Math 308 Mac OS X MATLAB Environment

Here's how to set up your MATLAB environment on a Mac OS X computer for Math 308. NOTE: If you do NOT have a multi-button mouse, then wherever it says Right-Click in the following instructions you should Control-Click instead. [ATTENTION: If your Mac has a case-sensitive journaled file system, follow the instructions on the Linux link on the preceding page. Invoke MATLAB via the Dock or under Applications.]
  1. Right-Click on the following Zip file, then select Download Linked File. By default, the downloaded file will appear in your Downloads folder. Use the Finder to move it to your Home folder.
  2. Open Terminal. At the command prompt enter "unzip M308_mac.zip" without the quotes. Wait for the extraction to complete. Then delete the Zip file by typing "rm M308_mac.zip" and pressing Enter.

  3. Start MATLAB via the dock, Application folder, etc. The codes I wrote for you will now be accessible locally.

  4. NOTE! Running MATLAB locally under Mac OS X has speed benefits. Be apprised, however, that you will need to transfer assignment files back and forth between your CalcLab account and your home machine. You may do this with Fugu, a free, secure file transfer tool.
Please send comments, questions, or suggestions to Art Belmonte at "belmonte@calclab.math.tamu.edu".
Last updated Sun, 11/Jan/2009, 1:15 pm AST