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You can use MATLAB as a powerful numerical computer. While most calculators handle numbers only to a preset degree of precision, MATLAB performs exact calculations to any desired degree of precision. In addition, unlike calculators, we can perform operations not only with individual numbers, but also with objects such as arrays.
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Pérez López, C. (2014). Introduction and the MATLAB Environment. In: MATLAB Differential and Integral Calculus. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0304-0_1
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