What is Matlab

Matlab is a matrix oriented language used in engineering and science.  It needs a Matlab interpretor to run.  This is sold by The Mathworks.  It is quite expensive.  There are deep discounts for educational institutions, but otherwise Matlab is usually used only by companies. The language has very good plotting capabilities, especially in 3 dimensions.  It used to be very slow, but these days it is moderately fast.

There are many books on Matlab. If you want to try it, I suggest you pick up a book before you buy the package.

Matlab Source Code

The Matlab source code parallels the Fortran in most cases. There are zip files with modules on:

Most code is well self documented.

A list of the routines is included in the Full Software Code List.

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