MATLAB, short for MATrix LABoratory, not only performs as a programming language, but also provides an environment for users to do numerical computation. The original MATLAB program was created by Cleve Moler in 1970 and was rewritten using C language in 1984, the same year MathWorks was founded.

Today, MATLAB has been used by more than one million people both from academia and industries. Recognized to be a valuable tool in the engineering field of study, it finds its way into chemical engineering and is being used to teach students computer programming.

The MathWorks Site provides support to MATLAB users. For more information, visit http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/

The site also provides links to their other products, services, and the MATLAB user community.