MatLab tutorial for scientific and engineering computations: International Federation of Nonlinear Analysts (IFNA); 2008 World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts (WCNA) Original Research Article

The computing scenario over centuries/millenniums has been changing based on the tools/power of tools–often innovative–available to mankind. We discuss here in tutorial form various features of MatLab and their usage to solve problems. MatLab is one of the most widely used, very high level programming languages for scientific and engineering computations. It is very user-friendly and needs practically no formal programming knowledge. Presented here are MatLab programming aspects and not just the MatLab commands for scientists and engineers who do not have formal programming training and also have no significant time to spare for learning programming to solve their real world problems. Specifically provided are programs for visualization. Also, stated are the current limitations of the MatLab, which possibly can be taken care of by Mathworks Inc. in a future version to make MatLab more versatile.