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MATLAB
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I n t ro d u c t i o n o f
M AT L A B :
MATLAB is a high-performance language for technical computing. It integrates computation

visualization, and programming in an easy-to-easy environment where problems and solutions

are expressed in familiar mathematical notation.

The name MATLAB stands for matrix laboratory.

MATLAB was originally written to provide easy access to matrix software developed by the

LINPACK and EISPACK projects , which together represent the state-of-the-art in software fo

matrix computation.

MATLAB is the tool of choice for high-productivity research , development and analysis.

And its started as a simple “matrix laboratory.” three men , J.H WILKINSON, GEORGE

FORSYTHE,AND JOHN TODD, played important roles in the origins of MATLAB.

MATLAB's Power of Computational Mathematics

MATLAB is used in every facet of computational mathematics. Following are some commonly
used mathematical calculations where it is used most commonly −

Dealing with Matrices and Arrays

2-D and 3-D Plotting and graphics
Linear Algebra
Algebraic Equations
Non-linear Functions
Statistics
Data Analysis
Calculus and Differential Equations
Numerical Calculations
Integration
Transforms
Curve Fitting
Various other special functions
 Uses of MATLAB
MATLAB is widely used as a computational tool in science and
engineering encompassing the fields of physics, chemistry,
math and all engineering streams. It is used in a range of
applications including −
Signal Processing and Communications
Image and Video Processing
Control Systems
Test and Measurement
Computational Finance
Computational Biology
 MATLAB has several advantages over other methods or
languages:

• Its basic data element is the matrix. A simple integer is considered an matrix of one row and one
column. 
Several mathematical operations that work on arrays or matrices are built-in to the Matlab
environment.
For example, cross-products, dot-products, determinants, inverse matrices.
• Vectorized operations. Adding two arrays together needs only one command, instead of a for or
while loop.
• The graphical output is optimized for interaction.
You can plot your data very easily, and then change colors, sizes, scales, etc, by using the
graphical interactive tools.
• Matlab’s functionality can be greatly expanded by the addition of toolboxes.
These are sets of specific functions that provided more specialized functionality.
Ex: Excel link allows data to be written in a format recognized by Excel, Statistics Toolbox allows
more specialized statistical manipulation of data (Anova, Basic Fits, etc)
 
There are also disadvantages:

•It uses a large amount of memory and on slow computers it is very hard to use.
•It sits “on top” of Windows, getting as much CPU time as Windows allows it to have. This makes real-time
applications very complicated.
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