As a UniSA student (or staff member), you are able to freely download and install a copy of MATLAB+Simulink+ 48 Toolboxes on your local machine. Your unisa email address will also allow you to enrol (for FREE) in ALL of the training courses offered by the MATLAB Academy. In particular we recommend the courses MATLAB Onramp and “MATLAB Fundamentals”.

Getting MATLAB for free

How to download, install and activate MATLAB:

Download the Installer

1. Create a MathWorks Account using your university email address: mathworks.com/accesslogin/createProfile.do.
2. Go to the License Center: http://www.mathworks.com/licensecenter.
3. Click Associate License in the upper right hand corner.
4. Enter the Activation Key and continue.

 17454-79149-49124-83704-26818

You will receive a success notification and that your account is now associated with Licence 1109991.

Note:

This activation keys uses your university email address to verify your credentials.

1. Go to: http://www.mathworks.com/downloads/web_downloads/select_release.
2. Click the download button for the current release.
3. Click the installer button to download the installer.

Install and Activate

Locate the installer you downloaded in a file browser. It should be located in the default download location, unless you specified another location. The name of the installer file is:

• Windows: matlab_ _win64.exe
• Mac OS X: matlab_ _maci64.zip Where _ _ represents the release number.

Start the installer:

• Windows: Double-click the installer file you downloaded in the previous step. The Windows Self-Extractor runs, and then the installer starts.
• Mac OS X: Double-click the installer file you downloaded in the previous step. This action extracts the files and creates another folder called matlab_ _maci64, where represents the release number. Inside this folder, double-click InstallForMacOSX to start the installer.

1. In the MathWorks installer, select Log in with a MathWorks Account and follow the online instructions.
2. When prompted to do so, select the license you want to use.
3. Select the products you want to download and install (this process may take a long time).
4. After downloading and installing your products, keep the Activate MATLAB checkbox selected and click Next.
5. When asked to provide a user name, verify that the displayed user name is correct. Continue with the process until activation is complete.

Online courses

Full Access to MATLAB Academic Online Training

University of South Australia is sponsoring the self-paced training courses for all staff and students. To gain access to these courses, please enroll using the link below:

https://www.mathworks.com/programs/services/training/display/tah-signup-university-of-south-australia.html

FREE MATLAB training resources for students:

MATLAB Fundamentals Academic Tutorial – see here

“The MATLAB Fundamentals academic tutorial teaches students the basic skills required to become successful MATLAB users and complete homework assignments. Lessons and quizzes are short, and students can view and return to them whenever they like.”

More information is available here

The new Matlab license details have now been published on the UniSA website.

Staff: http://w3.unisa.edu.au/ists/new/staff/software/licensing.htm

Students: http://w3.unisa.edu.au/ists/new/students/software-apps/software-home.htm