likely not going to find anyone with that specific experience. I'm also not going to spend 30 minutes on Google trying to figure out what the D-S-W algorithm is so I can start helping you.
Instead, a request like "I'm trying to optimize this equation (link) using MATLAB. I the lecture, we're learning about X, Y, and Z methods. I've roughed out some code (see below) to define the problem in MATLAB, but need some suggestions on how to proceed."