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| From | "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Python and Math |
| Date | 2014-05-18 01:04 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <ll9f1b$hst$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <ll98g7$6o7$1@speranza.aioe.org> <09bbda59-9c37-44b0-acfc-0571d4fe8fcb@googlegroups.com> |
"Rustom Mody" <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:09bbda59-9c37-44b0-acfc-0571d4fe8fcb@googlegroups.com...
> What does the word 'mathematical' connote for you?
> On the whole the term is so wide that its hard to answer without some
> more context.
>
> For example there's numpy,scipy for numerical and scientific* computing,
> there's sage, ipython etc.
>
>
> Today many people who want a general purpose programming language with
> a mathematical flair, choose Haskell
>
> For statistics R is quite unbeatable (I am told), which is not python
> or any of the others you mention.
>
> Then there are specialized theorem proving systems.
>
> Another question you should answer is "Whats the first programming
> language you know?"
Well linear algebra and gaussian elemination. Expanding and factoring
equations of all degrees and identities. Not so much statistics. Some
geometry. Euclidean and spatial.
Bill
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Re: Python and Math Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-05-18 09:25 -0400
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Re: Python and Math "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 14:09 -0400
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