On 22/11/2007, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --- "Amadeus W.M." <amadeus84@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:47:07 +0200, Dotan Cohen > > wrote: > > > > > In an advanced Calculus course, we are dealing > > with functions with 2 > > > (and more) variables. Is there any 3-D graphing > > software for Fedora > > > available? Something like Kalgebra, but with a bit > > more functions such > > > as multiple functions graphed at the same time, > > asymptote min max and > > > other significant points, zoom into 3-D graph, > > graph of derivative and > > > integral, etc. Thanks in advance for any > > suggestions. > > > > > > Dotan Cohen > > > > > > http://what-is-what.com > > > http://gibberish.co.il > > > > > > א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת > > > > > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people > > normally read text. Q: > > > Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > > > > Reading the thread I'm not exactly clear what you > > expect from an off-the- > > shelf GUI. The GUI is not psychic, nor does it > > understand spoken > > commands. You have to tell it what to plot, and you > > have to do so in a > > way it can understand. In other words, you must use > > certain commands and > > syntax. That's a programming language. > > > > There are two major professional-grade numerical > > programs: Matlab and > > Mathematica. Neither is free nor open source, each > > with its own > > strengths. I program in matlab for a living, and > > from experience I'd say > > matlab is a better tradeoff between power and > > simplicity. It can do all > > you want and, needless to say, much more. And the > > GUI is what you want a > > GUI to be: can do multiple plots, zoom, pan, tilt, > > 2D, 3D, edit, > > different illuminations, texture, colors, and things > > you never knew were > > possible. If you're a student, you can get the > > student version for $100. > > A very good investment if you're going down the > > Math/Engineering path. > > > > Otherwise try Scilab, or octave, which is matlab's > > open source port (like > > gimp and photoshop), which uses gnuplot for > > plotting. For one, you can't > > rotate the graph by drag-and-drop as you can in > > matlab, and various other > > shortcomings. > > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > I want to drop by my $.02 on this issue. I personally > use maxima, xmaxima, or WxMaxima whenever I can, I > also have used sparingly octave as well because it is > the free version of matlab or provides a matlab kind > of environment. However, you can also use > mathgv(http://www.mathgv.com/) or > winplot(http://math.exeter.edu/rparri) which are for > windows, but run nicely on linux with wine. I know it > might not count since they are designed for windows, > but linux with wine does the job. They have the gui > and you can rotate and do some nice things. Only > drawback is the integrate/differentiate, for that > maxima does a pretty good job except for some very > nasty functions that the big > guys(Mathematica,Maple,et, all) also falter as well. > I am in no way professional, but at one point had to > draw some very complex graphs, a college professor was > very nice and helpful using Mathematica, and I used it > on the college computers. There are also java based > graphers on the net that you can find as well. > > Hope this helps, > > Antonio Thanks, Antonio. I'm writing to the authors of mathgv and winplot now to enquire about Linux ports. Thanks for the tip. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
