A simple and really cool tool and the one that we are going to learn to use is\u00a0Scilab.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is Scilab ?<\/h2>\n

Scilab is free and open source software for numerical computation\u00a0providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications.<\/p>\n

What does Scilab do ?<\/h2>\n

Scilab includes hundreds of mathematical functions.\u00a0It has a high level programming language allowing access to advanced data structures, 2-D and 3-D graphical functions.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0large number of functionalities is included\u00a0in Scilab:<\/p>\n

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• Maths & Simulation<\/b>
  \nFor usual engineering and science applications including mathematical operations and data analysis.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
• 2-D & 3-D Visualization<\/b>
  \nGraphics functions to visualize, annotate and export data and many ways to create and customize various types of plots and charts.<\/li>\n
• Optimization<\/b>
  \nAlgorithms to solve constrained and unconstrained continuous and discrete optimization problems.<\/li>\n
• Statistics<\/b>
  \nTools to perform data analysis and modeling<\/li>\n
• Control System Design & Analysis<\/b>
  \nStandard algorithms and tools for control system study<\/li>\n
• Signal Processing<\/b>
  \nVisualize, analyze and filter signals in time and frequency domains.<\/li>\n
• Application Development<\/b>
  \nIncrease Scilab native functionalities and manage data exchanges with external tools.<\/li>\n
• Xcos – Hybrid dynamic systems modeler and simulator<\/b>
  \nModeling mechanical systems, hydraulic circuits, control systems…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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  Where can I get this Software?<\/strong><\/p>\n

  As always, just clic on BATMAN.<\/a><\/p>\n

  And also, very important! You will need a beginers guide that will help you out in your familiarization with the program. To download the guide just clic on ROBIN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

  Here is a video with basic operations made in Scilab.<\/p>\n