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The Mastering MATLAB Toolbox
Version 6

The Mastering MATLAB Toolbox is a collection of over 250 M-files written by the authors of Mastering MATLAB 6 (ISBN 0-13-019468-9). The functions in the Toolbox range from commonly used utilities, to numerical analysis and optimization functions, to powerful high-level plotting routines, to polished graphical user interfaces. This is the third version of the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox, with the previous versions being associated with the two prior editions of the Mastering MATLAB text.

This version of the Toolbox contains over 100 new M-files, including a rational polynomial object class named mmrp. In addition to the new M-files, many other M-files have been renamed, dramatically changed, deleted, or are obsolete but grandfathered.

As with the prior versions of the Toolbox, this version is available free of charge from the Mastering MATLAB web site. This version of the Toolbox is distributed in P-code format, which is an encrypted binary format. As a result, no on-line help is available for the functions. That is, >> help mmname displays no help text for the function mmname. In addition, it is not possible to see the MATLAB code that implements the functions. If you wish to have access to the Toolbox M-files and have on-line help, you must register the Toolbox by following the directions given below. If you registered a prior version of the Toolbox, the web site provides options and directions for upgrading to the latest version of the Toolbox.

The Toolbox reference manual is a complete rewrite of the manual that accompanied the prior edition of the Toolbox. The prior edition was originally written to be the last chapter in the text Mastering MATLAB 5. When the decision was made to remove it from the text, it became the downloadable reference manual. It has been completely rewritten for version 6.0.

Follow this link if you are looking for Mastering MATLAB Toolbox Version 5 to use with MATLAB Version 5.x.

Obtaining the Toolbox

This edition of the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox is freely distributable. Anyone can download the Toolbox, install it, use it, copy it, and give it to others. The functions are pre-compiled and distributed in P-code format. The Toolbox files are fully-functional, but they cannot be modified.

The Mastering MATLAB Toolbox Reference lists all of the Toolbox functions and discusses many of them in detail. The Reference is available as a PDF file or as a PostScript file. Download the Toolbox and the documentation in the most appropriate format for your platform.

Click to Download the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox and documentation.

Installing the Toolbox

After downloading and decompressing the appropriate Toolbox file on your platform, you will find a directory or folder named mm6 containing the files: Contents.m, Readme.m, and numerous .p files, which are the toolbox files in P-code format. You should also have a subdirectory or subfolder called @mmrp within your MM6 directory. Please use the appropriate options to create all subdirectories when decompressing the archive. To install the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox, simply copy the MM6 directory and its contents into the Toolbox directory (within the MATLAB directory) and add the MM6 directory to the MATLAB search path (using the tools discussed in Chapter 3.)

The Contents.m file lists all of the functions in the Toolbox. The Readme.m file contains information about additions and changes to the Toolbox.

Source Code

Since the Toolbox is distributed in P-code format, on-line help is unavailable for the Toolbox functions. That is, >> help mmname or >> helpwin mmname cannot display the help text for the function mmname. The PDF and PostScript files contain the only available documentation. In addition, it is not possible to see the MATLAB source code that implements the functions in this format.

If you wish to have access to the Toolbox M-files and their help text, including the HTML documentation in the Help Browser, you must register the toolbox. You can register on-line by filling out the form at the Kagi web site.

All net proceeds of the $30 registration fee for converting the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox to M-file format are contributed to an endowment fund for undergraduate student scholarships in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine. Site licenses and world-wide licenses are also available.

Upon payment of the registration fee, you will receive instructions by e-mail for replacing the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox P-files with M-files. These files contain complete help text documenting all features of each Toolbox function. In addition the M-files provide valuable examples that demonstrate efficient MATLAB programming.

If you have previously registered version 5.x of the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox, the instructions and codes you received when you registered will also work to unlock version 6.0 of the toolbox. Download and install the new version and then use your code to generate the M-files. Thanks for your support!

Feedback Welcomed

Questions and comments regarding Mastering MATLAB, Mastering MATLAB 5, Mastering MATLAB 6, and the Mastering MATLAB Toolbox can be sent via e-mail to: mm@eece.maine.edu. We welcome all comments, bug reports, errata, and suggestions for future editions.

Revised 2/6/01