Description

• Matlab is installed on the computers running SunOS and Solaris, in Chemistry department, in /usr/local/bin. The version currently running is version 5.2. It is commercial software, available from Mathworks.

  Mathworks description of matlab is

  	MATLAB is a language for technical computing that 
  	combines numeric computation, advanced graphics and 
  	visualization, and a high-level programming language. 
  	MATLAB is the natural environment for analysis, algorithm
       	prototyping, and application development. 
  	

How to Use

• Run the command matlab. If you are using X Windows, the X Windows version of matlab will come up automatically; otherwise, you'll get a command line version. The built-in help is extensive.