"MATLAB enabled me to become a programmer even though I had virtually no programming education by making it easy to try ideas on my own. MATLAB is not only a mathematical tool; it handles data file handling, error checking, and other tedious tasks that need to be completed when developing …

“When students solve wave problems using the MuPAD notebook they can see, for example, the waves being reflected and how varying the parameters changes the behavior of the solution. That visualization reinforces their understanding and is particularly helpful in self-directed learning.”