What is MATLAB?
MATLAB is a software package that is developed by Mathworks to save
the user time in solving naturally technical problems. MATLAB is suitable for solving problems of moderate size
and intermediate complexity. MATLAB is widely used in Academic Institutes and Industry.
The following table shows a list of the basic characteristics of MATLAB:
Simple |
Fairly Expensive |
Widely Used |
Widely Available |
Not Suitable for Large Data Sets |
Not Suitable for Web Publishing |
A MATLAB program can be a script dot m file dot m file or
a function
The following table shows a comparison between the two:
dot m file |
function |
variables stored in memory |
no variable stored in memory |
slow |
fast |
no parameters required |
number of parameters must be known |
The following table shows the FOUR sections that would be covered in the
seminar:
Section I |
Basic Graphics |
Examples 1 through 5 |
Section II |
Linear Algebra |
Examples 6 through 8 |
Section III |
3D Graphics |
Examples 9 through 12 |
Section IV |
Control Toolbox |
Examples 13 through 15 |
The following examples will show some of the capabilities of MATLAB.
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