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Open Source Matlab?

  • 26-02-2010 06:52PM
    #1
    sajama
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭


    Hi there,

    I'm just trying to learn how to use matlab - complete beginner, just wondering if there is an open source version? I've heard of scilab - I'm wondering is there any big differences or flaws with this? Or can anyone suggest a different open source software?

    Thanks in advance :)


Comments

  • #2
    croo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 1,337 Mod ✭✭✭✭croo


    www.osalt.com is useful for questions like this.

    http://www.osalt.com/search?q=matlab

    gives you some options, perhaps when you have reviewed the offering you might come back and give us all a review for future reference? ;)


  • #3
    Sergeant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,362 ✭✭✭Sergeant


    If you are going to be using the product just for mathematical functions, then Scilab and Sage can do the trick. Sage requires a knowledge of Python, so have never used it. Scilab is slightly more advanced, and has a good set of plugins available at http://atoms.scilab.org/. You can also integrate it with LabVIEW if you are using the product for modelling, control or decision systems.


  • #4
    Cool Mo D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭Cool Mo D


    Sergeant wrote: »
    If you are going to be using the product just for mathematical functions, then Scilab and Sage can do the trick. Sage requires a knowledge of Python, so have never used it. Scilab is slightly more advanced, and has a good set of plugins available at http://atoms.scilab.org/. You can also integrate it with LabVIEW if you are using the product for modelling, control or decision systems.

    Octave is a project to make a close-as-possible open source clone of Matlab. I've never used it though - so i don't know how good it is.


  • #5
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Never used Mathlab. I started trying a few things out on Octave recently, it's handy enough to use and I'm told it's compatable with Mathlab. Anything I've tried seems to be.

    Sci lab is also a decent front end for it, it makes it not quite as scary.


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