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# Page 19 - Reviews of MATLAB

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Thushara S.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB is helpful , all in one software."

September 12, 2019

5.0

I used MATLAB to many data analysis with machine learning and neural network it works very well and it has extremely optimized algorithms inbuilt. I used MATLAB to simulate antennas, filters , circuits it gives highly accurate results. its all in one application.

Pros

MATLAB is very good simulation software can be used to model thousand of things from PCB to aircraft. It provide number of apps for various applications. MATLAB is extremely reliable software, I have never seen it crash. It has very powerful task managing system. In addition to that there is online version of MATLAB. Using that users can access their project from anywhere.

Cons

help function is not that accurate some time it takes too long. Loading MATLAB takes few minutes.

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sL

santiago L.  
Deployment Tech  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Work easily. "

September 15, 2022

5.0

Pros

Very powerful and symbolic way of visualizing your data, debugging it easily, implement and test your algorithms. Simulations are easily done once you recognize patterns and grow familiar with the tools. Even application development can be done well and with ease.

Cons

This comes to the core of matlab, where instead of being a language like c or c++ it is regarded as an interpreted language. There's more of a requirement of more powerful, industry leading hardware if youre wanting to truly cut down on the time your work takes. While it is very powerful, it requires just as much power compared to other c compilers or fortan compilers. Breaking into this product ends up costing more.

Reason for choosing MATLAB

We use it for petroleum.

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Steve M.  
product design engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "powerful simulation and analysis tool"

September 17, 2023

4.0

I use MATLAB for data analysis and simulations and its very versatile and useful for research and development

Pros

As an undergraduate and as a product development engineer ,MATLAB has been an important tool for sensor data analysis and simulations, additional python integration made it easier to get familiar with it as I had prior experience as a python programmer.

Cons

MATLAB is computer resource heavy and requires a significant investment in a powerful processor and RAM , more can be done on the interface and its can also be expensive .

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ST

Srushti T.  
Student  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best software for mathematical modelling"

October 8, 2020

5.0

It is the best software currently for all engineering applications, learning everything might be difficult but its worth it. i have been using MATLAB for Image processing and mathematical modelling and so far I have no compains. Just make sure you are using a good computer/laptop.

Pros

The software is easy to use if you know basic coding, most of the functions are inbuilt, you just need to understand the implementation of the software, materials available for self study through HELP option, easy to read output, command line makes it easy to run line by line code.

Cons

The difference in the comupation time between different versions of the software, it is not very easy to use with laptops having low speed, shuts down or hangs sometimes if its taking too long fo the program to run.

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AK

Arun K.  
Teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Feedback"

September 12, 2023

5.0

overall its a very good product for simulation and result derivation

Pros

Best software for electrical engineers for depicting drawing which customers can also understand

Cons

need to work more on customizing dashboards

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SR

Saimadhura R.  
Graduate Student  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool for engineering simulations/coding"

June 11, 2020

5.0

It is a great tool for a student and simulation oriented research. It has good graphics interface and coding is intuitive, no need of keeping track of what data types are used or memory management. I have personally used it for electrical and power system based coding and simulations for couple of years now and it works great.

Pros

MATLAB is an affordable and user-friendly tool for running power system simulations, control and robotics, data science, image recognition and processing, optimization studies, and various other simple coding. One of the best features is the graphical visualizations, which is very useful to analyze the input and output parameters, for instance, voltage and current. It has various in-build examples from mathwork and comprehensive documentation on the features present in the software.

Cons

Though it gets its job done, it is not the best tool to consider when you have large amount of computation or data . Features and toolbox in simulations vary among different versions, making it bit difficult to share without changing the version while sending the file. It requires a decent graphics, delay to open.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Oracle Business Intelligence and Visualisation Expert  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Data Viz from simple to complicated"

February 10, 2021

5.0

Our use-case for using MATLAB was collecting and plotting the running characteristics of a three-phase induction motor. With its all the functionality (and with appropriate training) it was the perfect tool for the task.

Pros

MATLAB is really rich in the functions and options available for aggregating and plotting a lot of data-points

Cons

As there are a lot of options and functionality there is a steep learning curve for the tool and as the output can be highly customized, a user needs to be aware of a lot of settings and configuration.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Junior Engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "An Engineer's Best Friend"

March 22, 2019

5.0

My overall experience with this software has been very good. I started using this since college. It is one of the best platforms for educating students. Now I use it for anything from quick math calculations to process video and images, data decryption and encryption.

Pros

The best thing about MATLAB is it's all kinds of use, everything useful for an engineer packed in a shell. - It has a very user-friendly coding facility. U can run a specific part of the code and move on to the next part knowing that u have done the previous part right from the software itself. - debugging any code is very easy in this one. - it's Simulink feature is one of the best GUI out there. - It also possesses a lot of professional packages for complex problem-solving. -Huge amount of help and codes are available in the online community of MATLAB.

Cons

\-In spite the developers' efforts over the years to give users a bug free software to work with it crashes some times and gets slow. - The software can be hard to use for the beginners - It is a bit more expensive than its' counterparts - The code runs slower than C++, Java, Python etc.

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Kristy W.  
Software Developer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Outstanding and effective Computational software"

September 16, 2019

4.0

I am having pleasant experience with MATLAB. It has made our work really easier by helping us a lot in solving numerous computational problems. It is more than 100% recommended to other customers.

Pros

Firstly this application has quantitative finance management feature that allow me to manage all my financial details and financial reports into a useful pattern. Apart from this scaling and acceleration power of the system enables me to create useful reports whether I'm in my office or anywhere else with a lot of ease and with convenience as well.

Cons

In my opinion the graphical user interface of this product is immense helpful because it does not have any complex features or programs that require special training so it's easy to understand and ready to go.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Lecturer, Researcher  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "If you can code... use MATLAB!"

September 26, 2018

5.0

Great to use during my class but my capability to use MATLAB has since diminished due to lack of practice and use.

Pros

MATLAB is so flexible, and, if you dedicate enough time and effort, you can create lines of code to do nearly anything. The online libraries assist in figuring out code for common items, like GUIs. It is a free software at most institutes of higher learning, and an excellent opener to computer coding.

Cons

If you can't speak the language of coding, even after a semester-long course in MATLAB, you won't practice and get better... as I did (not do). So, you'll lose even the basic capability to open a file in MATLAB and run it through the workspace correctly. Hence, use of MATLAB requires some practice and coding knowledge.

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Stacy S.  
Engineer Software  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MATLAB is no doubt a powerful tool and easy way to solve scientific and engineering problems."

July 29, 2018

5.0

Pros

MATLAB is a fantastic software through which we can make graphs and programs. We can also do all sorts of simple or complex numerical calculations with the help of this high level technical computing language or software. It plays a vital role in scientific studies with a wide range of applications. It consists of numerous toolboxes that one can install in order to install specific themes that includes image processing, digital systems, electronic theory etc. It is really keep amazing features.

Cons

MATLAB software is of great significance. One can hardly find cons in this software. The only problem is that at first people get worried while installing this software as it takes several hours. Another con is that it's space requirements are too high. It is quite expensive software but when we look at it's pros then we feel they are no doubt best compensation.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
PhD student  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab in the Wild"

December 28, 2018

4.0

I would strongly recommend it. The overal advantages allow you to prototype and receive results and quite sophisticated plots.

Pros

Matlab supports both numeric and symbolic computations. Even though it’s simple just need to declare the variable.

Cons

It’s quite pricy and not good for parallel computing, because it’s hard to manage threads for heavy computings.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Must have for Engineers."

December 30, 2017

4.0

I use it daily, i did my entire thesis work with it. This software is indispensable for the research and educational Industries.

Pros

The versatility of the software in exceptional, there is a package for basically every branch of engineering.

Cons

The learning curve is a little steep for beginners, it is recommended to read a manual or watch a tutorial first.

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US

Udbhav S.  
Researcher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Research Data Analysis "

September 24, 2021

4.0

Fantastic, currently using in the lab

Pros

Widely used in the research oriented project work for Data Visualization , Statistical Analysis and other parameters. Large number of toolbox available to integrate your results with other framework. Easy to use for the beginners, a huge number of online learning videos available on the platform to learn and execute the program. N number of opportunities available with MathWorks. Regularly updated software available (2 version) every year

Cons

I didn't like the paid option for university student, though it's more expensive for the Enterprise usage. Still, you have to pay the money externally per tool box , you wanna add in the list.

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MT

Meliksah T.  
Engineer  
Consumer Electronics  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Extensive tool that covers a lot, from basic Math operations to Data Science and Machine Learning"

August 10, 2019

5.0

It was the time of college the first time I used Matlab. We first learned the basic matrix operations and then went on with regression problems. Then I continued using Matlab during my Machine Learning by rep. NG course, submitting programming assignments. I am very happy with Matlab's simplicity and focus on Math operations. Since, anything that can be defined as a math function can be solved, improved and optimized, it is within possibility to solve any kind of operational research problem, from traveler salesman problem to complex Neural Networks. Mathlab is a great tool to do these. The libraries that comes within the software comprehensive and sufficient for many cases of Machine Learning as well as Data analysis and Data Science, especially visualization.

Pros

\- Ease of matrix operations - Possibility to carry out usual OOP algorithms additional to fundamental math operations - Ability to visualize and analyze data - Ability to create complex math models - Ability to create Machine Learning algorithms from the ground - Variety of libraries

Cons

Matlab perhaps does not have to have a great GUI but current one is weak. It's highly dependent on the console and programming commands, which might be repelling to newbies.

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JL

Jaimy L.  
Data scientist intern  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "High learning curve but a great product"

May 12, 2023

4.0

I mainly struggle whenever I use matlab. But if you have the right guidance then the tool is amazing. Not exactly the language I would recommend anyoen.

Pros

Matlab looks very professional and produces nice reports that definitely boost any statistical analysis

Cons

The learning curve is gigantic with very little documentation available to help you online. Once you understand matlab it is a great tool but the fact that there is so little help out there makes me rather use other languages such as Python or R. There are more guides out there.

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TJ

Thanushi J.  
Instructor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB - A software for everyone"

September 25, 2019

5.0

I have been working with MATLAB for 4 years and it is one of the best software tools I have ever worked with. I have used it for solving complex mathematical calculations, digital signal processing and simulating circuits. At the very beginning, it was difficult for me to use the software . However regular practice made it easier for me to become familiar with the software.

Pros

The best thing in MATLAB is, it is comparatively easier to use and anyone can quickly get familiar with the software. MATLAB has an inbuilt command called 'HELP' which is beneficial in working with the software. It briefly describes about any syntax or toolbox in MATLAB with some sample codes and examples. In addition, considerable number of online and other resources are available to learn basic concepts of MATLAB. MATLAB is capable of performing tasks related to modelling, analysing, computing and simulating in a single platform.

Cons

Normally MATLAB utilises great amount of CPU power which may cause lagging in your computer. With low end computers it may take too much time to execute MATLAB simulations. However it depends on your processor.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Technologist  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab is great for developing your own software and scripts"

April 7, 2018

5.0

Pros

I like that it has a great troubleshooting support page where I often find the answers to questions I might have

Cons

Some of the more advanced features such as the newer machine learning tools are too simplified for the users and it makes it difficult to find out how the program works behind the user interface provided

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Irina C.  
Sr Business Analyst  
Building Materials  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The Bible for modelling "

October 6, 2017

5.0

It helped me handle my masters thesis and get my first job as data analyst.

Pros

One of the most popular software package. It opens a lot of doors in the modelling world. Has a very wide range of problem types it can handle.

Cons

The interface looks the same for so many years and started getting boring. Hard to integrate with newer softwares

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DM

Debarpan M.  
Student  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Programming solution for engineers and scientists"

April 16, 2022

5.0

I have used Matlab for the analysis of Power Systems data. We had near real-time data from multiple sources containing line parameters. This data was cleansed and standardised using Matlab. Next, we analysed the data using numerical algorithms and built a mathematical model. Following this, we trained the model and tested it on test data. This model on Matlab allowed us to predict line faults and breakdowns with optimal accuracy.

Pros

Automating tasks - improve efficiency Best plotting solution for real-life and experimental scientific data Multiple libraries are available to build our solutions on Intuitive graphical interface Excellent community support Easy debugging of code

Cons

Optimisation of usage of processing power More third party integration options

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MM

Mausam M.  
Aircraft Engineer  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Its very user friendly and has lots of feature"

September 19, 2022

5.0

The best thing is its feature and its management system, they way its show result are really helpful for user.

Pros

The best thing is its many feature which is really helpful for taking out various report which help us in analytics

Cons

As a user I think there is no any cons which I really felt

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Naveed A.  
Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "As a user"

May 12, 2019

5.0

Pros

The simulink library in matlab provides an excellent plat for mathematical modeling or circuit designing of a system. It contains a large number of libraries for system designing regarding to different field areas.

Cons

It requires a good system when solving huge system of equation. In simple words, the more equation to solve, the slower will be system.

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Christopher M.  
Product Manager  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MATLAB is a fantastic tool for creation of data for easy interpretation"

October 11, 2021

5.0

Great! Will continue to use and learn the ins and outs

Pros

It is a very user friendly program based software that can be picked up

Cons

It's user interface cannot be customized as easy as a lot of the other software

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Quality Lead  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "An easy to use tool for solving complex mathematical calculations"

July 29, 2019

4.0

We use it for our Data analysis purpose. With Matlab we were able to solve the complex data problems.

Pros

Help function is really useful. Enormous in-built libraries: these can be used in wide range of calculations Easy to install and use.

Cons

You need to be super strong in programming, poor programming can make it slow. License is expensive

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Angelica Y.  
Student  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great for Engineering calculus"

September 19, 2018

4.0

Used it during my studies : calculus , algebra and even to filter seismic data

Pros

I've used matlab during all my years in college, it has been very helpful in all my math class. You can create 2D and 3D graphics which are great to have when you need to visualize certain applications problems. You can enter matrices, complex numbers and can solve complicated integrals. You can find many tutorials on internet to learn how to use it.

Cons

If you want to explode all the things the software can do yo need certain knowledge in programming language like C++. Another issue is that is not easy installing, and its very heavy. Also, it is not free , so you only have a 30 days trial

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