************************** MATLAB *****************************
This copy of MATLAB is for your use while you are a student in
the course that requires this software. The ASU math department
is lending this software to you under a site license agreement
with The MathWorks,Inc.
The software provided here is a DOS version, version 3.5 . The
most recent version is a WINDOWS version, 5.0 . This DOS version
runs under WINDOWS 95 and it has been enhanced with some extra
row operation commands that fit in well with a linear algebra
course. This program will run on any 486 or Pentium PC and will
run on a 386 PC with math coprocessor.
Perform the following steps to install MATLAB on your computer.
1. Create a folder named MATLAB somewhere on your hard drive.
2. Click here to download the file MATSETUP.EXE to your MATLAB
folder.
3. From the MATLAB folder double click on MATSETUP.EXE . This
creates subfolders BIN, MATLAB and ROWOP in the original
MATLAB folder.
4. Identify the file MATLAB.BAT in the BIN subfolder. This is the
file that starts MATLAB. Create a shortcut to MATLAB.BAT and
copy it to the desktop or whatever menu folder you work from.
5. Adjust the properties of of the shortcut by right clicking the
mouse on it and choosing PROPERTIES at the bottom of the menu:
a) Click PROGRAM tab. Change "Normal Window" to "Maximized".
Place a check in the "Close on Exit" box.
b) Click MEMORY tab and replace "auto" with "1024" in the
"initial environment" window.
c) Click SCREEN tab and choose "full screen" .
d) Click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
6. MATLAB has been set up and can be started by double clicking
on the shortcut icon.
7. A "Brief Manual" for using this program in a linear algebra
course can be viewed from within the program. You can also
print or save the manual to a file by clicking here. Print or
save it by choosing the appropriate command from the "FILE"
menu on the Menu Bar.
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