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|Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Why Scilab.

|Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Why Scilab.

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| In this tutorial you will come to know some of the capabilities of the Scilab package and benefits of shifting to Scilab.

| In this tutorial you will come to know some of the capabilities of the Scilab package and benefits of shifting to Scilab.

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| Scilab is free and open source, user friendly numerical and computational package  

| Scilab is free and open source, user friendly numerical and computational package  

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| Used in various streams of Engineering and Science.

| Used in various streams of Engineering and Science.

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| It is available for various operating systems (OS) namely Windows, Linux and Mac  OS/X

| It is available for various operating systems (OS) namely Windows, Linux and Mac  OS/X

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| Scilab is to be pronounced with “Sci” as in Scientific and “Lab” as in Laboratory

| Scilab is to be pronounced with “Sci” as in Scientific and “Lab” as in Laboratory

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|Because Scilab is a free and open source software , users can:

|Because Scilab is a free and open source software , users can:

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|See and modify the source code.

|See and modify the source code.

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|Redistribute and improve the source code.

|Redistribute and improve the source code.

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|Use the software for any purpose.

|Use the software for any purpose.

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|This is obvious advantage for Private Industries, Entrepreneurs, Defence Establishments,

|This is obvious advantage for Private Industries, Entrepreneurs, Defence Establishments,

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|Research Organisations, Academic Institutions and the Individual User.

|Research Organisations, Academic Institutions and the Individual User.

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|As an institution, piracy of commercial packages is avoided fully by adopting FOSS tools.

|As an institution, piracy of commercial packages is avoided fully by adopting FOSS tools.

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|Skills learnt using Scilab at academic level are useful later in the industry as usage is free of cost.

|Skills learnt using Scilab at academic level are useful later in the industry as usage is free of cost.

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|Scilab together with various toolboxes, which are also free, can perform operations like

|Scilab together with various toolboxes, which are also free, can perform operations like

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|Matrix operations

|Matrix operations

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|Control Systems

|Control Systems

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|Image and Video Processing  

|Image and Video Processing  

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| Real-time Control of Hardware using  (Serial Toolbox)

| Real-time Control of Hardware using  (Serial Toolbox)

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|Interfacing Data Acquisition Systems/Cards using (HART Toolbox)

|Interfacing Data Acquisition Systems/Cards using (HART Toolbox)

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|Simulation with the help of (Xcos-Block Diagram Simulator)

|Simulation with the help of (Xcos-Block Diagram Simulator)

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|Plotting

|Plotting

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|Hardware In Loop i.e. (HIL) Simulation

|Hardware In Loop i.e. (HIL) Simulation

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|Hardware-In--Loop differs from the pure real-time simulation by the addition of a real component in the loop.

|Hardware-In--Loop differs from the pure real-time simulation by the addition of a real component in the loop.

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|Scilab in combination with 'Single Board Heater System device' is used as a HIL setup for performing control system experiments.

|Scilab in combination with 'Single Board Heater System device' is used as a HIL setup for performing control system experiments.

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|Syntax is very easy for Scilab.

|Syntax is very easy for Scilab.

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|Many numerical problems can be expressed in a reduced number of code lines, as compared to similar solutions using traditional languages, such as Fortran, C, or C++.

|Many numerical problems can be expressed in a reduced number of code lines, as compared to similar solutions using traditional languages, such as Fortran, C, or C++.

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|Scilab like many well known proprietary packages uses “State-of-art” libraries i.e LAPACK for numerical computations.

|Scilab like many well known proprietary packages uses “State-of-art” libraries i.e LAPACK for numerical computations.

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|There is a very large user community that uses and supports Scilab by contributing a great deal in the form of  

|There is a very large user community that uses and supports Scilab by contributing a great deal in the form of  

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|Mailing lists,

|Mailing lists,

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|Usenet groups i.e (Internet Discussion forums), and websites.

|Usenet groups i.e (Internet Discussion forums), and websites.

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| For more information about scilab, its toolboxes and mailing lists visit; '''scilab.org''' or  '''scilab.in''' website

| For more information about scilab, its toolboxes and mailing lists visit; '''scilab.org''' or  '''scilab.in''' website

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|Some organisations that are using Scilab very successfully are

|Some organisations that are using Scilab very successfully are

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|CNES which is (French Space Satellite Agency),   

|CNES which is (French Space Satellite Agency),   

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|EQUALIS  

|EQUALIS  

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|Techpassiontech  and

|Techpassiontech  and

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|IIT Bombay for research and academic purposes

|IIT Bombay for research and academic purposes

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|Some of the activities for promoting Scilab through NMEICT projects at IIT Bombay are

|Some of the activities for promoting Scilab through NMEICT projects at IIT Bombay are

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|Lab Migration that is ( Shifting all computational laboratories to Scilab)

|Lab Migration that is ( Shifting all computational laboratories to Scilab)

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|Virtual Labs that is ( Remote Access to the Single Board Heater System:  )

|Virtual Labs that is ( Remote Access to the Single Board Heater System:  )

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| In addition, the FOSSEE Project funded by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Govt of India, currently focuses on Python and Scilab.

| In addition, the FOSSEE Project funded by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Govt of India, currently focuses on Python and Scilab.

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| We have several spoken tutorial on Scilab at this time.

| We have several spoken tutorial on Scilab at this time.

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| Scilab Effort in India is co-ordinated through this website scilab.in

| Scilab Effort in India is co-ordinated through this website scilab.in

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|There are some interesting projects one of them is the Textbook Companion project, that codes worked out examples of standard textbooks using Scilab

|There are some interesting projects one of them is the Textbook Companion project, that codes worked out examples of standard textbooks using Scilab

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| The link project allows users to link known Scilab documents and  rank them

| The link project allows users to link known Scilab documents and  rank them

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|We also help organize Scilab Workshops

|We also help organize Scilab Workshops

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|We have two mailing lists one for announce and another for discuss.

|We have two mailing lists one for announce and another for discuss.

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|We invite your participation in all our activities

|We invite your participation in all our activities

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|Let us get back to spoken tutorials

|Let us get back to spoken tutorials

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|The spoken part will be available in various Indian Languages as well.

|The spoken part will be available in various Indian Languages as well.

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|These are available at spoken-tutorial.org website

|These are available at spoken-tutorial.org website

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|These tutorials form a part of Level 0 training in Scilab.

|These tutorials form a part of Level 0 training in Scilab.

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|These tutorials are available absolutely free of cost.

|These tutorials are available absolutely free of cost.

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| We wish to cover many FOSS systems through this route.

| We wish to cover many FOSS systems through this route.

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|We welcome your feedback on these.

|We welcome your feedback on these.

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| We also welcome your participation

| We also welcome your participation

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|On writing the outline for the software.

|On writing the outline for the software.

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| To write the original scripts.

| To write the original scripts.

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|To record the spoken tutorial.

|To record the spoken tutorial.

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| To translate the script into various Indian Languages.

| To translate the script into various Indian Languages.

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|To dub the audio in Indian Languages using the script.

|To dub the audio in Indian Languages using the script.

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| To review and give your feedback on all of the above.

| To review and give your feedback on all of the above.

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|We welcome you to conduct workshops using these spoken tutorials.

|We welcome you to conduct workshops using these spoken tutorials.

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|We also invite you to conduct efficacy studies on Spoken tutorials.

|We also invite you to conduct efficacy studies on Spoken tutorials.

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|We are also looking for experts who can give technology support for audio, video, automatic translation, etc.

|We are also looking for experts who can give technology support for audio, video, automatic translation, etc.

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|We have funding for all these activities

|We have funding for all these activities

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| This spoken tutorial has been created by the Free and Open Source Software in Science and Engineering Education(FOSSEE).

| This spoken tutorial has been created by the Free and Open Source Software in Science and Engineering Education(FOSSEE).

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|More information on the FOSSEE project could be obtained from fossee.in or scilab.in website

|More information on the FOSSEE project could be obtained from fossee.in or scilab.in website

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|Supported by the National Mission on Eduction through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.

|Supported by the National Mission on Eduction through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.

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|More information, visit: http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro

|More information, visit: http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro

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|This is Anuradha Amrutkar from IIT Bombay signing off.

|This is Anuradha Amrutkar from IIT Bombay signing off.

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| Thank you for joining us, Good Bye

| Thank you for joining us, Good Bye

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