CHAPTER 1

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MATLAB Introduction and the Working Environment

1.1 MATLAB Introduction

MATLAB is a platform for scientific calculation and high level programming through an interactive environment that allows for accurate resolution of complex calculation tasks more quickly than with traditional programming languages. It is the calculation platform of choice currently used in the sciences and engineering and in many technical business areas.

MATLAB is also a high-level technical computing interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis and numerical calculations. MATLAB is suitable for solving problems of technical ...

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