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MATLAB Basics: Getting Started Guide

MATLAB is an interactive software for numerical computations and graphics. When MATLAB opens, the desktop window appears containing tools like the command window to enter commands, command history, workspace, and current folder. The command window uses >> as a prompt to allow users to perform simple computations by typing commands, pressing enter, and saving results to variables for future use.

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MATLAB Basics: Getting Started Guide

MATLAB is an interactive software for numerical computations and graphics. When MATLAB opens, the desktop window appears containing tools like the command window to enter commands, command history, workspace, and current folder. The command window uses >> as a prompt to allow users to perform simple computations by typing commands, pressing enter, and saving results to variables for future use.

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MATLAB is an interactive software system for numerical

computations and graphics. The name MATLAB stands for MATrix


LABoratory. As the name suggests, MATLAB is specially designed for
matrix computations, solving systems of linear equations,
factorization of matrices, and so much. On the negative side,
MATLAB does not produce stand-alone applications, the programs
can be run only on computers that have MATLAB installed.
1.

Getting started

When you start MATLAB, a special window called the MATLAB


desktop appears, the screen looks like the one that was shown in
Figure 1.1. The desktop is a window that contains other windows.
The major tools within or accessible from the desktop are
-

Command window: used to enter commands and data.


Command history.
Workspace.
Current folder

After starting MATLAB, the command window will open with the
command prompt being displayed
>>

This window allows a user to enter simple commands. To perform


a simple computation, type a command and next press the Enter or
Return key. For instance:
>> x = 2 + 7
x =
9

Note that the results of these computations are saved in variables


whose names are chosen by the user. If you need to obtain their
values again, type their names and pressing Enter key. If you type
again:
>> x
x =
9

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