Program to Solve Equations
04-24-2008
, 10:54 PM
Not entirely sure what you're asking, but Mathematica and Matlab are very powerful - they can solve all sorts of equations (algebraic, differential, etc.) and do all sorts of tedious formal manipulations (like solving integrals for you, simplifying ugly algebraic expressions, etc.). If you're good with the internet 
you can find free versions of them... and there are plenty of online tutorials for getting used to the syntax.
you can find free versions of them... and there are plenty of online tutorials for getting used to the syntax.
04-25-2008
, 10:04 AM
Quote:
Not entirely sure what you're asking, but Mathematica and Matlab are very powerful - they can solve all sorts of equations (algebraic, differential, etc.) and do all sorts of tedious formal manipulations (like solving integrals for you, simplifying ugly algebraic expressions, etc.). If you're good with the internet you can find free versions of them... and there are plenty of online tutorials for getting used to the syntax.
you can find free versions of them... and there are plenty of online tutorials for getting used to the syntax.
http://documents.wolfram.com/mathema...unctions/Solve
Some of the stuff it can do is pretty neat too. For example try typing in: "Solve[y == a*x^3 + b*x^2 + c*x + d, x]" then press enter while holding down shift and you get the formula for finding cubic roots (I pity any poor soul who tries to use the resultant formula manually though!).
Juk
Last edited by jukofyork; 04-25-2008 at 10:12 AM.
04-25-2008
, 10:27 AM
