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Matlab Undefined function or method for ‘syms’ mayhem

Installed MATLAB a while ago on my new machine when I was setting it up. Only now did I start using it.

Type in syms x and oh guess what…

??? Undefined function or method 'syms' for input arguments of type 'char'.

Strange… did I completely forget how to use MATLAB? Typed in VER, and Symbolic maths isnt listed…. surely I installed it?

Turns out the 64Bit MATLAB has no Symbolic Maths library, read more here:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-12XN30/index.html?product=ML&solution=1-12XN30

The solution is basically to install the 32Bit version:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-579TVF/index.html?solution=1-579TVF

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