Matlab is the abbreviation of the term matrix laboratory, where users can do complex mathematical calculations with the help of programs. This tool is extremely efficient for users who write research papers, mathematicians, physicists as well as engineers. This software is extremely efficient to do mathematical functions if it is compared to other languages, which are very popular among programmers.

Matlab has a lot of functions inbuilt, which include technical functions, functions complex derivations, trigonometric functions, algebraic functions etc. It can even draw the graphs if the values among the x axis and the y axis are known. Not only normal plotting and graphs, the program can draw other kind of plotting, which includes graphs of R-L-C circuits or graphs, which can define the efficiency and stability of a control system. Other than mathematical functions, the tool can also act as a real time simulator for complex control systems and other digital as well as analog systems and can also determine the behavior of different kinds of circuits under various conditions. Users can print out the results directly from the interface of the program and can also save the results.

Matlab also comes with a help file with examples for each function within the program. Though the software is a little complex for beginners, but users with advanced technical knowledge can operate the software easily.