Math software

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This is a biggie, I don't think I'll find it.

I need math software that will not only do graphs, but will also present
step-by-step solutions to trig and calculus problems.

Does anything like this exist? Thanks.
 
Jeff said:
This is a biggie, I don't think I'll find it.

I need math software that will not only do graphs, but will also
present step-by-step solutions to trig and calculus problems.

Does anything like this exist? Thanks.
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Well, you might be pushing your luck to find software that shows
step-by-step solutions (I don't think even Mathematica does that), but
there is a bunch of freeware maths stuff listed here:
http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/classes/en/sciences.html
 
Speaking of math programs, are there any Mathematica clones out there?
Compatible syntax would be very nice.
 
Speaking of math programs, are there any Mathematica clones out there?
Compatible syntax would be very nice.
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The Wikipedia article on Mathematica refers to the following free programs:

- GNU Maxima (http://maxima.sourceforge.net/)
- GNU Octave (http://www.octave.org/)
- Scilab (http://scilabsoft.inria.fr/)

Before Christmas I was playing with a couple of other programs: Algebrus
(http://www.astrise.com/software/algebrus/) and DeadLine
(http://deadline.3x.ro/). I also bought an excellent Pocket PC maths
program, but that's very OT.

I'm not familiar with Mathematica, so I can't comment on how appropriate
they are. Octave sounds reasonably compatible, though.

I'm just starting to get back into some maths, so if any of these programs
are worth learning, please let us know.

Adrian
 
Adrian said:
The Wikipedia article on Mathematica refers to the following free programs:

- GNU Maxima (http://maxima.sourceforge.net/)
- GNU Octave (http://www.octave.org/)
- Scilab (http://scilabsoft.inria.fr/)

Before Christmas I was playing with a couple of other programs: Algebrus
(http://www.astrise.com/software/algebrus/) and DeadLine
(http://deadline.3x.ro/). I also bought an excellent Pocket PC maths
program, but that's very OT.

I'm not familiar with Mathematica, so I can't comment on how appropriate
they are. Octave sounds reasonably compatible, though.
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Octave and Scilab are similar/compatible with MatLab, not Mathematica.
Octave has better compatibility with MatLab source code.

Octave, Scilab, and Matlab are numerical programs. Mathematica is that
as well, but also has symbolic capabilities not present in the other
programs.

I don't believe there are any Mathematica clones out there, free or
not.

There are some freeware symbolic analysis programs, but I have yet to
find one that was actually useful (most are buggy alpha versions, some
are command line only, etc.). But it has been a while since I have
really researched this.

Terry
 
Fran stated:
Speaking of math programs, are there any Mathematica clones out there?
Compatible syntax would be very nice.
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Not compatible syntax, but MAXIMA gets near... www.maxima.org IIRC.

But, I CAN'T GET it running on Windows 98, it ALWAYS blows with a
segmentation fault... does someone knows if Maxima works on Windows
98/ME or it needs Windows NT/2000/XP?

I used to work with math applications such as [OT] Mathematica and [OT]
Maple, but I don't have them anymore...

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Adrian Try stated:
The Wikipedia article on Mathematica refers to the following free programs:

- GNU Maxima (http://maxima.sourceforge.net/)
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Has someone here got to put Maxima working under Windows 9x/ME? I tried
to run it under Windows 98 and ME, and a console window with a
'segmentation fault' error pops up.

The download isn't corrupted.

[]s
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Chaos Master®, posting from Canoas, Brazil - 29.55° S / 51.11° W

"People told me I can't dress like a fairy.
I say, I'm in a rock band and I can do what the hell I want!"
-- Amy Lee
 
Chaos said:
Fran stated:

Not compatible syntax, but MAXIMA gets near... www.maxima.org IIRC.
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Please check your links before posting. Your link is to an automotive
site. Maxima the analysis program is at http://maxima.sourceforge.net.

Maxima is nowhere near Mathematica. Maxima is a symbolic engine only,
combined with gnuplot for plotting. Mathematica integrates a numeric
and symbolic computational engine, and includes advanced graphing
capabilities, and a programming language.
But, I CAN'T GET it running on Windows 98, it ALWAYS blows with a
segmentation fault... does someone knows if Maxima works on Windows
98/ME or it needs Windows NT/2000/XP?
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I have limited experience with Maxima, but I found it to be very
fragile (prone to crashing). This was under Linux, so I can't directly
address your windows question.

The bug list at SourceForge lists a segfault problem under windows,
but other bugs describe problems while running under windows, so some
people have at least got it working somewhat.

Terry
 
Terry stated:
Please check your links before posting. Your link is to an automotive
site. Maxima the analysis program is at http://maxima.sourceforge.net.
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Sorry, my fault.

It's because I almost always compose while offline - I'm dial-up user
- and my news messages are sent automatically after 00:00 AM.
Maxima is nowhere near Mathematica. Maxima is a symbolic engine only,
combined with gnuplot for plotting. Mathematica integrates a numeric
and symbolic computational engine, and includes advanced graphing
capabilities, and a programming language.
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I see this, but IMHO it's the closest that gets to a high-end
mathematics program.

--
Chaos Master®, posting from Canoas, Brazil - 29.55° S / 51.11° W

"People told me I can't dress like a fairy.
I say, I'm in a rock band and I can do what the hell I want!"
-- Amy Lee
 
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