Chapter 1
Introducing MATLAB and Its Many Uses
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding how MATLAB fits in as a tool for performing math tasks
Seeing where MATLAB is used today
Discovering how to get the most from MATLAB
Overcoming the MATLAB learning curve
Math is the basis of all our science and even some of our art. In fact, math itself can be an art form — consider the beauty of fractals (a visual presentation of a specialized equation). However, math is also abstract and can be quite difficult and complex to understand and to use for practical purposes. MATLAB makes performing math-related tasks easier. You use MATLAB to perform math-related tasks such as
- Numerical computation
- Visualization
- Scripting
- Application development
- Machine learning
- Deep learning
- Signal processing
- Other tasks allowed by its various toolboxes (see
https://www.mathworks.com/help/thingspeak/matlab-toolbox-access.htmlfor details)
This chapter introduces you to MATLAB, an application that performs a variety of math tasks. It helps you understand the role that MATLAB can play in reducing the overall complexity of ...
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