Research Guides: Science Services: Matlab

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Matlab Programming for Science

MATLAB® is a high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications.

Installing Matlab

See below for details on getting a MathWorks account and licensed Matlab distribution at Brandeis.

Data Services Workshops

Interactive Matlab Workshop (Asynchronous)
We will use MATLAB to interactively customize data visualizations, then automatically generate the MATLAB code to reproduce them with new data!

Matlab Resources Online

Visit Matlab Academy for training, including:

Matlab Resources at Brandeis

Brandeis MATLAB User mailing list

Click on the following link: https://groups.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/g/matlabusers-group
On your Brandeis google account, click Join Group button, choose your preferred settings
Click Join Group again

Brandeis Library Resources

Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists by Daniel T. Valentine; Brian Hahn Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, Sixth Edition, provides a concise, balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality that facilitates independent learning, with coverage of both the fundamentals and applications. The essentials of MATLAB are illustrated throughout, featuring complete coverage of the software's windows and menus. Program design and algorithm development are presented clearly and intuitively, along with many examples from a wide range of familiar scientific and engineering areas. This updated edition includes the latest MATLAB versions through 2016a, and is an ideal book for a first course on MATLAB, or for an engineering problem-solving course using MATLAB, as well as a self-learning tutorial for professionals and students expected to learn and apply MATLAB. Updated to include all the newer features through MATLAB R2016a Includes new chapter on complex variables analysis Presents a comparison of execution time between compiled and un-compiled code that includes examples Describes the new H2 graphics features
ISBN: 0128052716
Publication Date: 2016-09-01
ImageJ-MATLAB: A bidirectional framework for scientific image analysis interoperability ImageJ-MATLAB is a lightweight Java library facilitating bi-directional interoperability between MATLAB and ImageJ. By defining a standard for translation between matrix and image data structures, researchers are empowered to select the best tool for their image-analysis tasks. Freely available extension to ImageJ2 ( http://imagej.net/Downloads ). Installation and use instructions available at http://imagej.net/MATLAB_Scripting. Tested with ImageJ 2.0.0-rc-54 , Java 1.8.0_66 and MATLAB R2015b. eliceiri@wisc.edu. Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Publication Date: 2017
Practical MATLAB by Irfan Turk Apply MATLAB programming to the mathematical modeling of real-life problems from a wide range of topics. This pragmatic book shows you how to solve your programming problems, starting with a brief primer on MATLAB and the fundamentals of the MATLAB programming language. Then, you'll build fully working examples and computational models found in the financial, engineering, and scientific sectors. As part of this section, you'll cover signal and image processing, as well as GUIs.   After reading and using Practical MATLAB and its accompanying source code, you'll have the practical know-how and code to apply to your own MATLAB programming projects.   What You Will Learn Discover the fundamentals of MATLAB and how to get started with it for problem solving Apply MATLAB to a variety of problems and case studies Carry out economic and financial modeling with MATLAB, including option pricing and compound interest Use MATLAB for simulation problems such as coin flips, dice rolling, random walks, and traffic flows Solve computational biology problems with MATLAB Implement signal processing with MATLAB, including currents, Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs), and harmonic analysis Process images with filters and edge detection Build applications with GUIs  Who This Book Is For People with some prior experience with programming and MATLAB. 
ISBN: 1484252802
Publication Date: 2019-10-30
Programming with MATLAB for Scientists by Eugeniy E. Mikhailov This book offers an introduction to the basics of MATLAB programming to scientists and engineers. The author leads with engaging examples to build a working knowledge, specifically geared to those with science and engineering backgrounds. The reader is empowered to model and simulate real systems, as well as present and analyze everyday data sets. In order to achieve those goals, the contents bypass excessive "under the hood" details, and instead gets right down to the essential, practical foundations for successful programming and modeling. Readers will benefit from the following features: Teaches programming to scientists and engineers using a problem-based approach, leading with illustrative and interesting examples. Emphasizes a hands-on approach, with "must know" information and minimal technical details. Utilizes examples from science and engineering to showcase the application of learned concepts on real problems. Showcases modeling of real systems, gradually advancing from simpler to more challenging problems. Highlights the practical uses of data processing and analysis in everyday life.
ISBN: 1138570044
Publication Date: 2018-02-02

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MathWorks Account Setup

Go to https://www.mathworks.com/academia/tah-portal/brandeis-university-30711743.html
Click on the Sign in button within this page. You might need to sign in with Brandeis Account to get that the next step.
After logging into your Brandeis Account, you will get two choices to either Sign in to your MathWorks Account or Create a MathWorks Account. Click on Create a Mathworks Account if you have never downloaded or used MatLab before.
Finish creating your profile with your own information.
A verification email will be sent to the Brandeis email address.
Go to the email sent by Mathworks and click on "Verify my email".
Your MathWorks account is now setup to be used to download Matlab.

Getting Matlab

Click on either the number under "License" or click on the word under "Label" and the window will be re-directed to a new page.
The new window will have a "Download" button in the upper-right hand corner. Click on it and it will re-direct window with all the different MATLAB versions.
Click on the appropriate version of the installer and run the program. it will bring you to the installer for MATLAB.
Upon the program opening it will ask you to sign in with your Mathworks account. Sign in with the Mathworks account that you have.
Follow the on-screen instructions and MATLAB will now be activated and installed on the computer.