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2 Introduction to MATLAB
Graphical user interface of MATLAB in typical
use. The software comes up with several
window panels. The desktop layout includes
the Current Folder panel, the Command Window ,
the Command History panel and the Workspace
panel. When using MATLAB several Figure
Windows and the Editor are displayed.
2.1 MATLAB in Earth Sciences
MATLABĀ® is a sot ware package developed by h e MathWorks, Inc.,
founded by Cleve Moler, Jack Little and Steve Bangert in 1984, which has
its headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts (http://www.mathworks.com).
MATLAB was designed to perform mathematical calculations, to analyze
and visualize data, and to facilitate the writing of new sot ware programs.
h e advantage of this sot ware is that it combines comprehensive math and
graphics functions with a powerful high-level language. Since MATLAB
contains a large library of ready-to-use routines for a wide range of
applications, the user can solve technical computing problems much more
quickly than with traditional programming languages, such as C++ and
FORTRAN. h e standard library of functions can be signii cantly expanded
by add-on toolboxes, which are collections of functions for special purposes
such as image processing, creating map displays, performing geospatial data
analysis or solving partial dif erential equations.
During the last few years MATLAB has become an increasingly popular
tool in earth sciences. It has been used for i nite element modeling,
processing of seismic data, analyzing satellite imagery, and for the generation
 
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