know MATLAB (for all engineering students)

MATLAB® is a high-performance language for technical computing. It

integrates computation, visualization, and programming in an easy-to-use

environment where problems and solutions are expressed in familiar

mathematical notation. Typical uses include

•Math and computation

•Algorithm development

•Data acquisition

•Modeling, simulation, and prototyping

•Data analysis, exploration, and visualization

•Scientific and engineering graphics

•Application development, including graphical user interface building

MATLAB is an interactive system whose basic data element is an array that

does not require dimensioning. This allows you to solve many technical

computing problems, especially those with matrix and vector formulations, in

a fraction of the time it would take to write a program in a scalar noninteractive

language such as C or Fortran.

The name MATLAB stands for matrix laboratory. MATLAB was originally

written to provide easy access to matrix software developed by the LINPACK

and EISPACK projects. Today, MATLAB engines incorporate the LAPACK

and BLAS libraries, embedding the state of the art in software for matrix

computation.

MATLAB has evolved over a period of years with input from many users. In

university environments, it is the standard instructional tool for introductory

and advanced courses in mathematics, engineering, and science. In industry,

MATLAB is the tool of choice for high-productivity research, development, and

analysis.

MATLAB features a family of add-on application-specific solutions called

toolboxes. Very important to most users of MATLAB, toolboxes allow you to

learn and apply specialized technology. Toolboxes are comprehensive

collections of MATLAB functions (M-files) that extend the MATLAB

environment to solve particular classes of problems. Areas in which toolboxes

are available include signal processing, control systems, neural networks,

fuzzy logic, wavelets, simulation, and many others.