Introduction About MATLAB

1. MATLAB
Developed by
Pranoti R. Doke
Date:
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Chapter 1
( MATLAB Demo )

2. Introduction to MATLAB :
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• Initially it is developed by a Lecturer in 1970’s to help students learning
linear algebra.
• It was later developed under MathWorks Inc. (founded in 1984).
• MATLAB is a high-performance language for technical computing.
• Math and computation Algorithm development
• Data acquisition Modeling
• Simulation and prototyping Data analysis
• Exploration and visualization Scientific and engineering graphics
Application development including graphical user interface building.

3. Standard Installation Procedure :
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The MATLAB Compiler requires a supported ANSI C or C++ compiler
installed on your system.
Via web www.mathworks.com
Via e-mail at service@mathworks.com

4. Start up and shut Down
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• startup automatically executes the master M-file matlabrc.m and,
if it exists.
• startup.m when MATLAB starts.
• You can create a startup.m file in your own MATLAB startup
directory.

5. MATLAB functions:
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• Command Prompt window
• Command history window
• Workspace
• Editor Window

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Command
history
Command
window
Editor
window
Workspace

7. MATLAB Help & Online Help
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• Help lists all primary help topics in the Command Window. Each main
help topic corresponds to a directory name on the MATLAB search path.
• help functionname displays M-file help.
• help toolboxname displays the Contents.m file for the specified directory
named toolboxname