I can (somehow) still use matlab besides add-ons and other online stuff since I have not been asked to re-sign. Could the ransomeware attack affect me?

Can someone like give an understandable explanation on what MATLAB actually is and what it's used for? I've searched it up and got unclear answers, but so far I'm guessing it's just a big matrix calculator.

Hey everyone 👋, I’m a mechanical engineering student ⚙️ looking for the best resources to learn MATLAB. Any recommendations for online courses, YouTube channels, or books for beginners? 📚💻

I want to learn MATLAB mainly to perform a Rankine cycle simulation 📊 and to study numerical methods for error analysis in mathematics 🔢. Learning this will also allow me to add one more skill to my CV ✅.

Thanks! 🙌

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Hi,

having followed discussions regarding open/closed software lateley I'm starting to wonder if academic work conducted by means of closed source methods can even be regarded as scientific. Shouldn't a researcher always be in full control of applied methods and be able to critically review the source code and compilation of methods he/she uses? In my understanding being critical and having the will to dig for problems where nobody expects them is the main virtue of a good scientist. Doesn't the use of blackbox methods obstruct the whole idea of repeatability and transparency? I know you can expand that problem to become quite philosophical regarding the functioning of hardware drivers or errors in hardware, but regarding end-user software at least you have a practical choice to make. I'm posting this question to this subreddit, because I'm intersted in the opinion and reasoning of people using popular closed software like matlab in science or in safety-critical applications. I don't want to offend anybody.

The project I am working on for my job is mainly in Python. Recently, a department that was working with Matlab dissolved, and I got assigned their project. It isn't particularly hard, and with some effort, I might understand what’s going on pretty fast , but man, I do hate MATLAB (not the language, but the interface and its bloat). Are there any tips and tricks I should know to make my job easier?

Hi all!

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this or if this info is in the sidebar and I missed it, but I'm wondering kind of what the point of Matlab is? I've been tasked with learning to use it for a research project I'm in and I understand it has great graphing and various mathematical abilities but I don't quite see the point in it. I can't save my command window, just my work space but I can't do anything with the workspace files that are saved? It just all seems a little pointless. Is it supposed to be for like one time use to specifically solve one problem at a time? All advice would be appreciated as right now I'm very frustrated and confused with this whole system.

Hey everyone!

I'm a computer engineering student, and MATLAB is something we use quite a lot at university, especially for signal processing, mathematical modeling, and other engineering subjects.

A while ago, I started working on a website with different online tools, and one of the things I wanted to add was a way to quickly run MATLAB-style code without having to install anything.

So I ended up building a browser-based compiler powered by GNU Octave, which is free and open source and supports a lot of MATLAB's syntax and functionality.

Here's the compiler if anyone wants to try it:

https://theonlinetoolset.com/tools/octave-compiler

The idea is to make it easy to experiment with things like:

• Matrices and linear algebra – matrix operations, solving equations, and numerical calculations.

• Mathematical functions – testing formulas and numerical methods.

• Signal processing – experimenting with signals, FFTs, and related calculations where supported.

• Plotting and visualization – working with graphs and mathematical results.

• .m file support – working with MATLAB/Octave scripts and functions.

• Engineering coursework – quickly testing small scripts and calculations.

One thing I seriously underestimated was how complicated it would be to run code submitted by users while keeping everything isolated and managing the server's resources.

It's definitely been an interesting challenge, and I'm still working on improving the experience.

Of course, since it's running GNU Octave rather than MATLAB itself, compatibility isn't perfect. Some MATLAB-specific functions and proprietary toolboxes won't work, and I'm not trying to pretend otherwise.

The goal isn't to replace MATLAB or a full desktop installation. I mainly wanted something convenient for students, teachers, or anyone who just needs to quickly experiment with a piece of code.

I'm actually curious about something:

For those of you who regularly work with MATLAB or Octave, what are the biggest compatibility issues you've encountered between the two?

Are there particular functions, toolboxes, or features you rely on that tend to be missing from Octave?

And if you give my compiler a try, I'd genuinely appreciate hearing about anything that doesn't work properly or could be improved.

I'm still developing the project alongside university, so feedback from people who use MATLAB professionally or academically would be incredibly helpful.

Hi,

I have been getting an error message called 'no healthy upstream' when I try to access anything related to MATLAB for a couple of days now. Is anyone else getting this? Do you know how to fix this?

this is my problem that I was given : Let q = p + 1, where p is a prime number. For the domain 2 → 25, find the greatest common divisor for all pairs of q.

I was able to find all of the prime numbers and was able to create an array where i took all of the prime numbers and added one to each of them but I am extremely lost when it comes to find the greatest common divisor for all pairs of q.

I can not use the gcd function i have to create an algorithm for this. The example i was given was of euclids algorithm. If anyone can give me anything to lead me to the right path to solve this problem that wold be amazing.

guys if you are proficient and free enough , i need help making a simulation of underground tunnels in matlab . open to advice and criticism , i am a beginner in matlab , i can plot work with matrices and do small project but i do need someones help in this. please dm for more details about the project.