Matlab: An Introduction
A MATLAB® tutorial in two parts by Michael D. DeVore and M. Ali Rauf


Matlab

Matlab, from The MathWorks Inc, is a technical computing software package that combines a high-level programming language with visualization tools in an interactive computation environment. This tool is used for many applications in science and engineering in research, industrial, and academic environments. It is useful in many areas of electrical engineering, including circuit analysis, signal processing, and statistical analyses. Matlab is made available for use by the University of Virginia community by ITC.

Hands-on tutorials for those wanting to gain a working knowledge of Matlab is provided in the resources below. No previous programming background is assumed. In Session 1, we introduce the development environment provided by Matlab 6.0, basic computational capability, and Matlab's Mathematical Function Library. In Session 2, we look at visualization tools and Matlab's programming language.

If you have questions, comments, or would like to see additional material covered, contact Michael DeVore by e-mail at mdevore@virginia.edu.

Tutorial Resources

The following are resources for the Matlab tutorial:

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