# Eligibility and requirements ## What do you need to know before you come? #### No prior knowledge of MATLAB is required. #### Our trainings are accessible and encourage participation. We want you to come in curious and willing to meet other researchers! * Be prepared: be ready and able to involve yourself in learning. * Engage: actively participate in the community and course materials. * Think critically: analyse materials presented to form reasonable judgements.\* * Respect others: listen to and be considerate of others. {% hint style="danger" %} \*Do not trust everything you see online.\ Make sure you are using a [Reliable News Source](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/Meirian/croc/master/index.html). {% endhint %} ### Please bring with you: * [ ] a laptop with internet access and a web browser; * [ ] a laptop charger**;** * [ ] a MathWorks account --- if you do not already have an account, you can create one at ;\* * [ ] and if you are attending one of our Zoom workshops, you must download Zoom. Instructions on how to do this are provided here: . ## Recommended background knowledge It is recommended students participating in this course have a basic understanding of vectors and matrices. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://meirian.gitbook.io/matlab/welcome/eligibility.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.