Why we use matlab software?

Answer 1

MATLAB has a number of advantages over other methods or languages:

• Its fundamental data element is the matrix. A straightforward integer is measured an matrix of one row and one column. Several mathematical operations that work on arrays or matrices are built-in to the Matlab environment. For example, cross-products, dot-products, determinants, inverse matrices.
• Vectorized operations. Adding two arrays together needs only one command, instead of a for or while loop.
• The graphical output is optimized for interaction. You can plot your data very easily, and then change colors, sizes, scales, etc, by using the graphical interactive tools.
• Matlab's functionality can be greatly expanded by the addition of toolboxes. These are sets of specific functions that provided more specialized functionality. Ex: Excel link allows data to be written in a format recognized by Excel, Statistics Toolbox allows more specialized statistical manipulation of data (Anova, Basic Fits, etc)

There are also disadvantages:

• It uses a large amount of memory and on slow computers it is very hard to use.
• It sits "on top" of Windows, getting as much CPU time as Windows allows it to have. This makes real-time applications very complicated.

Notice: Matlab in not only a programming language, but a programming environment as well.