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GNU Octave is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides capabilities for the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems and for performing other numerical experiments. It also provides extensive graphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation. Octave is normally used through its interactive command line interface, but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The Octave language is quite similar to Matlab so that most programs are easily portable.

Octave is continually being upgraded. The current version 4.2 includes a graphical user interface, support for classdef object-oriented programming, and many new and improved functions. Student projects may also involve developing or upgrading Octave Forge packages, which can be loaded to provide additional specialized functions that supplement those provided in Core Octave.

Application Instructions

  • Twitter: Post on our mailing list or chat on IRC to get feedback on your ideas, and help with any questions.

Familiarize yourself with using and building Octave, and with any other skills needed to carry out your proposed project. Demonstrate this familiarity by contributing bug fixes or patches before the end of the application period.

Make an account on our Wiki and then copy and fill out Octave's application template on your Wiki user page. Also complete your GSoC application on Melange as per Google guidelines.

For more details, please see the Octave Wiki.