Re: Math programs

["Lionel Issen" <lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Theo:

I have been doing some looking around for this kind of program.

Both matlab and mathematica are difficult to learn, expensive, and require
additional modules to be used effectively.  The modules are also expensive.
Maple is a program that apparently has a lot of power and is less expensive
than matlab and mathematica. I have not been able to get much information on
Maple in terms of ease of use and ease of learning..

There is a newsgroup for Maple. I took a look and it seems that people have
similar problems with the Maple language as users have with other languages.

My Excel teacher urged me to use Excel and VBA and VB first, as it may meet
most of my needs.

If you find out anything about Maple, please post it or e-mail me direct.

By the way if by "3D or 4 D  Metastock"  you mean charts, Excel has an easy
to use and powerful charting capability.

There are good books available on Excel. I recently came across "Microsoft
Excel 2000 Bible" by John Walkenbach, it is readable and complete.
Walkenbach has written several books on Excel, so go to a bookstore or
library and look at the different titles.
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Theo E.M. Lockefeer" <sky40912@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: Math programs


>
>
> Dear Leo and friends,
>
> Although i can do very much things i want to do in Metastock (6.52).
> i would like to "3D or 4 D  Metastock"  so more dimensions  etc.
> Are Mathematica and Matlab suitable for these tasks ?
> Or is there some other program that will do the job ?
>
> Greetings from Belgium :)
>
> Theo Lockefeer.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <leo.timmermans.lt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Math programs
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been using Mathematica and Matlab for some time now and allthough
> > Mathematica is definitely
> > more powerful, it is also more difficult to learn i.m.o. Working or
> programming
> > in Mathematica is different
> > from working/programming in more usual languages as Java or C++.
> > Matlab is much more intuitive (for me) and programming is
straightforward,
> just
> > like usual languages.
> > It learns very quickly. It is also much faster than excel.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Leo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Lionel Issen" <lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>@metastock.com on 07-09-2001
> 18:15:11
> >
> > Please respond to metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Sent by:  owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > To:   <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > cc:
> > Subject:  Math programs
> >
> > How do Maple and Matlab compare to Mathcad as tools for our use?
> > Lionel Issen
> > lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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