Overview Scilab is a scientific software package that provides a powerful open com­ puting environment for engineering and scientific applications. Distributed freely via the Internet since 1994, Scilab is currently being used in educa­ tional and industrial environments around the world. This book contains all the information needed to master Scilab: how to use it interactively as a super calculator, how to write programs, how to de­ velop complex applications, and more. The authors, Carey Bunks (BBN1), Jean-Philippe Chancelier (ENPC2), Fran