Matlab help?

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:30 pm

so i have a matlab assignment due tomorrow, and i don't even have matlab! which means i have to write a matlab program blind. Does anyone around here know anything about matlab syntax or anything that could help me?

I guess its my own fault for procrastinating so much

but if anyone around here knows their matlab, id like to have a 15 minute IM convo with you, all I need to do is solve one measly surface integral

(or else... does anyone have a copy of matlab?)

codeman · Post by **codeman** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:33 pm

i have a copy of MATLAB from my school. If you want to write a program without actually having MATLAB...go to their website and use the search feature. It's really helpful. I think if you want to do integrals you need to use the "sum" feature. They dont have an "integrate" function because MATLAB doesn't deal with continuous functions...it just deals with vectors of discrete values. If you need any help let me know, or PM me your AIM name. After you write it i might be able to run it for you to let you know if it works right.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:00 pm

i found a torrent thats going 160K, it might even be done before midnight local time XD. so hopefully ill be all right.

if that fails i might be PMing you with help/to give my code a run though.

i dont have AIM though (MSN: goku907)

thanks for the advice

codeman · Post by **codeman** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:18 pm

oh...i've never used MSN before. But feel free to PM me with any questions!

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:16 pm

Lol, when I saw this topic I thought it said....METHLAB. lol

What is a Mathlab?

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:22 pm

gamer2 wrote:Lol, when I saw this topic I thought it said....METHLAB. lol

What is a Mathlab?

I thought it said meth lab to, I was like " damn this thread is gonna get locked fast "

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:03 pm

matlab (not math lab, although thats what it is) is some sort of very-high level 'programming language' you can use to solve complicated math more efficiently than C or other languages.

they way i understand it though, its more of like. a terminal where you give it commands and it does them. like a giant 3-CD big graphing calculator.

but ive never used it before

. 1hr left on my download.

codeman · Post by **codeman** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:42 pm

MATLAB stands for Matrix Laboratory. It basically deals with vectors and lists of values. It has lots of powerful graphing and evaluation tools, and it's fantastic for generating simulations of systems...especially useful for electrical engineers