The NAG Toolbox for MATLAB ®

Description

The NAG Toolbox for MATLAB is the largest and most comprehensive single numerical toolkit that both complements and enhances MATLAB. At Mark 22, the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB contains a whopping 1,415 functions that provide solutions to a vast range of mathematical and statistical problems. The functionality contained within this toolbox gives, for the first time, a ‘one-stop’ solution to your numerical computational needs. What's new at Mark 22? Text Box:     Creating a bivariate Gaussian Copula for   financial modelling analysis using NAG Toolbox <i>for MATLAB</i>

Key Features

Maths and Stats Functionality

NAG’s collection of world-class numerical functions which now includes newly developed functionality designed to address  wavelet transforms, global optimization and option pricing  as well as further extensions in established areas such as statistics, local optimization, linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, regression, random number generation and special functions.

Detailed Documentation

Each routine is accompanied by comprehensive documentation delivered via MATLAB’s native help system, or via the web, along with advice on selecting the best algorithms and interpreting the results returned. The documentation is designed to be quick and easy to use by all levels of MATLAB user.

Every routine has an example program

Each NAG function has an example program to demonstrate how to access it by solving a sample problem. This template can then be easily adapted to reflect your specific problem and help you manage and analyse your data. More complicated examples are also provided via a selection of MATLAB demonstrations.

“I really like the NAG toolbox for MATLAB for the following reasons (among others): It can speed up MATLAB calculations � see my article on MATLAB's interp1 function for example, and it has some functionality that can't currently be found in MATLAB.”

Michael Croucher, University of Manchester (visit Michael's blog for interesting articles, white papers and related discussion).

Text Box: “I am impressed by the optimization algorithm provided by the NAG Toolbox <i>for MATLAB</i>. It improves the results for my maximum likelihood estimations for situations where the sample size is small causing non-concentrating likelihood and when the likelihood functions have 'ridges'. Ordinary algorithms, for example Newton gradient search, perform poorly in these situations.”   Ning Guo, Warwick Finance Research Institute, University of Warwick, UK    Using the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB strengthens user capability in numerical and statistical areas such as:

Optimization-both Local and Global Optimization solvers (minimization and maximization – finding the optimum)
Ordinary and partial differential equations
Wavelets
Option Pricing Formulae
Partial Least Squares and Ridge Regression
Nearest Correlation Matrix
Quantiles
Mesh generation
Numerical integration
Roots of nonlinear equations
Dense, banded and sparse linear equations
Eigenvalue problems
Linear and nonlinear least squares problems
Special functions
Curve and surface fitting and interpolation
Large scale eigenproblems
Large, sparse systems of linear equations
Random number generation
Simple calculations of statistical data
Correlation and regression analysis
Multivariate methods
Analysis of variance and contingency table analysis
Time series analysis
Nonparametric statistics
Copulas—Normal and Student’s t

Regular Updates

To ensure that we meet your existing and future requirements, the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB is regularly updated with new and enhanced algorithms for use in evolving business areas and to reinforce the learning function in instruction.  NAG is committed to ensuring that the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB is compatible with each new release of MATLAB.

Online Documentation

The software in the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB is accompanied by integrated first-class electronic help giving you the detailed information you need to carry out your work quickly and effectively.

Expert Support

If you subscribe to our dedicated Customer Support Service, not only will you automatically receive any update that is produced, but you will have access via the NAG Response Centre to our experts, who are there to assist you with your technical queries or difficulties.

Quality Assurance

The validity of each function is tested on each of the machine ranges for which the product is available. Only when an implementation satisfies our stringent accuracy standards is it released. As a result, you can rely on the proven accuracy and reliability of the functions to give you the right answers.

 

Documentation

One of the key benefits to MATLAB users using the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB is the extensive routine documentation for every routine accessible from the toolbox. In fact, all the NAG Library documentation has been converted to MATLAB help format, making it instantly accessible via MATLAB's documentation facilities. Included in the documentation for each NAG Library routine is example MATLAB code showing how to call the routine.

You are able to look at the documentation here.

To illustrate how easy the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB is to use, we demonstrate how to call some popular NAG routines, and use MATLAB's plotting facilities to view the results below.

NAG Toolbox for MATLAB Example

Derived from NAG Chapter            

Finding the root of an equation

The C05 chapter

Interpolation through a set of points

The E01 Chapter

Fitting a surface with bicubic splines

The E02 Chapter

Fitting a set of points with a cubic spline

The E02 Chapter

Minimization of a function

The E04 Chapter

Quadrature

The D01 chapter

Creating a Gaussian copula

The G Chapter

Multivariate Methods

The G03 chapter

Random Number Generators

The G05 chapter

Time series analysis

The G13 chapter

Bessel functions

The S Chapter

 

Product Availability

Product Availability and Compatibility

New to NAG?

If you've never used NAG software before there are various purchase options that enable use of the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB®. To find out about these please email or telephone us for more details.

Existing NAG Library user availability

If you currently hold a supported licence to use the NAG C Library, NAG Fortran Library or NAG Library for SMP & multicore, (or have access to it via a site wide licence), you may be entitled to receive an upgrade of the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB®*. For more information on your eligibility please email or call us.

* For installation on the same machine, i.e. current supported NAG C Library Windows 32 bit development licence = upgrade to NAG Toolbox for MATLAB® Windows 32 bit version.

Product Availability

Your Platform MATLAB 2007 and 2008 MATLAB 2009a MATLAB 2009b and 2010a MATLAB 2010b and 2011a/b

Microsoft Windows
64-bit

NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW6I22DCL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW6I22DKL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW6A22DJL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW6A22DJL)
Microsoft Windows
32-bit
NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW3222DCL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW3222DCL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW3222DDL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code MBW3222DDL)
Linux
64-bit
NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBL6A22DGL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBL6A22DJL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBL6A22DJL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBL6A22DML)
Linux
32-bit
NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBLUX22DGL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBLUX22DJL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBLUX22DJL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBLUX22DML)
Apple Mac
64-bit
No Compatibility No Compatibility NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBMI622DDL) NAG Toolbox for MATLAB, Mark 22 (product code: MBMI622DDL**)

** MBMI622DDL is still to be tested for 2011b