Application Name: matlab

Current versions: 5.3.1   6.5r13   7.0.1.r14sp3

Last modified on Mar 24 2006

With its more than 600 mathematical, statistical, and engineering functions, MATLAB gives you immediate access to high-performance numerical computing. This functionality is extended with interactive graphical capabilities for creating plots, images, surfaces, and volumetric representations.

The "matlab" command calls the default version (currently 6). To execute a specific version include the number; matlab5 matlab6 or matlab7.
To start matlab (version 6 or later) without the Java interface include the switch "-nojvm", e.g. matlab6 -nojvm

Man pages:
matlab

Docs and manuals: Online manuals