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# Page 30 - Reviews of MATLAB

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Scientist  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Matlab for Data Analysis"

March 31, 2021

5.0

Matlab is central to several research data analysis pipelines we have in our team. This has allowed us to efficiently turn raw data and numbers into meaningful information and make new discoveries.

Pros

Matlab has been the gold standard for data analysis for past two decades. Matlab's wide range of toolbox collection is an asset for data analysis, graphing and visualization. Users have a lot of control on the customisation of data analysis workflows they can create with Matlab.

Cons

Matlab remains to be very expensive. The price and somewhat steep learning curve which can deter some new users.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Graduate Student  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB for simulation"

December 10, 2019

4.0

MATLAB is one of the best software that every engineer should learn that and could be more specific to answer certain problems.

Pros

MATLAB is the first programming language that I learnt, simplicity and easily learnability is the most important feature of MATLAB, in addition to its vast toolboxes.

Cons

Well, MATLAB is too expensive, specifically when there are many open-source programming languages are available to work with.

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GAK

Godwin Appiah K.  
mechanical engineer  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Engineers companion software"

April 17, 2021

5.0

Satisfactory using Matlab

Pros

Matlab can perform numerous mathematical operations and requires less coding skill to ues it. it is easy to learn and has alot of supporting documents online for help. exams are done using matlab, using this tool is highly recommended. It can be use for anything you intended it for, if only you know how to use matlab

Cons

it is a large software and uses much space in our system and make system queit slow

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MHM

Mahmut Halil M.  
PhD Candidate  
Renewables & Environment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very useful for fast prototyping your project and analaysis."

December 16, 2021

5.0

I use Matlab for my PhD modelling and analysis in the area of the solar cells. It is very useful about expressions and analysis of nonlinear mathematical formulas which is mostly used in my project. If you are looking for solving a mathematical expression, Matlab should be your first address.

Pros

Matlab has many tools and they make your work easier. For example, simulink lets you have a basic modelling instead of using coding.

Cons

The section that shows your outputs keeps everything that you typed. Of course, you can clear it but it makes me out of sorts when I see a full of sections like that.

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Luka K.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Matlab review"

July 14, 2020

5.0

Pros

The thing that I've enjoyed the most about Matlab is just how powerful it is. No doubt it's the best tool for mathematics-oriented projects. Due to knowing how to calculate and draw functions manually, I can certainly appreciate how easy Matlab makes it. I've used it mainly for Modelling purposes, but I feel like I barely scratched the surface of its functionalities.

Cons

It's not very user friendly, due to its nature. Finding errors or what went wrong is very complicated, and having extensive prior knowledge of the subject is necessary.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Demonstrator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MatLab"

January 30, 2021

5.0

It has been super helpful to mathematical calculations and modles to complete with MatLab.

Pros

I use MatLab for mathematical modeling. The codes are very similar to other computer languages such as C++ or Java.

Cons

There is a learning curve for MatLab. But once you got the hang of it, it is super easy. There is a " help" command that helps you for any codes you want to know too. Therefore no complaints at all.

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HR

Hasaru R.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy and highly advanced programming software"

October 27, 2019

5.0

Ideal platform for solving complex math problems and analyzing data through easy programming.

Pros

The programming language is quite simple and mostly uses basic math expressions and symbols. It provides accurate results. It allows the user to create algorithms and 3-D models as well.

Cons

Sometimes it takes a lot of time to find relevant answers through the MATLAB help feature. It only supports desktop and is not available on the web or smartphones.

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Joseph E.  
Electrical Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Engineering analysis software"

December 3, 2019

4.0

I have solved a lot of electrical design problems right from my school days

Pros

Easy to analyse transient electrical circuits Electronic designs can be tested on matlab before prototyping With is graphical user interface functionality, designs can be made and tested visually

Cons

It can not run very well on all computers because of its size on the disk space. It is only for people that can write computer code

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Carmen A.  
Directora de Metodologia y Analisis Electoral  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very useful tool for statistical analysis!"

March 12, 2018

5.0

It allows to make mathematical and statistical analysis in an easy and simple way!

Pros

I think a very comfortable and easy to use, ideal for statistical analysis of everything from basic statistics to higher overall statistics and mathematics

Cons

It is necessary to have some extensions in my computer so that the program works well, the computer must have a good capacity to obtain the benefits of this program

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Martin D.  
Fleet Analyst  
Mining & Metals  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It was so useful in my university assignments"

July 19, 2018

5.0

Pros

Mathlab has a lot of resources to solve different kind of scientific studies and applications. Math content in this software go from simple algebra to logarithms, integrals, lineal algebra, differential equations and so on. Also you can create codes and routines that works faster than an excel macro or spreadsheet, for example. Matlab includes presentations with animation and making of graphics with supports of colors and fonts (Greeks letters and symbols too). It is so useful to solve problems related to physics, math or just for fun, be an engineer is easier using matlab!!

Cons

Matlab complicated if you are not used to using specialized softwares. You should know about codes and algorithms in order to understand better what are you doing. Also, its layout could be better, but when you get used to, it won't be a problem. I did not find support for every issue that I had.

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Buddhika R.  
Engineering  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Matlab is a multi purpose software that's why coding and as well as hardware connections also be don"

June 15, 2019

3.0

Matlab is the best programming software that I have used ever.

Pros

Our hardware connections can be communicated with the MATLAB software properly.

Cons

After run the program we can identify easily our program errors

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VR

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

### "Very Convenient for Mathamatical Operation"

August 21, 2019

5.0

Pros

Matlab is our goto stage for all our programming needs. It doesn't expect one to have broad programming learning to have the option to utilize it. It has a wide scope of pre-assembled bundles, tool kits, and templates which empower anyone to play out all the fundamental coding undertakings. It is likewise extremely simple for a tenderfoot to gain from the broad library

Cons

It's a very expensive software for an individual.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Researcher  
Chemicals  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great for Quick and reliable Computing"

December 12, 2018

5.0

Overall Matlab made for a very good experience. Because once you know what you're doing, you can calculate lots of data in short amount of time. Very useful when writing papers for formatting graphs and dats, but also for computing things.

Pros

Once you learn how to use the software, there are countless things that you can do with it. You can solve complex mathmetical equations, then use commands to form the data gathered into a nice chart, formatted just how you like depending on your commands. If you can out in the time to learn how to use it properly, then it is definitely a useful tool to have.

Cons

What I did not like was the steep learning curve to get into use the software at it's full potential. There is an entry course that takes you step by step through some basic commands that you will use very often, however it takes about 2 hours to complete and even then I find myself googling commands. There is just too much that the software can do for someone to learn it quickly. I would say it would take about 5-7 days of good is to be fully understanding of how everything works.

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Benjamin G.  
New Product Development  
Machinery  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB"

December 2, 2018

5.0

Engineering problems are much easier to solve with Matlab, the programming language is easy to learn, and the GUI tools make those without requisite software skills able to complete just about any task.

Pros

Matlab makes use of its software very easy! Tutorials for every product, including free to use examples.

Cons

Many of the toolboxes are interdependent with other toolboxes, requiring the user to purchase many different add-ins.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Consultant  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful but complex"

February 10, 2021

3.0

Powerful for scientific research and analysis. Not very suitable for commercial application or machine learning projects

Pros

Very powerful for scientific calculations and can handle complex formulae Very flexible with programming capability to map graphs of x dimensions Widespread acceptance in scientific and researcher community

Cons

Not great for statistical analysis - needs lot of work for simple stuff which other packages are do with a click

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Matlab - Tools for visualizing mathematics"

February 20, 2021

4.0

Matlab is an excellent program once you get used to the programming syntax. Provides lots of tools for visualization, simulation.

Pros

I have using matlab since college days for visulizing some maths, waves, simulations, prototyping, etc. The best about matlab is it requires less code and the documentation are good. You can find various approach research and development on computer vision field that uses matlab.

Cons

The only bad thing I find is that the it requires lots of space in our computer system and makes it slow, freeze up system if RAM is less than 4GB.

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Dami A.  
Reservoir Engineer  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good Computational Software"

September 16, 2019

4.0

My overall experience with MATLAB has been good. It is used by lots of different companies.

Pros

MATLAB is a computational numerical software that can be used to perform and solve challenging computational problems. The coding language is easy to learn and implement.

Cons

The in-built available functions and libraries could be expanded in MATLAB. Having an auto-fill while coding would be helpful too.

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OW

Osama W.  
Electrical Engineering Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB User Review"

October 11, 2018

4.0

Being and Engineering student, i am using Matlab since last three years. No doubt, it's very helpful tool for an Engineer of any field.

Pros

I have been using Matlab for three years now, Matlab has a good simulation profile i.e. Simulink, which can be used to model a lot of things such as from basic circuits and electronics to advanced power systems. furthermore, the simulations results are much more accurate, once the simulations runs, afterwards its easy to change values and other data and get results accordingly. Moreover, its easy to use and i have never faced any crash.

Cons

Matlab could be further improved, it often takes a lot of time to calculate results. sometimes it can't be synchronized with real time controlled circuits, when we need it the most for controlling purposes.

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Murad O.  
Reliability Engineer  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab data analysis"

June 14, 2020

4.0

I do a lot of data analysis, build a lot of scripts

Pros

Matlab has many essential modules,. I'm using the app for data analysis, I make scripts and run on huge directory of files and get the results immediately.

Cons

Matlab has many and a lot of modules that also can be downloaded via the internet, the app is so much heavy and a lot of memory to be allocated in the installed environments

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
VICEPRESIDENT  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "matlab is a multiproposito application, which I have used for simulations"

January 20, 2018

5.0

For several years I have been using Matlab along with solidworks for engineering applications, in solidworks I design and with Matlab I study the cinemantics and control model.

Pros

The best thing about Matlab is its vector algebra tools, it allows to work and solve multiple engineering problems

Cons

The most unpleasant of matlab is without a doubt its cost, the scab compatibility with other engineering applications.

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MS

Mayar S.  
Electrical communication engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Matlab makes life easier"

June 27, 2022

5.0

My experience with Matlab is huge, I used it a lot during my college days and it really made life easier.

Pros

It's extremely useful, especially for engineering students who have to deal with a lot of mathematical concepts and a lot of theories because it helps them simulate and model anything that they want to test. Lots of the college project was based on Matlab and it was really useful.

Cons

It can be heavy for some computers that don't have high RAM, so it may take some time before it can start working.

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Bodo S.  
Dir Eng  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The challenge of being the standard software"

September 26, 2019

4.0

We used it for engineering calculation (data analysis, plotting, etc) and to develop algorithms.

Pros

MATLAB is the standard by virtue of early (college) adoption in engineering. It's known and fast for what it does. There are plenty of libraries available and a large community that supports it.

Cons

The main disadvantage is the deployment cost. A single seat license with all the required packages becomes very expensive as a "nice" calculator (often people use it to quickly sketch or test and algorithm). Large & complex projects are not as easily managed as alternatives and the code readability is not as intuitive.

Reason for choosing MATLAB

It was the choice of the engineer and having him trained on another product would have been time consuming.

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Darwin Reynell N.  
Líder de Proyectos  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A useful tool to implement your algorithms in solving engineering problems."

August 7, 2018

4.0

It is a useful tool in the creation of algorithms for the solution of systems of linear-nonlinear equations, differential equations and regression and interpolation. I am currently working on my master's thesis, "Numerical / analytical model for oil wells subjected to steam injection", having the opportunity to work with the Runge Kutta methods for differential equation systems. Matlab is practical, powerful and definitely capable of executing numerical methods very quickly compared to others. It's excellent.

Pros

The great advantage is undoubtedly the large number of functions available to solve complex systems of equations that represent behavior of a particular physical phenomenon. Similarly, to solve systems that from an analytical approach is not possible (numerical methods).

Cons

You should be familiar with the program and have knowledge about numerical methods applied in engineering. Additionally, iterations can last a long time if they do not select appropriate step sizes.

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AB

Abdul B.  
Engineering Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "As a user"

November 10, 2018

4.0

MATLAB is very good for processing different types of formats. I used it for digital signal processing and control systems and I find it much better and understandable. I love the SIMULINK modeling of MATLAB. one can easily model a project in SIMULINK.

Pros

MATLAB can debug the errors easily. one can run the code line by line to find out the errors. This is the best debugger I have ever used. The MATLAB menu has very easy to use and understand for creating scripts and functions. In the main menu one can also see all the variables which are used in the code. For the new user MATLAB is an interesting function "help" you can get help about any function of MATLAB just by typing 'help' in the command window. you can also use the online help of MATLAB for knowing better.

Cons

I would love more if MATLAB was open source, I am lucky to have a license through my University otherwise I would not able to afford it if I could not get a license through my university. Not good compatibility with other programs.

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Alex Danilo M.  
Software developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "MATLAB review"

May 9, 2019

4.0

Pros

MATLAB is a powerful tool, for engineering and math’s professionals, it has several features that allow you to solve almost every math equation. Furthermore, has great render engine allowing you to render several functions, that convert MATLAB at convenient and very important tool for education. MATLAB also let you add, and configurate plugins from a complete catalog, almost all of these for free. Moreover, this app can be used for Physics, and Chemistry fields, on that way, you can have a deep comprehension of laws, e.g. force law, Torque, accelerations through the simulation of kinetic, and thermodynamic scenarios.

Cons

MATLAB have a lot of functionalities, and sometimes will be complex to setting- up some features and plugins, requiring a middle comprehension about software configuration. Furthermore, if you have several Tabs that are rendering 2D or 3D Scenarios, you PC will work slowly. You can avoid this problem expanding Ram Memory, or just using the necessary tabs to guarantee the machine perforce.

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