matlab入门计算机科学专业ian mitchell编程.pdfVIP

Outline

•WhyMatlab?

–WhynotC/C++/Java/Fortran?

–WhynotPerl/Python?

–WhynotMathematica/Maple?

•ABriefTasteofMatlab

–wheretofindit

–howtorunit

–interactiveMatlab

–m-filesdebugging

•SourcesofAdditionalInformation

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ChoosingProgrammingLanguages

•Compare/contrastcompiledlanguagesC++andJava

C++Java

•Fast:closetohardware•Easytouse:referencesonly,

•Flexible:interfacestoalmostgarbagecollection

anyotherlanguage•Popular:commonlyused,widely

•Flexible:pointers,references,available

explicitmemoryallocation•Portable:commonbytecode

•Flexible:everybodyprovidesC/•Developedwithaclearvision:

C++librariesStandardlibrariesforsecurity,

•Popular:commonlyused,threading,distributedsystems

availableeverywhere•Slower:interpretedorJITfor

•Pronetobugs:complexsyntax,bytecode

memoryleaks

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TheRightToolfortheJob

•C/C++/Fortran:

–Staticallytypedandcompiledlanguages

–Welldevelopedalgorithm,knownplatform,executiontimeiskey

•Java:

–Simpler,partiallycompiledlanguage

–Unknownplatform,lesperiencedprogrammer,development

timeisimportant,broadstandardlibrary

•Perl/Python:

–Interpreted“dynamic”languages:notyping,nocompilation(?)

–Unknownplatform,developmenttim