吴恩达机器学习笔记（四）--MATLAB&Octave的配置

吴恩达机器学习笔记（四）–MATLAB&Octave的配置

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1. Installing MATLAB

MATLAB is proprietary software but a free, limited license is being offered for the completion of this course.

• MathWorks is providing you access to MATLAB for use in your coursework. When planning your activity, please note that access is valid for the length of the course (12 weeks).
  • Step 1: Enter your email to create a MathWorks account if you do not have one.
  • Step 2: Use this link again to download and install. You may need to log-in to your MathWorks account that you created in Step 1. After starting the installer, accept all defaults and log-in to your MathWorks account when prompted.
  • For more MATLAB resources:
    • At the MATLAB command line, typing help followed by a function name displays documentation for a built-in function. For example, help plot will bring up help information for plotting. Further documentation can be found at the MATLAB documentation pages.
    • MathWorks also has a series of videos about various MATLAB features:

2. Installing Octave

Octave is a free, open-source application available for many platforms. It has a text interface and an experimental graphical one.

1) Installing Octave on Windows

• Use this link to install Octave for windows

2) Installing Octave on GNU/Linux

• On Ubuntu, you can use:

 sudo apt - get install octave 

• On Fedora, you can use:

  sudo yum install octave - forge

• For more Octave resources:
  • At the Octave command line, typing help followed by a function name displays documentation for a built-in function. For example, help plot will bring up help information for plotting. Further documentation can be found at the Octave documentation pages.