MatLab is an extremely versatile program, it’s actually almost like another computer programming language. It is far, far easier to perform arithmatic operations with it than FORTRAN. It’s especially good at matrix operations. Just type in the matrix, and off it goes!
Naturally, this program has replaced FORTRAN as the bane of my computing existence. Lines of code that work fine on the professors computer don’t run on mine. The controls toolbox seems to be installed on my computer, but the control functions are recognized as variables, not operators, when I try to use them. I’m sure there’s a very simple explanation for all of the problems I end up having. Maybe I just need to upgrade from version 6.0 to version 7.1.
Why is it that spending several hundred dollars always ends up being my solution to my computer problems?
Update: Apparently you can type ‘ver’ in the command window and MatLab will tell you what toolboxes you have installed (or you can uninstall it and the first menu page also lists the uninstall options, including toolboxes). As luck would have it, I don’t have the toolbox I need. It looks like I get to pay for an upgrade. Great! Just what I was hoping for!