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#1 2007-10-16 11:44:36
- Ultima Black Gate
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Which one is easier to learn (total beginner) Matlab or Mathematica?
Hi guys, I have to do a Conic Sections work for college, using one of these two languages.
Which one is easier to (learn to) use, or at least which should I pick up for this geometry subject?
Thx in advance
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#2 2007-10-17 09:15:55
- Ricky
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Re: Which one is easier to learn (total beginner) Matlab or Mathematica?
I haven't done any geometry in either so regarding this aspect, I am uncertain. However in almost every case I prefer mathematica over matlab.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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#3 2007-10-18 08:00:11
- George,Y
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Re: Which one is easier to learn (total beginner) Matlab or Mathematica?
Octave, similar to Matlab and free of charge.
X'(y-Xβ)=0
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