Mathematical and Scientific Software STEM2 February 12, 2008

Table of Programs

Perl Program Finding minimum and maximm values in a column

Running Perl

Fortran Fibonacci Numbers

Running Fortran

Matlab Computing the singular value decomposition of a matrix

Mathcad

Excel

Octave Free Matlab Compatible

Maple Symbolic Mathematics manipulation

Sage Symbolic Calculations

Sage Tutorial

C# Program Convergence of Fibonacci Ratios to the Golden Ratio.

Running C#

Java Program Fibonacci convergents

Running Java

Why use so many languages? Answer: To make use of existing software. Numerical Recipes

A reason to use Perl.

C++ Program Find a root of a function

Cube Root Creating a cuberoot class from the rootbisection Class.

Running C++ Compiling And Running The cube root Program Using the Free Borland Compiler. Search for Freecommandlinetools on the net.

R Language Statistics and Graphics. Related to the S language Of Bell Labs.Matlab Compatable. There are many books on the S and R languages

R Language Tutorial