While MATLAB is good for numerical computations, it is not a general purpose language and its capabilities beyond scientific computing are limited. I would suggest learning Python. read more
Satish Annigeri, Practicing structural engineer and I teach structural engineering Answered Apr 23, 2017 ยท Author has 1k answers and 1.6m answer views While MATLAB is good for numerical computations, it is not a general purpose language and its capabilities beyond scientific computing are limited. read more
MATLAB and Excel are used invariably in structural engineering. MATLAB can be used to write programs of long design calculations, working out reduntants in the structure using matrix methods. It's a simple way to make algorithm of different repetitive problem and work out results by inputting different values. read more
In addition, engineering students will see MATLAB in their other courses. The end of this document contains two useful sections: a Glossary which contains the brief summary of the commands and built-in functions as well as a collection of release notes. read more