• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

Math programs?

M

moosturdsoed25

n00b
Joined
Oct 31, 2004
Messages
39
I just got a 1.5ghz 12inch powerbook, and need to do some calculus notes and calculations (as well as graphing). I don't want to pay for Mathematica, so what open-source math program for os x is good? Thanks, all
 
Open-source? I don't know.
But, Apple's new 10.4 (released in a few days), has a built in graphing utility.
Grapher
Create 2D and 3D graphs with this full-featured equation grapher.
Click to expand...
I can't give you any specifics of what it can do (NDA), but definitely check it out when Tiger is released.
 
Make sure Calculator isn't running, and then copy the "Graphing-2D.calcview" folder from Calculator.app -> Contents -> Resources (control-click and select "Show Package Contents" to get the Contents folder) to Calculator.app -> Contents -> Plugins. Now start the Calculator app. There will now be a menu item named "Graphing" in the View menu of the Calculator app. This displays the (rather primitive) Graphing window. use the same trick to activate the Expression Sheet and Hexadecimal views.
 
like sigmend said...wait for Tiger as it has a graphing calc in it thta looks like it will rock

 
what about calculus functions and symbolic manipulation? I want something similar to mathematica, and i am getting tiger
 
You could try GNU Octave (www.octave.org, fink.sourceforge.net for the OS X port) but from what I've heard, it lags behind Matlab/Mathematica in features and ease of use. Also, Matlab/Mathematica are industry-standard and knowing how to use them in detail is not a bad thing to have on a resume. Octave, not so much. IANAE (I am not an engineer) but I live with several, and from what I understand, buying a liscense of Matlab or Mathematica is more or less the cost of doing business in computer mathematical analysis stuff. If you're a student, you can probably get a decent discount on an educational version.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top