matlab manual

Hi..
Does anybody have a tutorial or knows a link where I can get a manual as a reference for programming in matlab. I find the help in matlab too difficult to understand & secondly, it is too vast.
Also if anybody knows any good discussion forum like this one, but for matlab, I can probably read thru doubts others have posted & get acquainted with matlab.
Kindly help...

To use matlab for something, u have to understand the respective toolbox...... this manual will help u in understanding the environment & how things work in the software.

is there a free version of matlab??

williB said:

is there a free version of matlab??

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https://www.octave.org/
the syntax is pretty much spot on. Simulink however is a different story