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Matlab Intro

MATLAB is an intuitive programming language that allows engineers, scientists and mathematicians to express problems and solutions mathematically and graphically. It integrates computation, visualization and programming capabilities in a flexible environment. Complex problems can be solved much faster in MATLAB than other languages like C, Fortran or Java. The document introduces the MATLAB programming environment and how to launch and exit the program.

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Matlab Intro

MATLAB is an intuitive programming language that allows engineers, scientists and mathematicians to express problems and solutions mathematically and graphically. It integrates computation, visualization and programming capabilities in a flexible environment. Complex problems can be solved much faster in MATLAB than other languages like C, Fortran or Java. The document introduces the MATLAB programming environment and how to launch and exit the program.

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1 Getting Started
MATLAB offers engineers, scientists, and mathematicians
an intuitive language for expressing problems and their
solutions mathematically and graphically. It integrates
computation, visualization, and programming in a flexible,
open environment. Complex numeric and symbolic
problems can be solved in a fraction of the time required
with other languages such as C, Fortran, or Java.
The MATLAB Primer is a hands-on introduction to this
powerful tool developed by The MathWorks, Inc.
Double-click the MATLAB icon to get started.

You can also launch MATLAB with the system command


matlab. If you are running MATLAB across a network, it
can be faster to run MATLAB without its desktop
user-interface, using the matlab -nodesktop command.
Not all MATLAB features are available if you use this
option.
When you are finished, the quit or exit commands
terminate MATLAB. You might be prompted to save any
files you are editing. Before exiting, use the save command
to save any variables in your workspace that you want to
keep.

2 The MATLAB Desktop


MATLAB has an extensive graphical user interface. When
MATLAB starts, the main MATLAB window appears,
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