Computing Resources in ESCI
Unix Software: Math: Matlab
Description
Matlab is a popular mathematical (numerical) solving program and
programming language. The name comes from "Matrix Library", and
as that suggests, Matlab is highly oriented towards linear algebra
capabilites.
Location
/usr/site/matlab
Commands
matlab - run Matlab.
ldd - list
dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared objects .
mex - builds a MATLAB MEX-file from C and/or Fortran sources.
Documentation
Matlab is self-documented. After getting the main program
started, you can find detailed documentation about individual
functions and operators by typing "help xxxx" where xxxx is the
name of a function, or by typing "help" with no arguments and
browsing the various sections and subsections.
See Also
Mathematica
Maple
Questions? Comments? Please contact Mary Cochran.