----- Original Message ---- From: Bernie Cosell <bernie@fantasyfarm.com> To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 6:41:37 AM Subject: [math-fun] Matlab We don't have any real need for it, but for a while now my wife and I have been kicking around the idea of getting a copy of Mathematica, mostly just for fun. I was poking around and discovered that "Matlab & Simulink" is *less*expensive* than Mathematica [$130 for the latter, $100 for the former]. Is Matlab "a good thing"? Will it do the sort of symbolic-computing and graphing that Mathematica will? /Bernie\ Maple has a student edition. It's $129 for Windows + Linux + Mac OS X. You will be asked for your educational institution and student ID number. I'm very pleased with Maple. A coworker who was a long time Mathematica user tried out Maple, and much preferred Maple. http://www.maplesoft.com/ But my real favorite is Macsyma, and I will go back to using it at work when it's resurrected. Ask RWG about how you might acquire a Macsyma. Gene ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7