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Appendix A: Introduction to MATLAB
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A.1 Introduction
MATLAB is a software package of The MathWorks Inc., for technical comput-
ing that does both computing and visualization with ease. It has a number of
built-in functions that can be used by an individual’s application. The acro-
nym MATLAB stands for MATrix LABoratory. Matrices are the basic build-
ing blocks of MATLAB. Though MATLAB is primarily used for numerical
computations, it also supports symbolic computations. The main advantage
of MATLAB is the ease with which one can translate the idea into an appli-
cation. MATLAB runs on almost all computer platforms, whether Microsoft
Windows, App ...