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MathWorks products are restricted to use in the support of classroom instruction and research activities of students, faculty, and staff. The right to use these products for any other purposes, including commercial purposes, is expressly prohibited.
How to obtain
Licensing (certificate required)
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Student license number and key (terms and conditions)
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Faculty and staff license number and key
Note: For academic use on MIT-owned or personal machines. - Athena access to MATLAB
- Lincoln Lab and MIT Investment Company employees are not covered by MIT's MathWorks license.
Download
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Download MATLAB from the MathWorks
Note: Support for Windows 8 and macOS Yosemite (10.10) will be discontinued as of R2017b.
Installation
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MATLAB: Installation instructions
- Obtain the license number and activation key from the link above.
- An internet connection is required for installation and activation.
- We recommend a direct connection to MITnet, or another network connection capable of at least 10Mbit download speeds - a full MATLAB installation is 5GB.
- Associate your MathWorks account with MIT's license.
- Renew your MATLAB license for the next academic year.
- Install MATLAB to run off the Central (Athena) license server (for faculty and staff use).
Using
- MATLAB Landing Page in the Knowledge Base
- MATLAB Mastery (MIT only)
- MathWorks online documentation
- Faculty and Teaching Assistants: For training or assistance integrating mathematical software into course materials, contact the Educational Technology Consultants.
About this Version
MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.
- New features in MATLAB
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System requirements from MathWorks
Note: Support for Windows 8 and macOS Yosemite (10.10) will be discontinued as of R2017b.
Note: R2015b will be the last release supporting all 32-bit operating systems.
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Support
- Licensing questions: Contact the Software Distribution Team.
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Technical help: Contact Mathworks Technical Support directly for further assistance.
- MathWorks Support website
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(508) 647-7000, M-F, 8:30 AM-8:00 PM
Note: Have your license information ready before contacting technical support.