Alternatives to the Mathematical Software Package MATLAB in Research and Education

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2013

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Bewster, Matthew. “Alternatives to the Mathematical Software Package MATLAB in Research and Education.” UMBC Review: Journal of Undergraduate Research 14 (2013): 50–65. https://userpages.umbc.edu/~gobbert/papers/BrewsterUMBCReview2013.pdf

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UMBC Energy Efficient High Performance Computing Lab

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THERE ARE SEVERAL NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONAL packages that serve as educational tools and are available for commercial use. MATLAB (www.mathworks.com) is the most widely used of these packages. MATLAB is used in many courses at UMBC and in a wide range of disciplines, but many of these courses only utilize the basic features of the software that require limited computer power. It would be valuable to students to have a free alternative with the necessary features that can be used on a laptop or home computer.