Questions
- What is MATLAB and who can use it at Bowdoin?
- Is MATLAB available for students, faculty, and staff?
- Can I install MATLAB on my personal computer?
- What does the Bowdoin MATLAB license include?
- Which MATLAB toolboxes are available to me?
- Do I need to be on the Bowdoin network to use MATLAB?
Environment
This article applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff. MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment used across the campus and across the disciplines, including signal and image processing, communications, control systems, and computational finance.
- Available to install on student, faculty, and staff personal and Bowdoin-issued devices
Resolution
Licensing
Current MATLAB licensing allows access to the main application, more than 90 toolboxes provided by MathWorks, access to MATLAB Online, MATLAB Mobile for iOS and Android, MATLAB's online documentation, and more. New installations of MATLAB are no longer required to talk with a Bowdoin license manager. However, some on-campus computers will continue to use a license manager and must be run from the Bowdoin network.
For steps on how to create a MathWorks account and to download and install MATLAB, see Install MATLAB and Access MATLAB Online in the Related Articles section.
Toolboxes
Bowdoin has traditionally licensed a variety of toolboxes for use on all lab computers:
- Curve Fitting Toolbox
- Database Toolbox
- Financial Instruments Toolbox
- Financial Toolbox
- Global Optimization Toolbox
- Mapping Toolbox
- Neural Network Toolbox
- Optimization Toolbox
- Parallel Computing Toolbox
- Signal Processing Toolbox
- Spreadsheet Link EX
- Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox
- Symbolic Math Toolbox
With the current licensing, Bowdoin community members have access to all 90 or more toolboxes available from MathWorks.
Additional Help
If you need further assistance, you have several options:
- Bowdoin Bot: Chat with Bowdoin Bot directly from any KB page for instant answers.
- Phone: Call the Bowdoin College Service Desk at (207) 725-3030.
- In person: Visit the Tech Hub in Smith Union during business hours.
- Submit a ticket: Request assistance through the Service Catalog.
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