# Scilab Tutorials for STEM beginners
*Prepared by Chayan Bhawal and P Sunthar, IIT Bombay*


These tutorials are meant for any begginer to quickly understand and 
carry out some frequently employed tasks with [Scilab](https://www.scilab.org).
They are aimed at teachers and students in STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics).


These tutorial files have been prepared by
the [FOSSEE team](https://fossee.in) of [IIT
Bombay](http://www.iitb.ac.in). The files are to be used in
conjuction with the tutorial slides which can be [viewed
here](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PMu__9KHSy1CaeCSzE0xRxskEKQRxA9s
"FOSSEE Scilab Tutorial Slides").

On successful completion of the tutorials you should be able to
 * carry out elementary matrix operations
 * create scientific plots (of publication quality)
 * solve simple algebraic and differential equations

Expected time to complete the tutorials: Six to Eight hours