Information about
MATLAB
We will be using the MATLAB environment
for in CS 277. MATLAB is a high-level scientific
and engineering programming environment which allows easy visualization
of data, has an extensive library of built-in functions for data
manipulation,
and is widely used in universities and research labs around the world.
Accessing
MATLAB
at UCI:
- MATLAB is available in the ICS 364 labs on certain machines.
- You should also be able to access MATLAB via the PCs in
the instructional OIC
Computer Labs, e.g., the
MSTB A and B labs, whenever there is no class scheduled there (e.g., in
the evenings and on the weekends).
- You could get a license for your PC if
you
wish to purchase the MATLAB student version from the bookstore ($100)
or get access to the campuswide license (also about $100, contact NACS to
figure out
how to do this). You could ask your advisor to pay for this :) if you also plan to use MATLAB for research..
- Another option is to download Octave, which is an open-source
alternative to MATLAB with the same syntax and much of the same basic
functionality (the graphics are not quite as powerful, but should work for this class).
Online MATLAB
Tutorials
and Resources:
There are some useful introductory tutorials
on MATLAB online (below). Note also
that
once you start MATLAB and are within the MATLAB environment, you can
simply
type "doc" and a very extensive set of online documentation will come
up
in your Web browser, including access to a basic tutorial (e.g., select "Getting Started").
-
Very simple introductory Tutorial
-
Slightly more advanced Tutorials
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More complete
references/tutorials/FAQs
