Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:59:36 -0400 From: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Language for Modeling Mechanical System Message-ID: <397F2708.124ADBD4@mail.ptd.net> References: <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000725232454.25887B-100000@utah>
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"Jason C. Wells" wrote: > > I have been conceiving a model of a motor vehicle in my head. Kinematics > calculations are no fun. I am loathe to do many calculations when I can > let a computer do them for me. > > I have looked at oodles of different "this vs that" language comparos on > the net. What I really need is symbolic math functionality. > Mathematica can do this for me. I desire to write a stand alone > program. > > I was hoping to find a language that can give me symbolic math > functionality along with integration and differentiation. The coolest > would be to find something that does math as slick as PHP does HTML. > > I am thinking of going with C or perhaps Ada, primarily because C works > with Tcl and Ada is used for missile guidance systems which are heavily > kinematic. > > If someone out there can tell me of a language I can use that can do what > I need more easily, I would love to hear your suggestions. The big > criteria is, "Does the language make mathematical modeling easy?" You might try Maxima, a Macsyma clone: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/wfs/maxima.html -- I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. -- Lady Bracknell To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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