MATLAB
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Recently, advanced mathematics has initiated computer learning courses, and we have learned some basic operations of MATLAB in the course. But do we really understand this software? Let’s take a look.
MATLAB
History
The name MATLAB is derived from the first three letters of the words MATrix and LABoratory. This dates back to the late 1970s: Professor Cleve Moler, then head of the Computer Science Department at the University of New Mexico, designed a user-friendly interface to call LINPACK and EISPACK library programs to reduce the programming burden on students, which was the embryonic state of MATLAB written in FORTRAN.
By the early 1990s, MATLAB dominated numerical computation among over 30 mathematical software applications internationally, while Mathematica and Maple ranked as the top two in symbolic computation software. Mathcad was popular among high school students for providing a unified environment for computation, graphics, and word processing.
After several years of inter-school circulation, with the promotion of Little, MathWorks was founded in 1984 by Little, Moler, and Steve Bangert, officially launching MATLAB into the market. Since then, the core of MATLAB has been written in C language, and in addition to its original numerical computation capabilities, data visualization features were added.
Once MATLAB appeared as a commercial product, it quickly replaced previously closed software packages in the control field (such as UMIST in the UK, LUND and SIMNON in Sweden, and KEDDC in Germany) due to its good openness and reliability, rebuilding them on the MATLAB platform. By the 1990s, MATLAB had become the recognized standard computing software in the international control community.
MATLAB
Learning Methods
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Annual Summary Introduction
C/C++ is the foundation of MATLAB programming and is largely compatible in format. At the same time, C language is the foundation for learning all programming languages. Generally, programmers (regardless of which computer language they focus on) start by learning C language. If you have no foundation in C language, start learning C first.
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For most undergraduates and graduates, the use of MATLAB will only involve the basic knowledge of C language, such as basic syntax, selection structures, and loop structures; knowledge such as pointers, structures, and file operations in C language is unnecessary to learn, as you will find that these concepts are not used in MATLAB.
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With a basic foundation in C language, you can start learning MATLAB. Buy (or borrow from the library) a book on MATLAB and read it systematically. Remember, just read it once! Have an overall impression of what functions MATLAB can perform.
1. Data analysis, numerical and symbolic computation
2. Engineering and scientific plotting
3. Control system design
4. Aerospace industry
5. Automotive industry
6. Biomedical engineering
7. Speech processing
8. Image and digital signal processing
9. Financial and economic analysis
10. Modeling, simulation, and prototype development
11. Research and development of new algorithms
12. Graphical user interface design
Advantages of MATLAB
1. Matrix operations
The basic data structure of MATLAB is the matrix. Therefore, operations in MATLAB can generally be performed directly on matrices.
2. Calculation and plotting
MATLAB is a software system that integrates programming, computation, and data visualization.
3. Professional toolboxes—like adding wings
MATLAB includes many toolboxes. Each toolbox collects several functions specifically for a particular problem. From this perspective, MATLAB toolboxes are function libraries designed specifically for one problem. These function libraries are carefully designed by professionals, ensuring performance and quality.
MATLAB has broad development prospects in various industries. Being proficient in using MATLAB will undoubtedly be a highlight on your resume. I hope students actively learn MATLAB usage skills and will benefit greatly in the future.
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