MATLAB



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What is MATLAB?



MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory)
MATLAB is developed by The Math Works, Inc.
MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numeric computation.
MATLAB can be install on Unix, Windows


History of MATLAB, con’t: 2


Later, when teaching courses in mathematics, Moler wanted his students to be able to use LINPACK and EISPACK without requiring knowledge of Fortran
MATLAB developed as an interactive system to access LINPACK and EISPACK


Strengths of MATLAB


MATLAB is relatively easy to learn.
MATLAB code is optimized to be relatively quick when performing matrix operations.
MATLAB may behave like a calculator or as a programming language.
MATLAB is interpreted, errors are easier to fix.
Although primarily procedural, MATLAB does have some object-oriented elements.


Other Features


2-D and 3-D graphics functions for visualizing data
Tools for building custom graphical user interfaces
Functions for integrating MATLAB based algorithms with external applications and languages, such as C, C++, Fortran, Java, COM, and Microsoft Excel


Weaknesses of MATLAB


MATLAB is NOT a general purpose programming language.
MATLAB is an interpreted language (making it for the most part slower than a compiled language such as C++).
MATLAB is designed for scientific computation and is not suitable for some things (such as parsing text).